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March 2007 Supplement

	Primary Survey
	Emergency casebook
	Editorial
	Commentary
	Original articles
	Short reports
	Best evidence topic reports
	Prehospital care
	Letters
	Sophia

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Primary Survey:

Steve Goodacre: Primary Survey
Emerg Med J 2007; 24: 149. [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Emergency casebook:

Pratik Shah, Marcus Likeman, and Lisa Munro-Davies: Bradycardia in minor trauma: don’t be slow on the uptake!
Emerg Med J 2007; 24: e13. doi:10.1136/emj.2006.043547 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Ankur Thapar, Ajith George, and Andrew Pfleiderer: Fulminant Wegener’s granulomatosis presenting as epistaxis
Emerg Med J 2007; 24: e14. doi:10.1136/emj.2006.043976 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Jonathan Michael Bernstein, Stuart A Burrows, and Michael W Saunders: Lodged oesophageal button battery masquerading as a coin: an unusual cause of bilateral vocal cord paralysis
Emerg Med J 2007; 24: e15. doi:10.1136/emj.2006.044180 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Adel Helmy and Greg Mellor: Spontaneous cervical cord haemorrhage: an unusual presentation
Emerg Med J 2007; 24: e16. doi:10.1136/emj.2006.042804 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Demosthenes Makris, Medi Hatthabi, Arnaud Scherpereel, Jean-Jaques Lafitte, and Charles-Hugo Marquette: Haemothorax after pig-tail catheter removal in a patient with primary spontaneous pneumothorax
Emerg Med J 2007; 24: e17. doi:10.1136/emj.2006.042465 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Paul William Xavier Foley, Raj Sharma, and Paul R Karla: Beware of prosthetic valve thrombosis despite therapeutic anticoagulation
Emerg Med J 2007; 24: e18. doi:10.1136/emj.2006.042887 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Cornelia S Seitz, Eva-B Bröcker, and Axel Trautmann: Allergy evaluation after emergency treatment: anaphylaxis to the over-the-counter medication clobutinol
Emerg Med J 2007; 24: e19. doi:10.1136/emj.2006.042903 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Luke Cascarini and Anand Kumar: Case of the month: Honey I glued the kids: tissue adhesives are not the same as "superglue"
Emerg Med J 2007; 24: 228-229. doi:10.1136/emj.2006.036392 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

A Gunduz and S Turedi: An unusual presentation of foreign-body ingestion at the emergency department
Emerg Med J 2007; 24: 229. doi:10.1136/emj.2006.036871 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

: Emergency casebook
Emerg Med J 2007; 24: 229-230. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

A S Kashyap, K P Anand, and S Kashyap: Complications of yoga
Emerg Med J 2007; 24: 231. doi:10.1136/emj.2006.036459 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

T F Platts-Mills, M D Burg, and Z T Pollack: Calcaneal avulsion fracture
Emerg Med J 2007; 24: 231. doi:10.1136/emj.2006.036855 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Editorial:

Geoffrey Hughes: For whom the bell tolls
Emerg Med J 2007; 24: 150. doi:10.1136/emj.2007.046144 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Commentary:

J Arnold and S Goodacre: Should exercise treadmill testing be provided in the emergency department?
Emerg Med J 2007; 24: 151. doi:10.1136/emj.2006.040295 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Original articles:

Julius Cuong Pham, David T Huang, Francis T McGeorge, and Emanuel P Rivers: Clarification of cyanide’s effect on oxygen transport characteristics in a canine model
Emerg Med J 2007; 24: 152-156. doi:10.1136/emj.2006.038927 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Davide Luciani, Silvio Cavuto, Luca Antiga, Massimo Miniati, Simona Monti, Massimo Pistolesi, and Guido Bertolini: Bayes pulmonary embolism assisted diagnosis: a new expert system for clinical use
Emerg Med J 2007; 24: 157-164. doi:10.1136/emj.2006.037440 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Catherine Mann, Neil Parkinson, and Anthony Bleetman: Endotracheal tube and laryngeal mask airway cuff volume changes with altitude: a rule of thumb for aeromedical transport
Emerg Med J 2007; 24: 165-167. doi:10.1136/emj.2006.039933 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Frederic Adnet, Laurence Le Moyec, Charles E Smith, Michel Galinski, Patricia Jabre, and Frederic Lapostolle: Stability of succinylcholine solutions stored at room temperature studied by nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy
Emerg Med J 2007; 24: 168-169. doi:10.1136/emj.2006.041053 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Jolande Elshove-Bolk, Francis Mencl, Bas T F van Rijswijck, Maarten P Simons, and Arie B van Vugt: Validation of the Emergency Severity Index (ESI) in self-referred patients in a European emergency department
Emerg Med J 2007; 24: 170-174. doi:10.1136/emj.2006.039883 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Mohammed Mohsin, Roberto Forero, Sue Ieraci, Adrian E Bauman, Lis Young, and Nancy Santiano: A population follow-up study of patients who left an emergency department without being seen by a medical officer
Emerg Med J 2007; 24: 175-179. doi:10.1136/emj.2006.038679 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Susan Robinson, Katharine Boursicot, and Catherine Hayhurst: The East Anglian specialist registrar assessment tool
Emerg Med J 2007; 24: 180-184. doi:10.1136/emj.2006.038406 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] [web only appendix]

