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Back Commentary

Competency in the New Language of Medical Education
Darren A Kilroy

Steroids in sepsis, etomidate, and Pearl Harbor
Bernard A Foëx, Hamish E Thomson

Back Commissioned Series

SOFT TISSUE INJURIES 3 PARASPINAL
John Sloan

CRITICAL APPRAISAL FOR EMERGENCY MEDICINE 1. CONCEPTS AND DEFINITIONS
Steve Goodacre

CRITICAL APPRAISAL FOR EMERGENCY MEDICINE 3. EVALUATION OF A THERAPY
Steve Goodacre

CRITICAL APPRAISAL FOR EMERGENCY MEDICINE 4. EVALUATION OF SERVICE ORGANISATION AND DELIVERY
Steve Goodacre

CRITICAL APPRAISAL FOR EMERGENCY MEDICINE 5. EVALUATION OF A DIAGNOSTIC TEST
Steve Goodacre

CRITICAL APPRAISAL FOR EMERGENCY MEDICINE 6. SYSTEMATIC REVIEWS
Steve Goodacre

Back Editorial

Will my child live?
Elizabeth Molyneux

August 2008 Editorial - The Inappropriate Attender
Geoffrey Hughes

Back Emergency Casebook

Corneal Abrasion and Alkali Burn Secondary to Automobile Air Bag Inflation
Angela L Scarlett, Paul Gee

Extreme cardiac and pulmonary artery compression causing positional oxygen desaturation.
Saad Alkhafaji, Rashid Mazhar, Cornelia S Carr, Abdul M Alkhulaifi

Vertebral artery dissection presenting as isolated vertigo
Neil J Rane, Duncan McAuley

Spontaneous Intracranial Hypotension – A Cause of Severe Acute Headache.
Ram Vaidhyanath, Richard Kenningham, Arshad Khan, Nicholas Messios

“Please Treat Me with Metoclopramide”
Dimitrios-Anestis Moutzouris, Stylianos Manetas, Stavros E. Mountantonakis, Matthew. E. Falagas

Perforation of the ileum after a stab wound of the gluteal region.
Jakob van Oldenrijk, Çaĝdaº Ünlü, Bart van Wagensveld

Neck pain and minor trauma: Normal radiographs do not exclude serious pathology
Tamsin L P Ribbons, Simon Bell

Meningitis in a Butcher
Shwetha S Rao, Antony Mariathas, Louise Teare

Atropine resistant bradycardia due to hyperkalaemia
Toby J Slade, Joydeep Grover, Jonathan R Benger

Heeding clues to Metformin Associated Lactic Acidosis – Prompt response can save life
Uma Kumar, Chennavir Bammigatti, Arun Gopi

A case of Ricin poisoning following some Korea castor bean ingestion
HO JUNG KIM, HOON LIM, YOUNG SOON CHO

A case report of an infective splenic rupture presenting with symptoms of a pulmonary embolism.
Mushtaq Shah, Samiul Muquit, Bushra Azam

BILATERAL COMPARTMENT SYNDROME IN THIGHS AND LEGS BY METHANOL INTOXICATION. A CASE REPORT
Guillem Figueras Coll, Glòria Albertí Fitó, Miquel Iborra Gonzàlez, José María Cavanilles Walker, David Aldea Boniche, Jaume Roca Burniol

Brachial Plexus Trauma: the Morbidity of Hemidiaphragmatic Paralysis
Orrin I Franko, Zain Khalpey, Jonathan Gates

Hyperchloraemic Metabolic Acidosis
Florence Sin Ying Fan, Kai Ming Chow, Cheuk Chun Szeto, Philip Kam Tao Li

Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura: A true haematological emergency
Navin K Bedi

CORONARY SPASM INDUCED BY CAPECITABINE MIMICKS ST-ELEVATION MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION
Paul A Scott, Lukas Ferchow, Alex Hobson, Nick Curzen

Cat Scratch disease Presenting as Acute Encephalopathy
Yonas L Cherinet, Richard Tomlinson

Acute Cholinergic Syndrome Following Ingestion of Contaminated Herbal Extract
Ming-Ju Hsieh, Zui-Shen Yen, Shyr-Chyr Chen, Cheng-Chung Fang

