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Primary Survey:

Roderick Mackenzie

Primary Survey
Emerg Med J 2005; 22: 393. [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Review:

K Roberts, H Whalley, and A Bleetman

The nasopharyngeal airway: dispelling myths and establishing the facts
Emerg Med J 2005; 22: 394-396. doi:10.1136/emj.2004.021402 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Short report:

R Agarwal, A N Aggarwal, D Gupta, D Behera, and S K Jindal

Low dose of snake antivenom is as effective as high dose in patients with severe neurotoxic snake envenoming
Emerg Med J 2005; 22: 397-399. doi:10.1136/emj.2004.020727 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

G K Isbister

Snake antivenom research: the importance of case definition
Emerg Med J 2005; 22: 399-400. doi:10.1136/emj.2004.022251 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Original articles:

D M Wood, P I Dargan, and A L Jones

Measuring plasma salicylate concentrations in all patients with drug overdose or altered consciousness: is it necessary?
Emerg Med J 2005; 22: 401-403. doi:10.1136/emj.2003.010298 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

G J Rodrigo and C Rodrigo

Elevated plasma lactate level associated with high dose inhaled albuterol therapy in acute severe asthma
Emerg Med J 2005; 22: 404-408. doi:10.1136/emj.2003.012039 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Y Izci, H Kayali, M Daneyemez, and T Koksel

Comparison of clinical outcomes between anteroposterior and lateral penetrating craniocerebral gunshot wounds
Emerg Med J 2005; 22: 409-410. doi:10.1136/emj.2004.014704 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

C Demircan, H I Cikriklar, Z Engindeniz, H Cebicci, N Atar, V Guler, E O Unlu, and B Ozdemir

Comparison of the effectiveness of intravenous diltiazem and metoprolol in the management of rapid ventricular rate in atrial fibrillation
Emerg Med J 2005; 22: 411-414. doi:10.1136/emj.2003.012047 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] [Correction]  

C-C Hsu, Y-L Wu, H-J Lin, M-P Lin, and H-R Guo

Indicators of haemothorax in patients with spontaneous pneumothorax
Emerg Med J 2005; 22: 415-417. doi:10.1136/emj.2003.013441 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

S Goodacre and S Dixon

Is a chest pain observation unit likely to be cost effective at my hospital? Extrapolation of data from a randomised controlled trial
Emerg Med J 2005; 22: 418-422. doi:10.1136/emj.2004.016881 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

H K Simpson, M Clancy, C Goldfrad, and K Rowan

Admissions to intensive care units from emergency departments: a descriptive study
Emerg Med J 2005; 22: 423-428. doi:10.1136/emj.2003.005124 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] [Web-only table]  

C-F Chong, C-C Chen, H-P Ma, Y-C Wu, Y-C Chen, and T-L Wang

Comparison of lidocaine and bronchodilator inhalation treatments for cough suppression in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Emerg Med J 2005; 22: 429-432. doi:10.1136/emj.2004.015719 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Best evidence topic reports:

K Mackway-Jones

Towards evidence based emergency medicine: best BETs from the Manchester Royal Infirmary
Emerg Med J 2005; 22: 433. doi:10.1136/emj.2005.025684 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Russel Boyd and John Butler

Terlipressin or somatostatin for the treatment of bleeding oesophageal varices
Emerg Med J 2005; 22: 433-434. doi:10.1136/emj.2005.025692 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Bernard Foex, Peter Speake, and Rick Body

Magnetic resonance imaging or bone scintigraphy in the diagnosis of plain x ray occult scaphoid fractures
Emerg Med J 2005; 22: 434-435. doi:10.1136/emj.2005.025700 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Margartet Maloba and Kerstin Hogg

Diagnostic utility of arterial blood gases for investigation of pulmonary embolus
Emerg Med J 2005; 22: 435-436. doi:10.1136/emj.2005.025718 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Martin Smith and Simon Carley

Intranasal midazolam in patients with fits
Emerg Med J 2005; 22: 436-437. doi:10.1136/emj.2005.025726 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Socrates:

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

SOCRATES 8 (Synopsis of Cochrane reviews applicable to emergency services)
Emerg Med J 2005; 22: 438-439. doi:10.1136/emj.2004.019943 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Prehospital care:

J T Gray and C M Gavin

14 Assessment and management of neurological problems (1)
Emerg Med J 2005; 22: 440-445. doi:10.1136/emj.2005.026658 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

K M Porter and B Steggles

Passing the Diploma in Immediate Medical Care of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh
Emerg Med J 2005; 22: 446-449. doi:10.1136/emj.2004.020321 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

J Humphrey, A Walker, and T B Hassan

What are the beliefs and attitudes of paramedics to prehospital thrombolysis? A questionnaire study
Emerg Med J 2005; 22: 450-451. doi:10.1136/emj.2004.016998 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Case reports:

J-H Chen, C-H Chern, J-D Chen, C-K How, L-M Wang, and C-H Lee

Left flank pain as the sole manifestation of acute pancreatitis: a report of a case with an initial misdiagnosis
Emerg Med J 2005; 22: 452-453. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

F Mahmood, F Ahsan, and M Hockey

Ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm presenting as buttock pain
Emerg Med J 2005; 22: 453-454. doi:10.1136/emj.2004.018523 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

R Mobasheri, B Chitnavis, and G Bhattee

Serious paediatric head trauma caused by vehicle rear view mirrors
Emerg Med J 2005; 22: 455-456. doi:10.1136/emj.2004.018150 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

S J Bauer, K Orio, and B D Adams

Succinylcholine induced masseter spasm during rapid sequence intubation may require a surgical airway: case report
Emerg Med J 2005; 22: 456-458. doi:10.1136/emj.2004.014571 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

I Ikizceli, L Avsarogullari, E Sözüer, Y Yürümez, and O Akdur

Bleeding due to a medicinal leech bite
Emerg Med J 2005; 22: 458-460. doi:10.1136/emj.2003.013847 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

P Ransom and P Cornelius

Stabbing chest pain: a case of intermittent diaphragmatic herniation
Emerg Med J 2005; 22: 460-461. doi:10.1136/emj.2003.012468 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Letter:

P Ramnarayan, A Tomlinson, J Britto, and G Kulkarni

Diagnostic decision support in the ED: practical considerations
Emerg Med J 2005; 22: 462. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Corrections:

CORRECTION
Emerg Med J 2005; 22: 462. doi:10.1136/emj.2005.23663corr1 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

CORRECTION
Emerg Med J 2005; 22: 462. doi:10.1136/emj.2005.22780corr1 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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