Abstracts for Roderick Little Prize Session:

Comparing the initial cardiovascular response in injured children with and without traumatic brain injury

E. Loizou, O. Bouamra, P. Dark, and F. Lecky

Emerg Med J 2009; 26 (Suppl 1): 1. doi:10.1136/emj.2009.082081a

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New roles in the resuscitation room: evaluation with a Delphi consensus study

K. Emson, R. S. Boddy, and M. W. Cooke

Emerg Med J 2009; 26 (Suppl 1): 2. doi:10.1136/emj.2009.082081b

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A multimarker strategy to exclude acute myocardial infarction: can some patients be immediately reassured?

R. Body

Emerg Med J 2009; 26 (Suppl 1): 3. doi:10.1136/emj.2009.082081c

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Self-reported physical and mental functioning up to 15 years after traumatic injury: comparison with population norms

H. Katsarelis, S. Mason, J. Turner, and J. Nicholl

Emerg Med J 2009; 26 (Suppl 1): 4. doi:10.1136/emj.2009.082081d

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Ultrasonography in the diagnosis of ankle and foot fractures presenting to the emergency department

M. D. Canagasabey, M. Callaghan, and S. Carley

Emerg Med J 2009; 26 (Suppl 1): 5. doi:10.1136/emj.2009.082081e

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Normalisation of tissue oxygen saturation in ED patients with severe sepsis or septic shock is related to mortality

C. Vorwerk

Emerg Med J 2009; 26 (Suppl 1): 6. doi:10.1136/emj.2009.082081f

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Abstracts for top scoring CEM abstracts:

Providing emergency health care for older people in the community: impact on carers

S. Mason and E. Knowles

Emerg Med J 2009; 26 (Suppl 1): 7. doi:10.1136/emj.2009.082081g

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Are pathologists tarnishing TARN? TARN performance and the precision of post-mortem reports

D. Badder, L. Dykes, P. Cutting, and M. Lord

Emerg Med J 2009; 26 (Suppl 1): 8. doi:10.1136/emj.2009.082081h

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Massive blood transfusion in UK trauma

G. Fuller, M. Woodford, and F. Lecky

Emerg Med J 2009; 26 (Suppl 1): 9. doi:10.1136/emj.2009.082081i

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Clinical and cost effectiveness of different emergency department healthcare professionals in the management of musculoskeletal soft tissue injuries

C. McClellan, F. Cramp, J. Powell, and J. Benger

Emerg Med J 2009; 26 (Suppl 1): 10. doi:10.1136/emj.2009.082081j

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Abstracts for APEM session:

"toddlers" fracture: the importance of a complete clinical assessment

A. Roche, P. Brown, S. Rani, C. Landes, and J. Sampath

Emerg Med J 2009; 26 (Suppl 1): 11. doi:10.1136/emj.2009.082081k

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Ultrasound use in children presenting with atraumatic abdominal pain

J. Thomson, G. Wilkinson, and T. F. Beattie

Emerg Med J 2009; 26 (Suppl 1): 12. doi:10.1136/emj.2009.082081l

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Optimising vital signs recording in a paediatric emergency department: does IT play a role?

F. Pasha, E. Jones, and M. Naravi

Emerg Med J 2009; 26 (Suppl 1): 13. doi:10.1136/emj.2009.082081m

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Not so FAST? Focused assessment with sonography for trauma in paediatrics

M. Vaidya, H. Gill, S. Vaidya, S. Phelps, and N. Edmonds

Emerg Med J 2009; 26 (Suppl 1): 14. doi:10.1136/emj.2009.082081n

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Novel working practices in the sequential opening of a short-stay paediatric unit

C. Bernstein

Emerg Med J 2009; 26 (Suppl 1): 15. doi:10.1136/emj.2009.082081o

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Paediatric burns and scalds in the ED: are we asking the right questions?

M. Quirke and M. McKay

Emerg Med J 2009; 26 (Suppl 1): 16. doi:10.1136/emj.2009.082081p

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Abstracts for Considerations in the Management of Trauma, Free Paper Session 1:

Role of interventional radiology in multitrauma patients: a retrospective cross-sectional study

K. Kojima, N. Ware, and A. Vohrah

Emerg Med J 2009; 26 (Suppl 1): 17. doi:10.1136/emj.2009.082081q

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"Whole body" CT scanning following blunt multitrauma: a Delphi study

P. Hunt and A. Clements

Emerg Med J 2009; 26 (Suppl 1): 18. doi:10.1136/emj.2009.082081r

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Proving the concept of serious gaming technology in major incident triage training: a pragmatic controlled trial

S. Carley, J. F. Knight, B. Tregunna, S. Jarvis, R. Smithies, S. de Freitas, and K. Mackway-Jones

Emerg Med J 2009; 26 (Suppl 1): 19. doi:10.1136/emj.2009.082081s

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Abstracts for Considerations in the Management of Trauma, Free Paper Session 2:

The neutral injured ankle: is the Achilles tendon intact?

