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Contents: August 2008, Volume 25, Number 8 [Index by Author]

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Primary survey: Back

Primary survey
Steve Goodacre
Emerg Med J 2008; 25: 467.
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Editorial: Back

The inappropriate attender
Geoffrey Hughes
Emerg Med J 2008; 25: 468. doi:10.1136/emj.2008.061663
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Commentary: Back

Steroids in sepsis, etomidate and Pearl Harbor
Bernard A Foëx and Hamish E Thomson
Emerg Med J 2008; 25: 469-470. doi:10.1136/emj.2008.060665
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Review: Back

J Kendall
Emerg Med J 2008; 25: 471-475. doi:10.1136/emj.2007.054668
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Miscellanea: Back

Emergency Medicine Questions (EMQ)
Emerg Med J 2008; 25: 476.
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EMQ answers
Emerg Med J 2008; 25: 542.
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Sophia
Giles N Cattermole and Jonathan Wyatt
Emerg Med J 2008; 25: 543.
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K Kim, J E Rhee, C C Lee, K S Kim, J H Shin, M J Kwak, J H Kim, G J Suh, S K Hahn, and A J Singer
Emerg Med J 2008; 25: 477-481. doi:10.1136/emj.2006.044552
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S A Aydyn, M Bulut, N B Topal, S Akgoz, O Koksal, S Orcan, M Turan, T Aydyn, E Gültekin, M R Oncu, O Durmus, B Eren, and H Ozguç
Emerg Med J 2008; 25: 482-485. doi:10.1136/emj.2007.054320
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A Lindelius, S Törngren, A Sondén, H Pettersson, and J Adami
Emerg Med J 2008; 25: 486-491. doi:10.1136/emj.2007.052142
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C D Miller, G J Fermann, C J Lindsell, K W Mahaffey, W F Peacock, C V Pollack, J E Hollander, D B Diercks, W B Gibler, and J W Hoekstra on behalf of the EMCREG-International itrACS Investigators
Emerg Med J 2008; 25: 492-497. doi:10.1136/emj.2007.052183
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A Newton and L Fitton
Emerg Med J 2008; 25: 498-501. doi:10.1136/emj.2007.053421
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I Ahmed and A Majeed
Emerg Med J 2008; 25: 502-505. doi:10.1136/emj.2007.054361
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Y S Park, I C Park, J S You, D Y Hong, K R Lee, and S P Chung
Emerg Med J 2008; 25: 506-509. doi:10.1136/emj.2007.054569
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R J P José and J Preller
Emerg Med J 2008; 25: 510-513. doi:10.1136/emj.2007.053322
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Images in emergency medicine: Back

Rare penetrating orbital trauma
M Bakhshaee, K Khazaeni, and E Khadivi
Emerg Med J 2008; 25: 485. doi:10.1136/emj.2007.056150
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An unexpected finding in sudden cardiac death
S Pouwels, P-V Ennezat, and P Asseman
Emerg Med J 2008; 25: 491. doi:10.1136/emj.2006.044644
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Low-energy bilateral scapular fractures
T Christofi, D A Raptis, and R K Kankate
Emerg Med J 2008; 25: 501. doi:10.1136/emj.2007.057109
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Spontaneous renal artery dissection
T L Luk and A S Ward
Emerg Med J 2008; 25: 505. doi:10.1136/emj.2007.055459
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The dangers of toothpicking
P Vaughan, R Marks, and P Sarkar
Emerg Med J 2008; 25: 509. doi:10.1136/emj.2007.054940
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Aortic post-traumatic pseudoaneurysm
M Ballesta Moratalla
Emerg Med J 2008; 25: 533. doi:10.1136/emj.2007.056895
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Pneumothorax with torsion of the right upper lobe
R Mathew and R S Maroju
Emerg Med J 2008; 25: 538. doi:10.1136/emj.2007.057679
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Extreme cardiac and pulmonary artery compression causing positional oxygen desaturation
S Alkhafaji, R Mazhar, C S Carr, and A M Alkhulaifi
Emerg Med J 2008; 25: 541. doi:10.1136/emj.2006.045807
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Soft tissue injuries series: Back

J Timothy, E Foley, C Comer, D Barron, J Sloan, and H Shilliday
Emerg Med J 2008; 25: 514-521. doi:10.1136/emj.2007.052563
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Best Evidence Topic reports: Back

Towards evidence based emergency medicine: Best BETs from the Manchester Royal Infirmary
Simon D Carley
Emerg Med J 2008; 25: 522.
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BET 1: IS THERE A ROLE FOR SERUM PROSTATE-SPECIFIC ANTIGEN LEVEL IN THE DIAGNOSIS OF ACUTE PROSTATITIS?
Ming-Ju Hsieh and Zui-Shen Yen
Emerg Med J 2008; 25: 522-523. doi:10.1136/emj.2008.063446
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BET 2: SHOULD WE BE MEASURING TROPONINS IN PATIENTS WITH ACUTE PERICARDITIS?
Rick Body and Craig Ferguson
Emerg Med J 2008; 25: 523-524. doi:10.1136/emj.2008.063438
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BET 3: DO PATIENTS WITH A THORACOSTOMY TUBE PLACED IN THE LUNG FISSURE NEED AN ADDITIONAL THORACOSTOMY TUBE PLACED?
Leif Meyers and Jeffrey Jones
Emerg Med J 2008; 25: 523-525. doi:10.1136/emj.2008.063420
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BET 4: SHOULD NASAL FRACTURES BE MANIPULATED UNDER LOCAL ANAESTHESIA?
Oisin Powell and Deepak Doshi
Emerg Med J 2008; 25: 525-527. doi:10.1136/emj.2008.063412
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Prehospital care: Back

E Zakariassen, H Sandvik, and S Hunskaar
Emerg Med J 2008; 25: 528-533. doi:10.1136/emj.2007.054338
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Ecstasy toxicity and the cooling factor
T Archer
Emerg Med J 2008; 25: 534. doi:10.1136/emj.2007.054783
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Abstracts selected through the 999 EMS Research Forum peer review process and presented orally and by poster at The Joint Royal Colleges Ambulance Liaison Committee Annual Conference 2007: Prize winners
Emerg Med J 2008; 25: 535-536. doi:10.1136/emj.2008.061861
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Emergency casebooks: Back

U Kumar, B Chennavir, and A Gopi
Emerg Med J 2008; 25: 537-538. doi:10.1136/emj.2007.054213
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D Chalkley, T Huseyin, and P Jacobs
Emerg Med J 2008; 25: 539. doi:10.1136/emj.2007.055657
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G Figueras Coll, G Albortí Fitó, M Iborra Gonzàlez, J M Cavanilles Walker, D Aldea Boniche, and J Roca Burniol
Emerg Med J 2008; 25: 540-541. doi:10.1136/emj.2008.058461
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Electronic pages: Back

Abstracts selected through the 999 EMS Research Forum peer review process and presented orally and by poster at The Joint Royal Colleges Ambulance Liaison Committee Annual Conference 2007Oral and poster presentationsPoster presentations
Emerg Med J 2008; 25: e1. doi:10.1136/emj.2008.061879
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