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Research Article

• Appropriateness of use of emergency ambulances. (1 July, 1998)

  H Snooks, H Wrigley, S George, E Thomas, H Smith, A Glasper
• Review of a general practice attachment for accident and emergency training. (1 July, 1998)

  M A Howell, S P Cembrowicz, K Jones
• General practice: a secondment from emergency medicine--so what! (1 July, 1998)

  M F Nicol, C A McLauchlan
• Moving towards evidence based emergency medicine: use of a structured critical appraisal journal club. (1 July, 1998)

  S D Carley, K Mackway-Jones, A Jones, R J Morton, W Dollery, S Maurice, L Niklaus, S Donnan
• The best evidence topic report: a modified CAT for summarising the available evidence in emergency medicine. (1 July, 1998)

  K Mackway-Jones, S D Carley, R J Morton, S Donnan
• Towards evidence based emergency medicine: best BETS from the Manchester Royal Infirmary. Admission of isolated sternal fracture for observation. (1 July, 1998)

  A Jones
• Towards evidence based emergency medicine: best BETs from the Manchester Royal infirmary. Management of household electrical injury. (1 July, 1998)

  W Dollery
• Towards evidence based emergency medicine: best BETs from the Manchester Royal Infirmary. Steroid delivery in croup. (1 July, 1998)

  S Maurice
• Towards evidence based emergency medicine: best BETs from the Manchester Royal Infirmary. Haematoma block versus intravenous regional anaesthesia in Colles' fractures. (1 July, 1998)

  S Carley
• An alternative to "brutacaine": a comparison of low dose intramuscular ketamine with intranasal midazolam in children before suturing. (1 July, 1998)

  R G McGlone, S Ranasinghe, S Durham
• Epilepsy in the accident and emergency department--developing a code of safe practice for adult patients. South East and South West Thames Accident and Emergency Specialty Sub-committees. (1 July, 1998)

  J Ryan, S Nash, J Lyndon
• Oral midazolam for conscious sedation of children during minor procedures. (1 July, 1998)

  F C Davies, M Waters
• Prospective study of "door to needle time" in meningococcal disease. (1 July, 1998)

  F A Riordan, A P Thomson, J A Sills, C A Hart
• "Not so immediate" hypersensitivity--the danger of biphasic anaphylactic reactions. (1 July, 1998)

  E Brazil, A F MacNamara
• Clinical impact of blood cultures taken in the emergency department. (1 July, 1998)

  A M Kelly
• Recurrent overdose: patient characteristics, habits, and outcomes. (1 July, 1998)

  D M Taylor, P A Cameron, D Eddey
• Violence and verbal abuse against staff in accident and emergency departments: a survey of consultants in the UK and the Republic of Ireland. (1 July, 1998)

  M G Jenkins, L G Rocke, B P McNicholl, D M Hughes
• Can nurse practitioners offer a quality service? An evaluation of a year's work of a nurse led minor injury unit. (1 July, 1998)

  A F Mabrook, B Dale
• Subungual haematomas: is simple trephining enough? (1 July, 1998)

  S Meek, M White
• Edinburgh's Hogmanay celebrations: beyond a major disaster. (1 July, 1998)

  J J O'Donnell, A P Gleeson, H Smith
• Silent orbitocranial penetration by a pencil. (1 July, 1998)

  S Dinakaran, P J Noble
• Neurogenic pulmonary oedema. (1 July, 1998)

  G W Kerr