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Primary Survey:

Darren Walter

Primary Survey
Emerg Med J 2007; 24: 453. [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Editorial:

Geoffrey Hughes

Peer review
Emerg Med J 2007; 24: 454. doi:10.1136/emj.2007.049718 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Original articles:

Francis P Henry, Elizabeth M Purcell, and Patricia A Eadie

The human bite injury: a clinical audit and discussion regarding the management of this alcohol fuelled phenomenon
Emerg Med J 2007; 24: 455-458. doi:10.1136/emj.2006.045054 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Tamsin Dunn, David Mossop, Alastair Newton, and Alison Gammon

Propofol for procedural sedation in the emergency department
Emerg Med J 2007; 24: 459-461. doi:10.1136/emj.2007.046714 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Jane Arnold, Steve Goodacre, Francis Morris on behalf of the ESCAPE Research Team

Structure, process and outcomes of chest pain units established in the ESCAPE Trial
Emerg Med J 2007; 24: 462-466. doi:10.1136/emj.2007.046862 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Darren A Kilroy

Teaching the trauma teachers: an international review of the Advanced Trauma Life Support Instructor Course
Emerg Med J 2007; 24: 467-470. doi:10.1136/emj.2007.048124 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Marianna Karounos, Anna Marie Chang, Jennifer L Robey, Keara L Sease, Frances S Shofer, Christopher Follansbee, and Judd E Hollander

TIMI risk score: does it work equally well in both males and females?
Emerg Med J 2007; 24: 471-474. doi:10.1136/emj.2007.048207 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Rasoloherimampiononiaina M Rampanjato, Mukarugwiza Florence, Ndimubanzi C Patrick, and Brendan T Finucane

Factors influencing pain management by nurses in emergency departments in Central Africa
Emerg Med J 2007; 24: 475-476. doi:10.1136/emj.2006.045815 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Michele Twomey, Lee A Wallis, and Jonathan E Myers

Limitations in validating emergency department triage scales
Emerg Med J 2007; 24: 477-479. doi:10.1136/emj.2007.046383 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Short reports:

Colin Philip Dibble and Chris McHague

Rapid sequence intubations by emergency doctors: we can but are we?
Emerg Med J 2007; 24: 480-481. doi:10.1136/emj.2007.048082 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

V A Selvan, S H S Calvert, G Cavell, E Glucksman, M Kerins, and J Gonzalez

Weight-based N-acetylcysteine dosing chart to minimise the risk of calculation errors in prescribing and preparing N-acetylcysteine infusions for adults presenting with paracetamol overdose in the emergency department
Emerg Med J 2007; 24: 482-484. doi:10.1136/emj.2006.043141 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Debesh Rimal, Sonu R Thapa, Namal Munasinghe, and Mark Errington

An unusual presentation of a minor head injury sustained during a game of rugby
Emerg Med J 2007; 24: 485-486. doi:10.1136/emj.2006.042895 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Francois-Xavier Duchateau, M L Devaud, A Burnod, J Mantz, and A Ricard-Hibon

A quality control programme for acute myocardial infarction management in out-of-hospital critical care medicine
Emerg Med J 2007; 24: 487-488. doi:10.1136/emj.2007.046888 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Socrates:

P Gilligan, A Pountney, B Wilson, C Mehigan, E Kidney, P Jennings, J Cooper, D Hegarty, J Lee, A Khan, G Lumsden, D Godden, M Shepherd, L Allonby-Neve, A Broderick, S Carr, S Wilson, and J O’ Sullivan

SOCRATES Episode II (synopsis of Cochrane reviews applicable to emergency services Episode II): the return of Series III
Emerg Med J 2007; 24: 489-491. doi:10.1136/emj.2006.043679 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Best evidence topic reports:

Simon D Carley

Towards evidence based emergency medicine: best BETs from the Manchester Royal Infirmary
Emerg Med J 2007; 24: 492. doi:10.1136/emj.2007.050500 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Trevor Cummings and Jeffrey S Jones

Use of ultrasonography for lumbar puncture
Emerg Med J 2007; 24: 492-493. doi:10.1136/emj.2007.050518 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Souvik Das and Mick Jennings

Routine chest x rays following bronchoscopy guided percutaneous dilational tracheostomy
Emerg Med J 2007; 24: 493-494. doi:10.1136/emj.2007.050526 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Kieran P Nunn and Peter K Thompson

