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Primary survey:

Jonathan Wyatt

Primary survey
Emerg Med J 2008; 25: 319. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Editorial:

Geoffrey Hughes

Knowledge translation
Emerg Med J 2008; 25: 320. doi:10.1136/emj.2008.059873 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Commentaries:

Aristomenis K Exadaktylos and George C Velmahos

Emergency medicine and acute care surgery: a modern "Hansel and Gretel" fairytale?
Emerg Med J 2008; 25: 321-322. doi:10.1136/emj.2008.058396 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Jerry R Baskerville

Screening patients with multi-detector computed axial tomography (MDCT): when will we inform patients about the risk of radiation?
Emerg Med J 2008; 25: 323-324. doi:10.1136/emj.2007.057067 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Review:

J Lewin and I Maconochie

Capillary refill time in adults
Emerg Med J 2008; 25: 325-326. doi:10.1136/emj.2007.055244 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Miscellanea:

Emergency Medicine Questions (EMQ)
Emerg Med J 2008; 25: 327. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

EMQ answers
Emerg Med J 2008; 25: 386. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Original articles:

S Ireland, J Gilchrist, and I Maconochie

Debriefing after failed paediatric resuscitation: a survey of current UK practice
Emerg Med J 2008; 25: 328-330. doi:10.1136/emj.2007.048942 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

J Benger and R Carter

Could inter-agency working reduce emergency department attendances due to alcohol consumption?
Emerg Med J 2008; 25: 331-334. doi:10.1136/emj.2007.048926 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

J Currie and R Crouch

How far is too far? Exploring the perceptions of the professions on their current and future roles in emergency care
Emerg Med J 2008; 25: 335-339. doi:10.1136/emj.2007.047332 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

A Maestroni, C Mandelli, D Manganaro, B Zecca, P Rossi, V Monzani, and G Torgano

Factors influencing delay in presentation for acute stroke in an emergency department in Milan, Italy
Emerg Med J 2008; 25: 340-345. doi:10.1136/emj.2007.048389 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

M Thomas and K Mackway-Jones

Incidence and causes of critical incidents in emergency departments: a comparison and root cause analysis
Emerg Med J 2008; 25: 346-350. doi:10.1136/emj.2007.054528 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

A Gunduz, A Mentese, S Turedi, S C Karahan, U Mentese, O Eroglu, S Turkmen, I Turan, U Ucar, R Russell, and F Balaban

Serum ischaemia-modified albumin increases in critical lower limb ischaemia
Emerg Med J 2008; 25: 351-353. doi:10.1136/emj.2007.051292 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

I M Shah, M R Walters, and J H McKillop

Acute medicine teaching in an undergraduate medical curriculum: a blended learning approach
Emerg Med J 2008; 25: 354-357. doi:10.1136/emj.2007.053082 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] [web only appendix]  

Images in emergency medicine:

R M Cooper and S A Hayat

Phlegmasia cerulea dolens, a rare complication of deep vein thrombosis
Emerg Med J 2008; 25: 334. doi:10.1136/emj.2007.053330 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

M K M Adams, N Dodds, S West, and M A Majid

Beware the pulsatile proptosis
Emerg Med J 2008; 25: 357. doi:10.1136/emj.2007.052621 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

N Mumoli and M Cei

The "Mickey Mouse" sign
Emerg Med J 2008; 25: 359. doi:10.1136/emj.2007.054080 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

A Chandra, E Scott, and A Chandra

Keep an eye on the heart
Emerg Med J 2008; 25: 380. doi:10.1136/emj.2007.053884 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

C-W Chang, W-H Chang, S-C Shih, and S-J Tsai

Acute widening of mediastinum in a patient with oesophageal cancer after surgery
Emerg Med J 2008; 25: 382. doi:10.1136/emj.2007.053389 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Short reports:

M O McCarron, A M Loftus, and P McCarron

Driving after a transient ischaemic attack or minor stroke
Emerg Med J 2008; 25: 358-359. doi:10.1136/emj.2007.054577 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

R Whiticar, H Webb, and S Smith

Re-attendance to the emergency department
Emerg Med J 2008; 25: 360-361. doi:10.1136/emj.2007.050617 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Critical appraisal series:

S Goodacre

Critical appraisal for emergency medicine 2: Statistics
Emerg Med J 2008; 25: 362-364. doi:10.1136/emj.2007.057315 [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 2008; 25: 365. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Christiane Vorwerk and Tim Coats

BET 1: HELIOX IN CROUP
Emerg Med J 2008; 25: 365-366. doi:10.1136/emj.2008.061325 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Simon Carley and Richard Body

BET 2: IS ATROPINE NEEDED AS AN ADJUNCT IN PAEDIATRIC KETAMINE ADMINISTRATION?
Emerg Med J 2008; 25: 366-367. doi:10.1136/emj.2008.061317 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Ray McGlone and Simon Carley

BET 3: DOES THE TIME OF FASTING AFFECT COMPLICATION RATES DURING KETAMINE SEDATION?
Emerg Med J 2008; 25: 367-369. doi:10.1136/emj.2008.061309 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Prehospital care:

S McLean, G Egan, P Connor, and A D Flapan

Collaborative decision-making between paramedics and CCU nurses based on 12-lead ECG telemetry expedites the delivery of thrombolysis in ST elevation myocardial infarction
Emerg Med J 2008; 25: 370-374. doi:10.1136/emj.2007.052746 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

R Owen and N Castle

Prehospital temperature control
Emerg Med J 2008; 25: 375-376. doi:10.1136/emj.2008.059030 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Edited by Malcolm Woollard

From the prehospital literature
Emerg Med J 2008; 25: 377. doi:10.1136/emj.2008.061333 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Emergency casebooks:

M Al-Jarabah, J Coulston, and D Hewin

Pharyngeal perforation secondary to electrical shock from a Taser gun
Emerg Med J 2008; 25: 378. doi:10.1136/emj.2007.056416 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

R J G Stevens, V Laina, C K M Wong, and C E Coulson

A case of hyperkalaemia associated with hypocalcaemia
Emerg Med J 2008; 25: 379-380. doi:10.1136/emj.2007.056903 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

C Bleakley, E Ferrie, N Collum, and L Burke

Self-poisoning with metaldehyde
Emerg Med J 2008; 25: 381-382. doi:10.1136/emj.2007.057414 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

P Raju, G K Rao, and G Davis

Pericardial effusion in patients with schizophrenia: are they on clozapine?
Emerg Med J 2008; 25: 383-384. doi:10.1136/emj.2007.056879 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

A Paul and A Lewis

Safety goggles: are they adequate to prevent eye injuries caused by rotating wire brushes?
Emerg Med J 2008; 25: 385. doi:10.1136/emj.2007.054759 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

PostScript:

Andrew S Lockey

Cardiac arrest: the science and practice of resuscitation medicine
Emerg Med J 2008; 25: 387. doi:10.1136/emj.2008.058321 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Emma Sellers and Claire L Jones

Emergencies in clinical medicine
Emerg Med J 2008; 25: 387. doi:10.1136/emj.2008.060061 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Correction
Emerg Med J 2008; 25: 387. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Sophia:

Munawar Al-Mudhaffar and Jonathan Wyatt

Sophia
Emerg Med J 2008; 25: 388. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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