Emergency Medicine Journal: 27 (4)

Primary survey

Primary survey (12 April, 2010) Free
Steve Goodacre

Editorial

Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust: another progress report (12 April, 2010)
Geoff Hughes

Commentary

Pre-procedural fasting for sedation: do we need to do it? (12 April, 2010)
David Taylor

Review

Pre-procedural fasting in emergency sedation (12 April, 2010)
Rebecca J Thorpe, Jonathan Benger

Original articles

Impact of senior clinical review on patient disposition from the emergency department (12 April, 2010)
Alison L White, Peter A R Armstrong, Shobhan Thakore
Role of MRI in the diagnosis of clinically suspected scaphoid fracture: analysis of 611 consecutive cases and literature review (12 April, 2010)
Mohamed Khalid, Ziadanesh R Jummani, Kaliannan Kanagaraj, Amir Hussain, David Robinson, Russell Walker
Prospective observational measurement of tracheal tube cuff pressures in the emergency department (12 April, 2010)
Michelle Chopra, Lewis Jones, Carole Boulanger, Jonathan Benger, Ian Higginson, Dominic Williamson, Paul Younge, Gavin Lloyd
Diagnostic and prognostic utility of troponin estimation in patients presenting with syncope: a prospective cohort study (12 April, 2010)
Matthew J Reed, David E Newby, Andrew J Coull, Robin J Prescott, Alasdair J Gray
NICE guidelines for the investigation of head injuries—an anticoagulant loop hole? (12 April, 2010)
Simon J Prowse, John Sloan
Readability of information leaflets given to attenders at hospital with a head injury (12 April, 2010)
S Macdonald, T M McMillan, J Kerr
Oxygen use in acute myocardial infarction: an online survey of health professionals' practice and beliefs (12 April, 2010)
Amanda Burls, José I Emparanza, Tom Quinn, Juan B Cabello
Impact of a modified Valsalva manoeuvre in the termination of paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia (12 April, 2010)
S Walker, P Cutting
Diagnosing acute myocardial infarction with troponins: how low can you go? (12 April, 2010) Free
Richard Body, Garry McDowell, Simon Carley, Jamie Ferguson, Kevin Mackway-Jones
Heat-related illnesses during the 2003 heat wave in an emergency service (12 April, 2010)
M Oberlin, M Tubery, V Cances-Lauwers, M Ecoiffier, D Lauque

Short reports

Intranasal fentanyl for analgesia in the paediatric emergency department (12 April, 2010)
Maria Finn, Dan Harris
Clinical significance of initial troponin I in the grey zone in emergency department chest pain patients: a retrospective pilot study (12 April, 2010)
Hwee Min Lee, Debra Kerr, Darach O'H Ici, Anne-Maree Kelly

Best Evidence Topic reports

Towards evidence based emergency medicine: best BETs from the Manchester Royal Infirmary (12 April, 2010)
Kerstin Hogg
BET 1 (12 April, 2010)
BET 2 (12 April, 2010)
BET 3 (12 April, 2010)

Prehospital care

UK mountain rescue casualties: 2002–2006 (12 April, 2010)
Alasdair J Mort, David J Godden
Effects of training time and feedback on ventilation skills in lay rescuers (12 April, 2010)
Peter Paal, Markus Falk, Elisabeth Gruber, Werner Beikircher, John Ellerton, Hartmann Kainz, Volker Wenzel, Hermann Brugger
Airflow efficacy of ballpoint pen tubes: a consideration for use in bystander cricothyrotomy (12 April, 2010)
David Owens, Ben Greenwood, Alistair Galley, Alun Tomkinson, Sarah Woolley
Field intubation of cardiac arrest patients: a dying art? (12 April, 2010)
Richard M Lyon, John D Ferris, Danielle M Young, Dermot W McKeown, Angela J Oglesby, Colin Robertson
Supporting research and development in ambulance services: research for better health care in prehospital settings (12 April, 2010)
A Niroshan Siriwardena, Rachael Donohoe, John Stephenson, Paul Phillips
Development and pilot of clinical performance indicators for English ambulance services (12 April, 2010)
A Niroshan Siriwardena, Deborah Shaw, Rachael Donohoe, Sarah Black, John Stephenson

Emergency casebooks

Extension avulsion fracture of the upper thoracic spine with associated oesophageal injury (12 April, 2010)
Timothy Richard Taylor, Robert Lenthall
Beware of undetected hypoglycaemia (12 April, 2010)
Penchala S Mittadodla, Mohammad Ahmad

PostScript

Letters: Lidocaine with epinephrine for digital nerve blocks: a note of caution (12 April, 2010)
Jason Lee, Steven Crane
Letters: Tip of the iceberg? The four-hour standard (12 April, 2010)
J Bethel
Letters: Treatment of massive pulmonary embolism (12 April, 2010)
Andy Eynon

Images in emergency medicine

Carotid-cavernous fistula presenting with a red eye (12 April, 2010)
S A Aslam, A Sallam, N Ali

Miscellanea

Theme: Advanced airway (12 April, 2010)
M Davey
Theme: Advanced airway (12 April, 2010)
Sophia (12 April, 2010)
David Maritz, Jonathan Wyatt

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April 2010 - Volume 27 - 4

Primary survey

Editorial

Commentary

Review

Original articles

Short reports

Best Evidence Topic reports

Prehospital care

Emergency casebooks

PostScript

Images in emergency medicine

Miscellanea

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Table of contents

April 2010 - Volume 27 - 4

Primary survey

Editorial

Commentary

Review

Original articles

Short reports

Best Evidence Topic reports

Prehospital care

Emergency casebooks

PostScript

Images in emergency medicine

Miscellanea

Issue Information