Emergency Medicine Journal

is an international peer-reviewed journal covering pre-hospital, hospital emergency medicine and critical care

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Emergency Medicine Journal (EMJ) is a Plan S compliant Transformative Journal.

Emergency Medicine Journal is an international peer reviewed journal covering pre-hospital and hospital emergency medicine, and critical care. The journal publishes original research, evidence-based reviews and commentaries on resuscitation, trauma, minor injuries, disaster preparedness and response, toxicology, acute medical and paediatric emergencies, diagnostic testing, teaching, clinical operations, decision making and reflections on clinical practice. The journal is aimed at doctors, nurses, paramedics and ambulance staff.

Listen to the EMJ Podcast, which is published every month, and subscribe in all podcast platforms, including Apple Podcasts, Spotify and Amazon Music.

Editor-in-Chief: Professor Ellen Weber, University of California, San Francisco, USA
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Latest information and guidance from the Royal College of Emergency Medicine.

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Authors

Emergency Medicine Journal accepts submissions of a wide range of article types, including original research, reviews and image challenges.

The Author Information section provides specific article requirements to help you turn your research into an article suitable for EMJ.

Information is also provided on editorial policies and open access.

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Latest Articles

Commentary:

Ideal emergency stroke pathway: work in progress

10 October 2024

Original research:

Transient Ischaemic attack Emergency Referral (TIER): randomised feasibility trial results

10 October 2024

Commentary:

Can non-contrast CT exclude subarachnoid haemorrhage?

9 October 2024

Original research:

Delayed admission of patients with hip fracture from the emergency department is associated with an increased mortality risk and increased length of hospital stay

8 October 2024

Original research:

Suicide and self-injury-related emergency department visits and homelessness among adults 25-64 years old from 2016 to 2021 in the USA

7 October 2024

999 EMS Research Forum 2024

999 EMS Research Forum Annual Research Conference 2024 took place 17-18 September 2024 in Cambridge, UK. The Annual Research Conference produced in association with East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust (EEAST), PRIME Centre Wales and The National Ambulance Research Steering Group (NARSG). This year's theme was ‘recognising progress, developing the future'.

This event is in its 27^th year and attracts UK and international delegates including early career researchers, paramedics, paramedic researchers, academics, R&D officers, CRN, patient and public contributors, medical students and other clinical staff.

Visit the website for more information. The abstracts from the conference will be published as a supplement to Emergency Medicine Journal.

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Association between delays to patient admission from the emergency department and all-cause 30-day mortality
18 January 2022

Perceived barriers and opportunities to improve working conditions and staff retention in emergency departments: a qualitative study
9 January 2024

Non-sterile gloves and dressing versus sterile gloves, dressings and drapes for suturing of traumatic wounds in the emergency department: a non-inferiority multicentre randomised controlled trial
26 July 2022

Comparison of intravenous paracetamol (acetaminophen) to intravenously or intramuscularly administered non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) or opioids for patients presenting with moderate to severe acute pain conditions to the ED: systematic review and meta-analysis
12 May 2023

Cessation of Smoking Trial in the Emergency Department (COSTED): a multicentre randomised controlled trial
26 March 2024

Cardiac Arrest Nurse Leadership (CANLEAD) trial: a simulation-based randomised controlled trial implementation of a new cardiac arrest role to facilitate cognitive offload for medical team leaders
26 January 2021

Featured Video

Emergency Medicine Journal - Our Full Story

12 March 2024

Listen to Editor-in-Chief of Emergency Medicine Journal, Ellen Weber, talk about the journal's aims and scope, the advice she has for authors thinking about submitting to the journal, what the journal has to offer to readers, highlights from the journal and what the journal has planned for 2024.

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