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Primary survey:

Ian Maconochie

Primary survey
Emerg Med J 2008; 25: 389. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Editorial:

Geoff Hughes

A potpourri of news
Emerg Med J 2008; 25: 390. doi:10.1136/emj.2008.061291 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Commentaries:

Kevin Mackway-Jones

A long-term BET
Emerg Med J 2008; 25: 391-392. doi:10.1136/emj.2008.062448 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Malcolm Woollard, Helen Simpson, Kim Hinshaw, and Sue Wieteska

Training for prehospital obstetric emergencies
Emerg Med J 2008; 25: 392-393. doi:10.1136/emj.2008.060822 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Miscellanea:

Emergency Medicine Questions (EMQ)
Emerg Med J 2008; 25: 394. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

EMQ answers
Emerg Med J 2008; 25: 464. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Colin Donald and Jonathan Wyatt

Sophia
Emerg Med J 2008; 25: 465. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Original articles:

S R Bruijns, L A Wallis, and V C Burch

Effect of introduction of nurse triage on waiting times in a South African emergency department
Emerg Med J 2008; 25: 395-397. doi:10.1136/emj.2007.049411 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

S R Bruijns, L A Wallis, and V C Burch

A prospective evaluation of the Cape triage score in the emergency department of an urban public hospital in South Africa
Emerg Med J 2008; 25: 398-402. doi:10.1136/emj.2007.051177 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

A Semplicini, V Benetton, L Macchini, A Realdi, R Manara, C Carollo, E Parotto, V Mascagna, M Leoni, L A Calò, A C Pessina, and F Tosato

Intravenous thrombolysis in the emergency department for the treatment of acute ischaemic stroke
Emerg Med J 2008; 25: 403-406. doi:10.1136/emj.2007.053033 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

C Dewar and M Corretge

Interrater reliability of the Wells score as part of the assessment of DVT in the emergency department: agreement between consultant and nurse practitioner
Emerg Med J 2008; 25: 407-410. doi:10.1136/emj.2007.054742 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

C Dewar, C Selby, K Jamieson, and S Rogers

Emergency department nurse-based outpatient diagnosis of DVT using an evidence-based protocol
Emerg Med J 2008; 25: 411-416. doi:10.1136/emj.2007.054734 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

R Pagnamenta and J R Benger

Factors influencing parent satisfaction in a children’s emergency department: prospective questionnaire-based study
Emerg Med J 2008; 25: 417-419. doi:10.1136/emj.2007.050005 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] [web only appendix]  

R C Paw

Emergency department staffing in England and Wales, April 2007
Emerg Med J 2008; 25: 420-423. doi:10.1136/emj.2007.054197 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] [web only appendix]  

J R Benger and V Jones

Why are we here? A study of patient actions prior to emergency hospital admission
Emerg Med J 2008; 25: 424-427. doi:10.1136/emj.2007.050856 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] [web only appendix]  

T Sood, D Sally, N Spencer, A Banerjee, and G Hinchley

Feasibility of screening for Chlamydia trachomatis in young men attending an emergency department
Emerg Med J 2008; 25: 428-430. doi:10.1136/emj.2007.054155 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

I van der Wulp, M E van Baar, and A J P Schrijvers

Reliability and validity of the Manchester Triage System in a general emergency department patient population in the Netherlands: results of a simulation study
Emerg Med J 2008; 25: 431-434. doi:10.1136/emj.2007.055228 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Images in emergency medicine:

F Acar, S A Girisgin, B Cander, and S Ozdinc

Lingual haematoma: a rare complication of usual warfarin dose
Emerg Med J 2008; 25: 406. doi:10.1136/emj.2007.053314 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

A Debek and M Moukhalalati

Coma from cerebral venous thrombosis: an overlooked cause
Emerg Med J 2008; 25: 410. doi:10.1136/emj.2007.055541 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

R B Nolan, D A Masneri, and D Pesce

Pneumocephalus after epidural injections
Emerg Med J 2008; 25: 416. doi:10.1136/emj.2006.044412 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