Catamenial Pneumothorax
Anthea Simpson, elizabeth skelly

Back Original Article

Forget the blood, not the stone! Microhematuria in acute urolithiasis and the role of early CT scanning
Kyriakos Xafis, George Thalmann, Lorin M Benneker, Christophoros Stoupis, Donal J Buggy, Heinz Zimmermann, Aristomenis K Exadaktylos

Impact of Helical Computed Tomography in Clinically Evident Appendicitis
Kyuseok Kim, Joong E Lee, Christopher C Lee, Kyung S Kim, Jung H Shin, Min J Kwak, Joong H Kim, Gil J Suh, Seo K Hahn, Adam J Singer

The end of the line? Comparison of the Visual Analogue Scale with the Verbal Numerical Rating Scale as pain assessment tools in the Emergency Department
Helen Mohan, John M Ryan, Brendan Whelan, Abel Wakai

Mass Casualty Incidents (MCI): Are NHS Staff prepared? An Audit of One NHS Foundation Trust
Charanjit Singh Milkhu, David C J Howell, Paul A Glynne, Dimitri Raptis, Helen L Booth, Louise Langmead, Vivek K Datta

The taxonomy of clinician questions in the emergency department.
Mark Alan Graber, Bradley D Randles, Jay Monnhan, John W Ely, Charles Jennisen, Bobby Peters, Dean Anderson

Payment by Results: a guide for Emergency Physicians
Ian M Higginson, Henry R Guly

MORPHINE ANALGESIA IN PATIENTS WITH ACUTE APPENDICITS: A RANDOMIZED DOUBLE BLIND CLINICAL TRIAL
Hadi Ahmadi Amoli, Asieh Golozar, Sepideh Keshavarzi, Hassan Tavakoli, Ali Yaghoobi

Heelys Related Injuries in Children
James ER Thing, Donna Wade, Heather Clark

OCCURRENCE OF MALIGNANT VERTEBRAL FRACTURES IN AN EMERGENCY ROOM SETTING
Ruben Dammers, Henk WC Bijvoet, Maarten J Driesse, Cees JJ Avezaat

Predicting patient arrivals in an accident and emergency department
Susanna W. M. Au-Yeung, Uli Harder, Emma J. McCoy, William J. Knottenbelt

Imaging Paediatric Blunt Abdominal Trauma in the Emergency Department: Ultrasound vs. Computerised Tomography
Jennifer Gordon Browning, A Graham Wilkinson, Tom Beattie

The impact of surgeon-performed ultrasound on diagnosis of abdominal pain
Anna Lindelius, Staffan Törngren, Anders Sondén, Hans Pettersson, Johanna Adami

The Initial Risk Stratification and Presenting Characteristics of Patients with Evolving Myocardial Infarctions
Chadwick D. Miller, Gregory J. Fermann, Christopher J. Lindsell, Kenneth W. Mahaffey, W. Frank Peacock, Charles V. Pollack, Judd E. Hollander, Deborah B. Diercks, W. Brian Gibler, James W. Hoekstra

Scanty justification for interhospital transfers: a cause of reduced efficiency in the emergency department
Giuliano Bertazzoni, Moira Cristofani, Alessandra Ponzanetti, Arianna Trabalzini, Helias Attalla, Corrado De Vito, Paolo Villari

Can a change in policy reduce emergency hospital admissions? Effect of admission avoidance team, guideline implementation and a maximized observation unit
Reda Gonnah, Mohamed Osama Hegazi, Ihab Hamdy, Mechel Mories Shenoda

The density ratio of gray to white matter on CT as an early predictor of vegetative state or death after cardiac arrest
Seung Pill Choi, Hae Kwan Park, Kyu Nam Park, Young Min Kim, Kook Jin Ahn, Kyoung Ho Choi, Woon Jeong Lee, Si Kyoung Jeong

Near patient testing of potassium levels using arterial blood gas analysers – Can we trust these results?
Ricardo Jorge Paixao Jose, Jacobus Preller

Excessive use of force by police: A survey of academic emergency physicians
Range Hutson, Deirdre Anglin, Philip Rice, Demetrios Kuriacou, Michael Guirguis, Jared Strote

Factors Predicting Mortality in Victims of Blunt Trauma Brain Injury in Emergency Department Settings
Kuang-Yu Hsiao, Cheng-Ting Hsiao, Hsu-Huei Weng, Kai-Hua Chen, Leng-Jye Lin, Yu-Mei Huang

Intravenous Ketamine for Adult Procedural Sedation in the Emergency Department: A Prospective Cohort Study
Alastair Newton, Laurence Fitton

