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Contents: September 1 2006, Volume 23, Issue 9 [Index by Author] Other Issues:

September 2006 Supplement

	Primary Survey
	Emergency casebook
	Editorials
	Reviews
	Original articles
	Short reports
	An occasional series on critical care
	Toxicology: An Australian perspective
	Best evidence topic reports
	Prehospital care
	Letters
	Sophia

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Primary Survey:

Steve Goodacre: Primary Survey
Emerg Med J 2006; 23: 665. [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Emergency casebook:

H-Y Ke, S-C Lee, C Tzao, H Chang, G-S Liao, and Y-L Cheng: Spontaneous massive haemothorax caused by rupture of an intercostal vein
Emerg Med J 2006; 23: e49. doi:10.1136/emj.2006.036087 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

S-H Tsai, S-J Chu, C-P Wu, and N-C Wang: Listerial meningitis in a patient with undiagnosed acquired immunodeficiency syndrome: ampicillin should be added to the empirical antibiotic coverage
Emerg Med J 2006; 23: e50. doi:10.1136/emj.2006.036152 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

E Aksay, S Kiyan, M Ersel, and O Hudaverdi: Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura mimicking acute ischemic stroke
Emerg Med J 2006; 23: e51. doi:10.1136/emj.2006.036327 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

B Barry, G George, H Oag, and B Shafighian: Fractures of the atlas: can we rely on the NICE guidelines for imaging the cervical spine after head injury?
Emerg Med J 2006; 23: e52. doi:10.1136/emj.2006.038257 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

P A Randell and L Somers: Case of the month: "Bugs are eating my soul" – sternal abscess, osteomyelitis, and mediastinitis complicating a closed sternal fracture
Emerg Med J 2006; 23: 736-737. doi:10.1136/emj.2006.038000 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

D J Williams, S Wharton, A Ravandi, and M Achong: Cutaneous myiasis of the eyelid masquerading as periorbital cellulitis
Emerg Med J 2006; 23: 737. doi:10.1136/emj.2005.028183 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

: Emergency casebook
Emerg Med J 2006; 23: 738. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

O P Gautschi and R Zellweger: Necrotising myositis after intravenous methylphenidat (Ritalin) injection
Emerg Med J 2006; 23: 739. doi:10.1136/emj.2006.035386 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Editorials:

G Hughes: The London bombings of 7 July 2005: what is the main lesson?
Emerg Med J 2006; 23: 666. doi:10.1136/emj.2006.039586 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Reviews:

G Slobodin, A Hussein, M Rozenbaum, and I Rosner: The emergency room in systemic rheumatic diseases
Emerg Med J 2006; 23: 667-671. doi:10.1136/emj.2005.033233 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Original articles:

S Carley, J Shacklady, P Driscoll, D Kilroy, and M Davis: Exposure or expert? Setting standards for postgraduate education through a Delphi technique
Emerg Med J 2006; 23: 672-674. doi:10.1136/emj.2005.032979 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

S P Chung, H S Chung, S Rhu, S W Kim, I S Yoo, J Kim, and C J Song: Emergency department experience of primary diffusion weighted magnetic resonance imaging for the patient with lacunar syndrome
Emerg Med J 2006; 23: 675-678. doi:10.1136/emj.2006.035402 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

A R Corfield, L Thomas, A Inglis, and S Hearns: A rural emergency medical retrieval service: the first year
Emerg Med J 2006; 23: 679-683. doi:10.1136/emj.2006.034355 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

R A Duncan, L Symington, and S Thakore: Sedation practice in a Scottish teaching hospital emergency department
Emerg Med J 2006; 23: 684-686. doi:10.1136/emj.2006.035220 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

L Sinclair, R Hunter, S Hagen, D Nelson, J Hunt on behalf of the A&E Mental Health Study Group: How effective are mental health nurses in A&E departments?
Emerg Med J 2006; 23: 687-692. doi:10.1136/emj.2005.033175 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

D Kilroy and P Driscoll: Determination of required anatomical knowledge for clinical practice in emergency medicine: national curriculum planning using a modified Delphi technique
Emerg Med J 2006; 23: 693-696. doi:10.1136/emj.2006.037309 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Short reports:

A-M Byrne, S R Kearns, and E P Kelly: Posterior compartment syndrome associated with clopidogrel therapy following trivial trauma
Emerg Med J 2006; 23: 697-698. doi:10.1136/emj.2006.037150 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

S J Stafford and R R Wilson: An isolated case of leprosy presenting in a migrant worker in Northern Ireland
Emerg Med J 2006; 23: 699-700. doi:10.1136/emj.2006.037481 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

T Cartier, P Sogni, F Perruche, O Meyniard, Y-E Claessens, J-F Dhainaut, and G Der Sahakian: Normal lipase serum level in acute pancreatitis: a case report
Emerg Med J 2006; 23: 701-702. doi:10.1136/emj.2006.037655 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

D Lutman and A J Petros: How many oxygen cylinders do you need to take on transport? A nomogram for cylinder size and duration
Emerg Med J 2006; 23: 703-704. doi:10.1136/emj.2005.026724 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] [web only figures]

M S Andersen, T T Nielsen, and E F Christensen: A study of police operated dispatch to acute coronary syndrome cases arising from 112 emergency calls in Aarhus county, Denmark
Emerg Med J 2006; 23: 705-706. doi:10.1136/emj.2006.034652 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

P Allely, W Graham, M McDonnell, and R Spedding: Alcohol levels in the emergency department: a worrying trend
Emerg Med J 2006; 23: 707-708. doi:10.1136/emj.2005.034082 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

K Wong, P S Turner, A Boppana, Z Nugent, T Coltman, T D A Cosker, and S E Blagg: Preparation for the next major incident: are we ready?
Emerg Med J 2006; 23: 709-712. doi:10.1136/emj.2005.034025 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

An occasional series on critical care:

P A Nee: Critical care in the emergency department: severe sepsis and septic shock
Emerg Med J 2006; 23: 713-717. doi:10.1136/emj.2005.029934 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Toxicology: An Australian perspective:

D McCoubrie, L Murray, F F S Daly, and M Little: Toxicology case of the month: ingestion of two unidentified tablets by a toddler
Emerg Med J 2006; 23: 718-720. doi:10.1136/emj.2006.034926 [Abstract] [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 2006; 23: 721. doi:10.1136/emj.2006.040147 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Bernard A Foëx and Caroline Lee: Oral antihistamines for insect bites
Emerg Med J 2006; 23: 721-722. doi:10.1136/emj.2006.040154 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Gabby May and John Butler: The use of vasoconstrictor therapy in non-variceal upper GI bleeds
Emerg Med J 2006; 23: 722-724. doi:10.1136/emj.2006.040162 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Usman Jaffer and Abdel Rahman Omer: Water soluble, small bowel follow through for adhesive small bowel obstruction
Emerg Med J 2006; 23: 724-726. doi:10.1136/emj.2006.037994 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Jaheed Khan and Genevieve Larkin: Sudden onset single floater symptom in one eye: is urgent dilated fundal examination by an ophthalmologist warranted?
Emerg Med J 2006; 23: 726-727. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Prehospital care:

M J Donald and B Paterson: End tidal carbon dioxide monitoring in prehospital and retrieval medicine: a review
Emerg Med J 2006; 23: 728-730. doi:10.1136/emj.2006.037184 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

P Giesen, E Franssen, H Mokkink, W van den Bosch, A van Vugt, and R Grol: Patients either contacting a general practice cooperative or accident and emergency department out of hours: a comparison
Emerg Med J 2006; 23: 731-734. doi:10.1136/emj.2005.032359 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

: From the prehospital literature • Edited by Malcolm Woollard, from the British Paramedic Association Research and Audit Committee and the Faculty of Prehospital Care Research Unit
Emerg Med J 2006; 23: 735. doi:10.1136/emj.2006.039263 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Letters:

R J Dawes: Prehospital intubation: delving deeper into the evidence
Emerg Med J 2006; 23: 740. doi:10.1136/emj.2006.034264 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

L A Wallis on behalf of the Cape Triage Group: The Cape Triage Score: update
Emerg Med J 2006; 23: 740. doi:10.1136/emj.2006.038778 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Sophia:

Russell Duncan and Jonathan Wyatt: Sophia
Emerg Med J 2006; 23: 741. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

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