TY - JOUR T1 - Highlights from this issue JF - Emergency Medicine Journal JO - Emerg Med J SP - 753 LP - 753 DO - 10.1136/emermed-2016-206412 VL - 33 IS - 11 AU - Richard Body Y1 - 2016/11/01 UR - http://emj.bmj.com/content/33/11/753.abstract N2 - There is clearly a need for a validated physiological early warning score for specific use in the paediatric emergency department (PED). In this issue, Cotterill et al compare two paediatric early warning scores developed in Manchester: the Royal Manchester Children's Hospital Early Warning System (ManCHEWS) and a modified version, the Pennine Acute Trust Paediatric Observation Priority Score (PAT-POPS). The modified score incorporates the original physiological scoring system but also takes account of the nurse's judgement and specific elements of a patient's background. This Manchester derby was a close call: but will the marginally superior accuracy of PAT-POPS for predicting hospital admission ultimately win over the simplicity of ManCHEWS?In Queensland, Australia, Scuffham et al took … ER -