Paediatric Allergic Reactions in the Emergency Department: A Review
Nicola C Melville, Tom Beattie

The performance of emergency medicine residents in the interpretation of trauma radiographs
Sule Akkose Aydın, Mehtap Bulut, Naile Bolca Topal, Semra Akgoz, Ozlem Koksal, Serap Orcan, Mustafa Turan, Tayfun Aydın, Esra Gültekin, M. Resit Oncu, Oya Durmus, Halil Ozguç, Bulent Eren

Norwegian regular general practitioners' experiences with out-of-hours emergency situations and procedures
Erik Zakariassen, Hogne Sandvik, Steinar Hunskaar

Risk management during inter-hospital transfer of critically ill patients: Making the journey safe
Iftikhar Ahmed, Amer Majeed

SERUM ADENOSINE DEAMINASE LEVELS IN DIAGNOSIS OF ACUTE APPENDICITIS
Zeynel A Öztürk, Seyfettin Köklü, Mehmet F Erol, Fatma M Yılmaz, Ömer Başar, Osman Yüksel, Gülsen Yilmaz, Bünyamin Kısacık, İlhami Yüksel

Accuracy of a Web-Based Recording Program for In-Hospital Resuscitation: Laboratory Study
Yoo Seok Park, In Cheol Park, Je Sung You, Dae Young Hong, Kyeong Ryong Lee, Sung Pil Chung

The benefits of CT urography in patients presenting to the emergency department with suspected ureteric colic.
Danny Ulahannan, Christopher Blakeley, Nelesh Jeyadevan, Kambiz Hashemi

Doctors’ knowledge of the appropriate use and route of administration of antidotes in the management of recreational drug toxicity
Satnam Lidder, Hanna Ovaska, John RH Archer, Shaun L Greene, Alison L Jones, Paul I Dargan, David M Wood

Can emergency medical service staff predict disposition of patients they are transporting?
Katherine Clesham, Suzanne M Mason, james gray, stephen walters, vic cooke

The PAWS Score: Validation of an early warning scoring system for the initial assessment of children in the emergency department.
Paul Egdell, Lisa Finlay, David K Pedley

Epidemiology of mandibular fractures in a tertiary trauma centre
Kai Lee

The Derriford twelve commandments of Emergency Medicine. A model for good practice in a changing world, or a survival guide for new medical staff.
Jason Smith, Ian Higginson, Henry R. Guly, Iain C Grant, Philip Belsham, Anne Hicks, David Alao, Daranee Boon

Lactic acidosis not hypelactatemia as an early predictor of in-hospital mortality in septic emergency patients
Sung-Woo Lee, Yun-Sik Hong, Dae-Won Park, Sung-Hyuk Choi, Sung-Woo Moon, Jong-Su Park, Jeong-Yoon Kim, Kwang-Je Baek

HOSPITAL ADMISSIONS WITH HEAD INJURY FOLLOWING PUBLICATION OF NICE GUIDANCE
Steve Goodacre

Injury patterns in clashes between citizens and security forces during forced evacuation
Dagan Schwartz, Yaron Bar-Dayan

Audit of the Safety and Effectiveness of Ketamine for Procedural Sedation in the Emergency Department
Jennifer Vardy, Neil Dignon, Neil Mukherjee, Danish Sami, Gautham Balachandran, Scott Taylor

The effect of deep vein thrombosis on ischemia-modified albumin levels
Ahmet Mentese, Umit Mentese, Suleyman Turedi, Abdulkadir Gunduz, Suleyman Caner Karahan, Murat Topbas, Aysegul Turan, Tevfik Patan, Suha Turkmen, Gokce Okur, Mehmet Selcuk Eminagaoglu

Derivation of a Risk Assessment Tool for Emergency Department Patients with Sickle Cell Disease
Aaron W Bernard, Christopher J Lindsell, Arvind Venkat

Aortic post-traumatic pseudoaneurysm
Mónica Ballesta Moratalla

The Influence of Meteorological Factors on Occurrence of Trauma and Motor vehicle collisions in Tokyo.
Toshikazu Abe, Yasuharu Tokuda, Sachiko Ohde, Shinichi Ishimatsu, Tomohiko Nakamura, Richard B. Birrer