Using the ultrasound compression test for deep vein thrombosis will not precipitate a thromboembolic event
Emerg Med J 2007; 24: 494-495. doi:10.1136/emj.2007.050534 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

E Brown and A Bleetman

Prophylaxis of venous thromboembolism in patients with lower limb plaster cast immobilisation
Emerg Med J 2007; 24: 495-496. doi:10.1136/emj.2006.034983 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Prehospital care:

Ozayr Mahomed, Champaklal Chaganlal Jinabhai, Myra Taylor, and Arthur Yancey

The preparedness of emergency medical services against occupationally acquired communicable diseases in the prehospital environment in South Africa
Emerg Med J 2007; 24: 497-500. doi:10.1136/emj.2006.045575 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

B P Armstrong, H K Simpson, R Crouch, and C D Deakin

Prehospital clearance of the cervical spine: does it need to be a pain in the neck?
Emerg Med J 2007; 24: 501-503. doi:10.1136/emj.2006.041897 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Alonso A Mateos Rodriguez and Miguel Ángel Benito Vellisca

Management of eclampsia in the prehospital setting
Emerg Med J 2007; 24: 504. doi:10.1136/emj.2007.047209 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Emergency casebook:

Je Hyeok Oh, Hyun Seok Min, Tae Ung Park, Sang Jin Lee, and Sung Eun Kim

Isolated cricoid fracture associated with blunt neck trauma
Emerg Med J 2007; 24: 505-506. doi:10.1136/emj.2007.048355 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

H Mahdi, Stephen Gough, Kanwardeep K Gill, and Brinder Mahon

Acute spontaneous compartment syndrome in recent onset type 1 diabetes
Emerg Med J 2007; 24: 507-508. doi:10.1136/emj.2007.046425 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

John J M Black

Emergency use of the Airtraq laryngoscope in traumatic asphyxia: case report
Emerg Med J 2007; 24: 509-510. doi:10.1136/emj.2006.040469 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Amy Hughes, Peter Riou, and Christopher Day

Full neurological recovery from profound (18.0°C) acute accidental hypothermia: successful resuscitation using active invasive rewarming techniques
Emerg Med J 2007; 24: 511-512. doi:10.1136/emj.2006.040261 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Antony Mathew, I Sreenath Reddy, and Colin Archibald

Diabetic muscle infarction
Emerg Med J 2007; 24: 513-514. doi:10.1136/emj.2006.040071 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Martin Rochford, Thomas J Kiernan, and Amjed Aziz

Dolasetron overdose resulting in prolonged QTc interval and severe hypotension: a case report and literature review
Emerg Med J 2007; 24: 515-517. doi:10.1136/emj.2006.042002 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Images in emergency medicine:

S-J Lee, S-J Chu, and S-H Tsai

Colonic phytobezoar
Emerg Med J 2007; 24: 518. doi:10.1136/emj.2006.039412 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

S-H Tsai, S-J Chu, and S-J Chen

Double wall sign
Emerg Med J 2007; 24: 518. doi:10.1136/emj.2006.039149 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

S Rawlinson and S Capper

Descent of a bullet in the spinal canal
Emerg Med J 2007; 24: 519. doi:10.1136/emj.2006.038711 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

D F Tighe, L Cascarini, and J Collyer

Jaw fracture as a result of dog bite in a 9-month-old infant
Emerg Med J 2007; 24: 519. doi:10.1136/emj.2006.038588 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

R Garg

Bleeding from a gastric Dieulafoy lesion
Emerg Med J 2007; 24: 520. doi:10.1136/emj.2006.040667 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Letters:

Lisa M Quinn, James French, Rod Mackenzie, and P D Dissmann

Doctors and prehospital on-scene times: effect is still debatable • Author’s response
Emerg Med J 2007; 24: 521. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Corrections:

CORRECTION
Emerg Med J 2007; 24: 521. doi:10.1136/emj.2007.47860corr1 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

CORRECTION
Emerg Med J 2007; 24: 521. doi:10.1136/emj.2005.36688corr1 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

CORRECTION
Emerg Med J 2007; 24: 521. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Sophia:

Tanya Baron and Jonathan Wyatt

Sophia
Emerg Med J 2007; 24: 522. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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