BMJ2d
Accessory ossicle or intraepiphyseal fracture of lateral malleolus: are we familiar with these?
A case of intraepiphyseal injury (type 7) to the lateral malleolus in a 11 year old child is described. This rare injury cannot be classified by commonly used Salter Harris classification for ...
BMJ2d
PP29 Paramedics’ experiences of administering fascia iliaca compartment block to patients with suspected hip fracture
Background Routine pre-hospital pain management for hip fracture is inadequate, with risk of potentially fatal complications, particularly from morphine. Fascia Iliaca Compartment Block (FICB) is used ...
BMJ10d
Online First
Video laryngoscopy may improve the intubation outcomes in critically ill patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials ...
BMJ4d
The prehospital management of pelvic fractures: initial consensus statement
Correspondence to Professor Keith Porter, Department of Anaesthesia, Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, Aberdeen B15 2WB, UK; keith.porter{at}uhb.nhs.uk If you wish to reuse ...
BMJ2d
A problem-based learning resource in emergency medicine for medical students
Emergency medicine is a relatively new specialty area within medicine, however medical schools, students and standard setting bodies have recognised that learning emergency medicine is integral to the ...
BMJ7d
Delayed diagnosis of foreign body aspiration in children
1 Department of Respiratory Medicine, Royal Hospital for Children, Bristol, UK 2 Department of Ear, Nose and Throat Surgery, Royal Hospital for Children, Bristol Correspondence to: Dr T Hilliard, ...
BMJ6d
Pain assessments at triage with the Manchester triage system: a prospective observational study
Objective Pain is one of the six general discriminators of the Manchester triage system (MTS). The frequency of pain assessments conducted at triage with the MTS, and patient, nurse and triage ...
BMJ8d
Effect of delayed lumbar punctures on the diagnosis of acute bacterial meningitis in adults
Correspondence to Professor Tom Solomon, University of Liverpool Brain Infections Group, 8th Floor Duncan Building, Daulby Street, Liverpool L69 3GA, UK; tsolomon{at}liv.ac.uk Introduction Bacterial ...
BMJ12d
Communication skills training for emergency department senior house officers—a qualitative study
Objective—To identify common weaknesses in senior house officer-patient consultation skills, and evaluate direct observation with feedback and negotiation of educational contracts, as a teaching tool ...
BMJ12d
Repeated use of the emergency department: qualitative study of the patient's perspective
1 Department of Social Work and Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institute, Huddinge University Hospital, Sweden 2 Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden ...
BMJ3d
Prediction modelling for trauma using comorbidity and ‘true’ 30-day outcome
Background Prediction models for trauma outcome routinely control for age but there is uncertainty about the need to control for comorbidity and whether the two interact. This paper describes recent ...