C Jean Louis, N Velilla, B Fernandez, C Beaumont, and I Santiago

Unexpected left upper quadrant abdominal pain in a 30-year-old man
Emerg Med J 2008; 25: 423. doi:10.1136/emj.2007.055517 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

S R Raman, V Kate, and N Ananthakrishnan

Coital paraphimosis causing penile necrosis
Emerg Med J 2008; 25: 454. doi:10.1136/emj.2007.054601 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Short reports:

R Oliphant, B Key, C Dawson, and D Chung

Bilateral temporomandibular joint dislocation following pulmonary function testing: a case report and review of closed reduction techniques
Emerg Med J 2008; 25: 435-436. doi:10.1136/emj.2007.055038 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

J Chitnis, G L A Cumberbatch, and P W Thomas

Emergency department board rounds: are they worthwhile?
Emerg Med J 2008; 25: 437-438. doi:10.1136/emj.2007.053116 [Abstract] [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: 439-440. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Linda Symington and Elizabeth McGugan

BET 1: IS A CHEST DRAIN NECESSARY IN STABLE PATIENTS WITH TRAUMATIC PNEUMOTHORAX?
Emerg Med J 2008; 25: 439-440. doi:10.1136/emj.2008.061671 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Mary Gendy and Rick Body

BET 2: MILCH’S TECHNIQUE VERSUS SCAPULAR MANIPULATION TECHNIQUE FOR REDUCTION OF ANTERIOR SHOULDER DISLOCATION
Emerg Med J 2008; 25: 440. doi:10.1136/emj.2008.061689 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Bhavesh Papadi and Karthikeyan Perumal

BET 3: WHAT IS THE RISK OF ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION IN AMPHETAMINE-INDUCED CHEST PAIN PRESENTING TO THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT?
Emerg Med J 2008; 25: 440-441. doi:10.1136/emj.2008.061697 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Rosa McNamara, Damien Ryan, and Gerard McCarthy

BET 4: IN PATIENTS WITH CLASSIC HEAT STROKE DOES ADDING TREATMENT WITH DANTROLENE IMPROVE OUTCOME?
Emerg Med J 2008; 25: 441-442. doi:10.1136/emj.2008.061705 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Joanne Probert and Jacqui Macnair

BET 5: IS DANTROLENE THE BEST WAY TO TREAT HYPERTHERMIA IN PATIENTS WITH COCAINE ABUSE?
Emerg Med J 2008; 25: 442-443. doi:10.1136/emj.2008.061713 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Prehospital care:

M W A van der Velden, A N Ringburg, E A Bergs, E W Steyerberg, P Patka, and I B Schipper

Prehospital interventions: time wasted or time saved? An observational cohort study of management in initial trauma care
Emerg Med J 2008; 25: 444-449. doi:10.1136/emj.2007.052662 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

G Bury, H Prunty, M Egan, and B Sharpe

Experience of prehospital emergency care among general practitioners in Ireland
Emerg Med J 2008; 25: 450-454. doi:10.1136/emj.2007.052910 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

A E Dobbie and M W Cooke

A descriptive review and discussion of litigation claims against ambulance services
Emerg Med J 2008; 25: 455-458. doi:10.1136/emj.2007.052324 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Emergency casebooks:

S J Wagner and T Begaz

Basal ganglion stroke presenting as subtle behavioural change
Emerg Med J 2008; 25: 459. doi:10.1136/emj.2008.057968 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

B K Dundon, R Puri, D P Leong, and M I Worthley

Takotsubo cardiomyopathy following lightning strike
Emerg Med J 2008; 25: 460-461. doi:10.1136/emj.2007.048876 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

S H Dorman and J Barry

Acute aortic dissection mimicking an acute coronary syndrome through occlusion of the right coronary artery
Emerg Med J 2008; 25: 462-463. doi:10.1136/emj.2008.059709 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Correction:

Correction
Emerg Med J 2008; 25: 463. doi:10.1136/emj.2008.060061corr1 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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