The pharmacological effect of epinephrine administration via laryngeal mask airway in a porcine model of asphyxial cardiac arrest
Kuo-Tai Chen, Hung-Jung Lin, Her-Wen Jeng, Chin-Chan Lin, How-Ran Guo

Look Right! A Retrospective Study Of Pedestrian Accidents Involving Overseas Visitors To London.
Andrew Baldwin, Tim Harris, Gareth Davies

Patterns of ophthalmological complaints presenting to a dedicated ophthalmic accident & emergency department: inappropriate use and patients’ perspective
Scott Hau, Alex Ioannidis, Panos Masaoutis, Seema Verma

Modified Early Warning Score predicts need for hospital admission and in-hospital mortality
Vanessa Celeste Burch, Gareth Tarr, Chelsea Morroni

Effect of ED Fast-track on ED length of stay: A Case-Control study
Julie Considine, Matthew Kropman, Erin Kelly, Craig Winter

KNOWLEDGE OF STROKE SIGNS, TREATMENT AND NEED FOR URGENT MANAGEMENT IN PATIENTS PRESENTING WITH AN ACUTE ISCHEMIC STROKE OR TIA: A PROSPECTIVE STUDY
Latha G. Stead, Lekshmi Vaidyanathan, M. Fernanda Bellolio, Wyatt W. Decker, Rachel M. Gilmore, Anjali Bhagra, Rahul Kashyap, Sailaja Enduri, Smitha Suravaram, Shaily Mishra, David Nash, Ayman S. Yassa, Ann M. Hoff, Helen M. Wood, Robert D. Brown

Observational Pain Assessment versus Self-Report in Pediatric Triage
Itai Shavit, Maria Kofman, Marc Leder, Tami Hod, Eran Kozer

Evaluation of the Risk Assessment Matrix: A Mental Health Triage Tool
Anish S Patel, Anthony Harrison, William Bruce-Jones

Performance of cellular phones with video telephony in using automated external defibrillators by untrained laypersons
Je Sung You, Saehwan Park, Sung Pil Chung, Jong Woo Park

interobsver variability in computed tomography scan interpretation for acute appendicitis
klaas h in 't Hof, gabriel krestin, ewout steijerberg, jaap bonjer, johan lange, walter becking, geert kazemier

Comparison of Manikin versus Porcine Models in Cricothyrotomy Procedure Training
Junho Cho, Gu Hyun Kang, Eui Chung Kim, Young Min Oh, Hyuk Joong Choi, Tai Ho Im, Jin Hong Yang, Hyun Soo Chung

Senior House Officers and Foundation Year Doctors in Emergency Medicine - Do they perform equally? A prospective observational study.
Peter A.R. Armstrong, Alison L. White, Shobhan Thakore

AN AUDIT OF OXYGEN USE IN EMERGENCY MEDICINE AND IN A HOSPTIAL EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT
Katherine E Hale, Carole Gavin, B Ronan O'Driscoll

Routine Chest Xray in uncomplicated suspected acute coronary syndrome rarely yields significant pathology
Julia Ng, David McDonald Taylor

Standards of Practice in UK Emergency Departments Before, During and After Conscious Sedation
Simon Adams, Chris Woods, Harpreet Lyall, Mark Higson

Back Prehospital Care

Introduction of non-transport guidelines into an ambulance service - a retrospective review
James T Gray, Jim Wardrope

AMPDS Categories: Are they an appropriate method to select cases for extended role ambulance practitioners?
James T Gray, Alison Walker

Back Reflections on Prehospital Care

Reflections on Pre-hospital Care: Ecstasy Toxicity and the Cooling Factor
Tom Archer

Reflection on prehospital care: the use of the Pneumatic Anti-Shock Garment.
Robert Owen, Nick Castle

Back Review

Tourniquet use in the civilian pre-hospital setting.
Caroline Lee, Keith M Porter, Timothy J Hodgetts

Use of helium-oxygen mixtures in the treatment of croup: a systematic review
Christiane Vorwerk, Timothy J Coats

Thrombolysis for Acute Ischaemic Stroke - A new challenge for Emergency Medicine
Jason M Kendall

Recombinant Activated Factor VII use in the Emergency Department
Peter E Fishman, Byron C Drumheller, Mary E Dubon, Todd L Slesinger

A Structured Literature Review of Penetrating Neck Injury Management in the Emergency Department
Jeremy J Brywczynski, Tyler W Barrett, Jennifer A Lyon, Bryan A Cotton


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