Stephen T E Ball, Kate Walton, and Stephen Hawes: Do emergency department physiotherapy Practitioner’s, emergency nurse practitioners and doctors investigate, treat and refer patients with closed musculoskeletal injuries differently?
Emerg Med J 2007; 24: 185-188. doi:10.1136/emj.2006.039537 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Jia Jia Shen, David McD Taylor, Jonathan C Knott, and Catherine E MacBean: Bupivacaine in the emergency department is underused: scope for improved patient care
Emerg Med J 2007; 24: 189-193. doi:10.1136/emj.2006.040253 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Sarah Robinson, Claire Vincent, Jude Reay, and Mike Clancy: The College of Emergency Medicine curriculum: is the specialty-specific knowledge section fit for purpose?
Emerg Med J 2007; 24: 194-197. doi:10.1136/emj.2006.040410 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Robert Menzies and Hamid Manji: The intubating laryngeal mask: is there a role for paramedics?
Emerg Med J 2007; 24: 198-199. doi:10.1136/emj.2006.039016 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

A Jones and S Hignett: Safe access/egress systems for emergency ambulances
Emerg Med J 2007; 24: 200-205. doi:10.1136/emj.2006.041707 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Short reports:

Micha Maeder, Hans Rickli, Christian Sticherling, Regula Widmer, and Peter Ammann: Hypokalaemia and sudden cardiac death—lessons from implantable cardioverter defibrillators
Emerg Med J 2007; 24: 206-208. doi:10.1136/emj.2006.044073 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Simon John Monkhouse and Simon Bell: Low-flow priapism needs recognition and early correct treatment
Emerg Med J 2007; 24: 209-210. doi:10.1136/emj.2005.028894 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Philip T Munro, Neil Howie, and Jan F Gerstenmaier: Do peripheral blood cultures taken in the emergency department influence clinical management?
Emerg Med J 2007; 24: 211-212. doi:10.1136/emj.2006.043307 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] [erratum]

Neil Howie, Jan F Gerstenmaier, and Philip T Munro: Do peripheral blood cultures taken in the emergency department influence clinical management?
Emerg Med J 2007; 24: 213-214. doi:10.1136/emj.2006.039875 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Hung-Yi Kuo, Chin-Wang Hsu, Jiann-Hwa Chen, Yung-Lung Wu, and Ying-Sheng Shen: Life-threatening episode after ingestion of toad eggs: a case report with literature review
Emerg Med J 2007; 24: 215-216. doi:10.1136/emj.2006.044602 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Best evidence topic reports:

Bernard A Foëx: Towards evidence based emergency medicine: Best BETs from the Manchester Royal Infirmary
Emerg Med J 2007; 24: 217. doi:10.1136/emj.2007.046805 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Shafic Said Al-Nammari and A J Quyn: Conservative management or suturing for small, uncomplicated hand wounds
Emerg Med J 2007; 24: 217-218. doi:10.1136/emj.2007.046813 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Shafic S Al-Nammari and Adam J Reid: Prophylactic antibiotics are not indicated in uncomplicated hand lacerations
Emerg Med J 2007; 24: 218. doi:10.1136/emj.2007.046821 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Amy Au-Yong and Tim Coats: C Reactive Protein and the diagnosis of intracranial infection
Emerg Med J 2007; 24: 218-219. doi:10.1136/emj.2007.046839 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Prehospital care:

Caroline Lee, Matthew Revell, Keith Porter, and Richard Steyn: The prehospital management of chest injuries: a consensus statement. Faculty of Pre-hospital Care, Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh
Emerg Med J 2007; 24: 220-224. doi:10.1136/emj.2006.043687 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Malcolm J Boyle: A dramatic drop in blood pressure following prehospital GTN administration
Emerg Med J 2007; 24: 225-226. doi:10.1136/emj.2006.042432 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Malcolm Woollard from the British Paramedic Association Research and Andit Committe and the Faculty of Prehospital Care Research Unit: From the prehospital literature
Emerg Med J 2007; 24: 227. doi:10.1136/emj.2006.044909 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Letters:

Houli Wang and Tengda Xu: Attitudes to triage of Chinese emergency room patients in a Beijing tertiary hospital
Emerg Med J 2007; 24: 232. doi:10.1136/emj.2006.043422 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Amit S Verma, Dorian Dwarika, Ronnie M Bhola, and Sheraiz Emamali: Photokeratitis following the manipulation of aquaria disinfection lamps
Emerg Med J 2007; 24: 232. doi:10.1136/emj.2006.044172 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Babita Ghai, Akshay Kumar Saxena, and Jeetinder Kaur Makkar: A guide to reducing citation errors in bibliographies
Emerg Med J 2007; 24: 232-233. doi:10.1136/emj.2006.044206 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Hyuna Bae and Kyunghwan Lee: Medico-legal consideration of gastric lavage in acutely intoxicated patients
Emerg Med J 2007; 24: 233. doi:10.1136/emj.2006.034603 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Sophia:

Esther Wilson and Jonathan Wyatt: Sophia
Emerg Med J 2007; 24: 234. doi:10.1136/emj.2007.046854 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

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