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Contents: June 1 2005, Volume 22, Issue 6 [Index by Author] Other Issues:

	Primary Survey
	Review
	Short report
	Original articles
	Best evidence topic reports
	Socrates
	Prehospital care
	Case reports
	Letter
	Corrections

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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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