P. D. Kiely, J. F. Baker, D. Lim Fat, A. Perera, G. Colgan, and N. Awan

Emerg Med J 2009; 26 (Suppl 1): 20. doi:10.1136/emj.2009.082081t

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Audit of tetanus immunisation in 17–21-year-olds: are they covered?

P. Cull and D. Williams

Emerg Med J 2009; 26 (Suppl 1): 21. doi:10.1136/emj.2009.082081u

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Fascia iliaca compartment block in the emergency department

A. Chesters, S. Elkhodair, J. Mortazavi, and D. McAuley

Emerg Med J 2009; 26 (Suppl 1): 22. doi:10.1136/emj.2009.082081v

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Abstracts for Venous Thromboembolism, Free Paper Session:

Ischaemia modified albumin: a new biomarker for the diagnosis of venous thromboembolism?

E. Hinchliffe, S. Haslam, B. Sethi, A. Vylkov, and K. Hogg

Emerg Med J 2009; 26 (Suppl 1): 23. doi:10.1136/emj.2009.082081w

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THREAD space study: diagnosing venous thromboembolism using respiratory dead space and D-dimer

D. Sfeir, T. Tabor, and K. Hogg

Emerg Med J 2009; 26 (Suppl 1): 24. doi:10.1136/emj.2009.082081x

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Gel point and fractal microstructure of incipient blood clots are significant new markers of haemostasis

P. A. Evans, N. Thirumalai, R. Morris, K. Hawkins, R. Munro, L. Wakeman, M. Lawrence, A. Beddal, and P. Williams

Emerg Med J 2009; 26 (Suppl 1): 25. doi:10.1136/emj.2009.082081y

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Abstracts for Alcohol and Expeditions, Free Paper Session:

Effect of 24-hour alcohol licensing on emergency departments: the South Yorkshire experience

L. A. Jones and S. Goodacre

Emerg Med J 2009; 26 (Suppl 1): 26. doi:10.1136/emj.2009.082081z

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Alcohol-related emergency department attendances, preloading and where are they drinking? Cross-sectional survey

A. Boyle, N. Wee, R. Harris, A. Tompkins, M. Soper, and C. Porter

Emerg Med J 2009; 26 (Suppl 1): 27. doi:10.1136/emj.2009.082099a

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Expedition medicine: the risk of illness and injury

C. M. Wiggins and R. M. Lyon

Emerg Med J 2009; 26 (Suppl 1): 28. doi:10.1136/emj.2009.082099b

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Abstracts for Ultrasound and ED Systems, Free Paper Session:

How does the management of an emergency department influence performance?

S. Mason, A. Carter, and T. Locker

Emerg Med J 2009; 26 (Suppl 1): 29. doi:10.1136/emj.2009.082099c

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Medical student emergency ultrasound: a prospective study of focused ultrasound training and assessment for aortic scanning

I. Wong, T. Jayatilleke, R. Kendall, and P. Atkinson

Emerg Med J 2009; 26 (Suppl 1): 30. doi:10.1136/emj.2009.082099d

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Can tele-ultrasound examinations for FAST, performed by inexperienced technicians by remote instruction, produce diagnostic quality images?

M. Mitchelson, I. Crawford, and J. Ferguson

Emerg Med J 2009; 26 (Suppl 1): 31. doi:10.1136/emj.2009.082099e

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Abstracts for Paediatric Trauma, Free Paper Session:

Child protection issues in infant head injuries

R. Preece

Emerg Med J 2009; 26 (Suppl 1): 32. doi:10.1136/emj.2009.082099f

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Cervical spine clearance in paediatric trauma: are we clear?

B. Clifton, S. Rajan, N. Edmonds, and M. Vaidya

Emerg Med J 2009; 26 (Suppl 1): 33. doi:10.1136/emj.2009.082099g

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Is therapeutic hypothermia of benefit in the management of severe paediatric traumatic brain injury? A review

A. Ajayi

Emerg Med J 2009; 26 (Suppl 1): 34. doi:10.1136/emj.2009.082099h

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Introduction and validation of the management of isolated apex volar buckle fractures of the distal radius with a single visit to the emergency department and associated cost savings

J. Cumberland, D. Burke, A. Sprigg, and M. Flowers

Emerg Med J 2009; 26 (Suppl 1): 35. doi:10.1136/emj.2009.082099i

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