Table of contents

Original Articles

• Non-invasive ventilation as a first-line treatment for acute respiratory failure: “real life” experience in the emergency department (21 October, 2005)

  C Antro, F Merico, R Urbino, V Gai
• Relation between epistaxis, external nasal deformity, and septal deviation following nasal trauma (21 October, 2005)

  M Daniel, U Raghavan
• How is deep vein thrombosis diagnosed and managed in UK and Australian emergency departments? (21 October, 2005)

  F C Sampson, S Goodacre, A-M Kelly, D Kerr
• The usefulness of trauma scores in determining the life threatening condition of trauma victims for writing medical-legal reports (21 October, 2005)

  N G Bilgin, E Mert, H Çamdeviren
• The right place in the right space? Awareness of site for needle thoracocentesis (21 October, 2005)

  E P Ferrie, N Collum, S McGovern
• Unnecessary laparotomy by using physical examination and different diagnostic modalities for penetrating abdominal stab wounds (21 October, 2005)

  C Ertekin, H Yanar, K Taviloglu, R Güloglu, O Alimoglu
• Emergency department organisation of critical care transfers in the UK (21 October, 2005)

  A Stevenson, C Fiddler, M Craig, A Gray
• Self-harm, capacity, and refusal of treatment: implications for emergency medical practice. A prospective observational study (21 October, 2005)

  R Jacob, I C H Clare, A Holland, P C Watson, C Maimaris, M Gunn