BMJ17h
TB or not TB: an unusual sore finger
A 25 year old Afro-Carribean presented to the accident and emergency department with a painful swelling of the little finger. Radiology revealed periosteal elevation and a bone scan showed a hot spot ...
BMJ1d
Risk factors and outcomes associated with post-traumatic headache after mild traumatic brain injury
Correspondence to Tansel Yilmaz, Department of Neurology, St. Elisabeth Hospital, Hilvarenbeekseweg 60, 5022 GC Tilburg, The Netherlands; t.yilmaz{at}elisabeth.nl Objectives To determine the ...
BMJ2d
Deliberate poisoning with dinitrophenol (DNP): an unlicensed weight loss pill
1 Department of Emergency Medicine, St Mary's Hospital, London, UK 2 Department of Anaesthetics and Intensive Care, Northwick Park Hospital, London, UK 3 Department of Anaesthetics, Charing Cross ...
BMJ4d
Evaluation of 3-mm diameter intravenous tubing for the rapid infusion of fluids.
Department of Anaesthesia, Odstock Hospital, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England. The use of intravenous administration systems incorporating 3-mm internal diameter tubing is becoming more common in ...
BMJ8d
Are medical students in prehospital care at risk of moral injury?
Background The term ‘moral injury’ may be useful in conceptualising the negative psychological effects of delivering emergency and prehospital medicine as it provides a non-pathological framework for ...
BMJ13d
Sex differences in the intention and decision to use emergency medical services for acute coronary syndrome in Australia: a retrospective study
Background Sex-based disparities in acute coronary syndrome (ACS) presentations exist and women often have worse outcomes after an ACS event. Calling the emergency medical services (EMS) initiates ...
BMJ13d
Emergency medicine advanced clinical practitioners: an English workforce census
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BMJ18d
Endotracheal tube as chest tube: a back-up alternative in resource limited settings
Thoracostomies, and subsequent placements of chest tubes (CTs), are a standard procedure in several domains of medicine. In emergency medicine, thoracostomies are indicated to release a relevant ...
BMJ24d
Accidental colchicine overdose. A case report and literature review
Correspondence to: Mr P E Pritty, Accident and Emergency Department, Derbyshire Royal Infirmary, London Road, Derby DE1 2QY, UK; ppritty{at}aol.com Colchicine overdose is uncommon but potentially life ...
BMJ25d
Care for older adults living with dementia in the emergency department: a systematic review and meta-synthesis of care partner roles and perspectives
Objective Care partners play a vital role in supporting persons living with dementia (PLWD) in using medical services. We conducted a meta-synthesis to explore care partner perspectives of ED care for ...
BMJ27d
Detection of paediatric skull fractures using POCUS
A shortcut review of the literature was conducted to examine the sensitivity and specificity of point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) in detecting paediatric skull fractures. A total of 162 publications ...
BMJ1mon
The journey to the front door; what pathways do paediatric patients take prior to attending the emergency department?
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