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Edited by K Mackway-Jones
Best evidence topic reports (BETS) summarise the evidence pertaining to particular clinical questions. They are not systematic reviews, but rather contain the best (highest level) evidence that can be practically obtained by busy practising clinicians. The search strategies used to find the best evidence are reported in detail in order to allow clinicians to update searches whenever necessary.
The BETS published below were first reported at the Critical Appraisal Journal Club at the Manchester Royal Infirmary.1 Each BET has been constructed in the four stages that have been described elsewhere.2 The four topics covered in this issue of the journal are:
• Signs and symptoms of oesophageal coins
• Immobilisation of suspected scaphoid fractures
• Activated charcoal in tricyclic antidepressant overdose
• Acute analgesia in non-traumatic abdominal pain
Edited by K Mackway-Jones