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Primary Survey:

J Wardrope and P Driscoll

Primary Survey
Emerg Med J 2005; 22: 313. [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Editorial:

J R Hedges

Physician extenders in the emergency department
Emerg Med J 2005; 22: 314-315. doi:10.1136/emj.2004.022996 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Reviews:

N McKay and L Wallis

Rabies: a review of UK management
Emerg Med J 2005; 22: 316-321. doi:10.1136/emj.2003.013805 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

J S Smith, B Tevis, and K Murali

Commentary from the front lines: American physician assistants working in a United Kingdom emergency department
Emerg Med J 2005; 22: 322-324. doi:10.1136/emj.2004.021493 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Original articles:

M Gunduz, H Unlugenc, M Ozalevli, K Inanoglu, and H Akman

A comparative study of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) and intermittent positive pressure ventilation (IPPV) in patients with flail chest
Emerg Med J 2005; 22: 325-329. doi:10.1136/emj.2004.019786 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

H D’Costa, G George, M Parry, R Pullinger, D Skinner, S Thomas, B Todd, and M Wilson

Pitfalls in the clinical diagnosis of vertebral fractures: a case series in which posterior midline tenderness was absent
Emerg Med J 2005; 22: 330-332. doi:10.1136/emj.2004.018267 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

R McLaughlin, N Collum, S McGovern, C Martyn, and J Bowra

Emergency department ultrasound (EDU): clinical adjunct or plaything?
Emerg Med J 2005; 22: 333-335. doi:10.1136/emj.2004.014241 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

B Baykal, S Sener, and H Turkan

Scapular manipulation technique for reduction of traumatic anterior shoulder dislocations: experiences of an academic emergency department
Emerg Med J 2005; 22: 336-338. doi:10.1136/emj.2004.019752 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

R G Dattani, T Richards, C D Smith, and T R Magee

Trauma calls: role of the general surgeon and CT scanning
Emerg Med J 2005; 22: 339-341. doi:10.1136/emj.2004.017582 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

P Leman and D Mukherjee

Flucloxacillin alone or combined with benzylpenicillin to treat lower limb cellulitis: a randomised controlled trial
Emerg Med J 2005; 22: 342-346. doi:10.1136/emj.2004.019869 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

M Al-Damouk and A Bleetman

Impact of the Department of Health initiative to equip and train acute trusts to manage chemically contaminated casualties
Emerg Med J 2005; 22: 347-350. doi:10.1136/emj.2004.018580 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] [Web-only supplement]  

D M Fatovich, Y Nagree, and P Sprivulis

Access block causes emergency department overcrowding and ambulance diversion in Perth, Western Australia
Emerg Med J 2005; 22: 351-354. doi:10.1136/emj.2004.018002 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

C Reid, C Moorthy, and K Forshaw

Referral patterns: an audit into referral practice among doctors in emergency medicine
Emerg Med J 2005; 22: 355-358. doi:10.1136/emj.2003.008409 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

A Turner and P Robinson

Respiratory and gastrointestinal complications of caustic ingestion in children
Emerg Med J 2005; 22: 359-361. doi:10.1136/emj.2004.015610 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

JournalScan:

J P Wyatt and J Lee

JournalScan
Emerg Med J 2005; 22: 362-363. doi:10.1136/emj.2005.024158 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Best evidence topic reports:

S D Carley

Towards evidence based emergency medicine: Best BETs from the Manchester Royal Infirmary
Emerg Med J 2005; 22: 364-367. doi:10.1136/emj.2005.024133 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Richard Body and Mawra Ijaz

Buccal midazolam as an alternative to rectal diazepam for prolonged seizures in childhood and adolescence
Emerg Med J 2005; 22: 364-365. doi:10.1136/emj.2005.024380 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Caroline Lee and Craig Ferguson

Aspirin in the treatment of acute pulmonary embolism
Emerg Med J 2005; 22: 365. doi:10.1136/emj.2005.024398 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Andrew Curran and Ayan Sen

Bone injection gun placement of intraosseous needles
Emerg Med J 2005; 22: 366. doi:10.1136/emj.2005.024406 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Herald Ostovar, Jeffrey Jones, and Michael Brown

Nebulised levalbuterol or albuterol for lowering serum potassium
Emerg Med J 2005; 22: 366-367. doi:10.1136/emj.2005.024414 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Socrates:

P Gilligan, G Kitching, A Taylor, H Law, J Brenchley, J Jones, D Hegarty, A Khan, M Shepherd, and G Lumsden

SOCRATES 7 (synopsis of Cochrane Reviews applicable to emergency services)
Emerg Med J 2005; 22: 368-369. doi:10.1136/emj.2004.019935 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Prehospital care:

P Lawson and C Richmond

13 Emergency problems in older people
Emerg Med J 2005; 22: 370-374. doi:10.1136/emj.2005.023770 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

S Cooper

Contemporary UK paramedical training and education. How do we train? How should we educate?
Emerg Med J 2005; 22: 375-379. doi:10.1136/emj.2004.019208 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Winning abstracts selected through 999 EMS Research Forum peer review process and presented orally or by poster at Ambex 2004
Emerg Med J 2005; 22: 380-381. doi:10.1136/emj.2005.024810 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Case reports:

D V Nagarajan, M Wilde, and M Papouchado

Reversible acute myocardial injury following air bag deployment
Emerg Med J 2005; 22: 382-383. doi:10.1136/emj.2003.010942 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

R Goddard

The reawakening of a sleeping little giant
Emerg Med J 2005; 22: 384-386. doi:10.1136/emj.2003.008656 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

R Hanvesakul, A Momin, M J Gee, and M T Marrinan

A role for video assisted thoracoscopy in stable penetrating chest trauma
Emerg Med J 2005; 22: 386-387. doi:10.1136/emj.2003.014076 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

J Schröder, S Palkovic, and H Wassmann

Spontaneous spinal epidural haematoma: a therapeutical challenge?: Report of an unusual case
Emerg Med J 2005; 22: 387-388. doi:10.1136/emj.2003.014027 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

I Prieto, I Pujol, C Santiuste, R Poyo-Guerrero, and A Diego

Acute cyanide poisoning by subcutaneous injection
Emerg Med J 2005; 22: 389-390. doi:10.1136/emj.2004.016915 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Letters:

Matthew Hall, Richard Griffiths, and Bal Appadu

Is morphine indicated in acute pulmonary oedema
Emerg Med J 2005; 22: 391. doi:10.1136/emj.2003.011460 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

I Sammy

Emergency rooms differ in the detail
Emerg Med J 2005; 22: 391. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Niall O’Connor, Shaun Greene, Paul Dargan, and Alison Jones

Glucagon use in ß blocker overdose
Emerg Med J 2005; 22: 391. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Í O’Sullivan and R Jeavons

Survey of blood gas interpretation
Emerg Med J 2005; 22: 391-392. doi:10.1136/emj.2003.007492 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Book reviews:

K Hines

Critical care transport field guide
Emerg Med J 2005; 22: 392. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

J Wyatt

Forensic Medicine: clinical and pathological aspects
Emerg Med J 2005; 22: 392. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

A Fletcher

ECGs for the emergency physician
Emerg Med J 2005; 22: 392. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Correction:

CORRECTION
Emerg Med J 2005; 22: 392. doi:10.1136/emj.2005.11148corr1 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Electronic pages:

Abstracts selected through 999 EMS Research Forum peer review process and presented orally or by poster at Ambex 2004
Emerg Med J 2005; 22: e2. doi:10.1136/emj.2005.024828 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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