BMJ5d
Suicide and self-injury-related emergency department visits and homelessness among adults 25–64 years old from 2016 to 2021 in the USA
Background Despite pronounced increases in homelessness and mental health problems in the USA over the past decade, further ...
BMJ1d
Barking up the wrong tree? A survey of dog bite wound management
Objectives: Several trials have been published examining the role of antibiotics in dog bite wound management. A meta-analysis of these suggests that there is very little benefit to routine antibiotic ...
BMJ6d
Mid-arm circumference can be used to estimate weight of adult and adolescent patients
Objectives Many drug and fluid regimens in emergency medicine are weight dependent in adults, but no standard adult weight estimation tools exist. Paediatric weight is often estimated in emergency ...
BMJ2d
Flucloxacillin alone or combined with benzylpenicillin to treat lower limb cellulitis: a randomised controlled trial
Correspondence to: Dr P Leman Emergency Department, Royal Perth Hospital, Wellington Street, Perth, WA 6001, Australia; peter.lemanhealth.wa.gov.au Objective: To determine whether using intravenous ...
BMJ6d
Intermittent left bundle branch block (LBBB) as a clinical manifestation of myocardial contusion after blunt chest trauma
1 Department of Clinical Emergencies, Hospital das Clínicas, University of São Paulo Medical School, São Paulo, Brazil 2 Surgical Intensive Care Unit, Digestive Surgery Division, Hospital das Clínicas ...
BMJ4d
Full neurological recovery from profound (18.0°C) acute accidental hypothermia: successful resuscitation using active invasive rewarming techniques
The case of a 17-year-old girl brought into the emergency department (ED) having been found in a field semi-clad and overtly hypothermic is reported. A weak carotid pulse, agonal breathing and fixed ...
BMJ6d
Acute urinary retention attributable to sacral herpes zoster
Correspondence to: Dr J Acheson c/o Department of Surgery, Antrim Area Hospital, 45 Bush Road, Antrim BT28 3QE, Northern Ireland; achesonjonnyhotmail.com Acute urinary retention in women is uncommon.
BMJ6d
Public understanding of medical terminology: non-English speakers may not receive optimal care
1 Emergency Medicine Research Group, University of Warwick and Walsgrave Hospitals NHS Trust, Coventry 2 Emergency Medicine Research Group, Department of General Practice and Primary Care, University ...
BMJ2d
BET 1: Best Evidence Topic Report: is the hook test sensitive enough to be used to exclude distal biceps tendon rupture?
A shortcut review was carried out to see whether the hook test is sensitive enough for a negative result to exclude complete distal biceps tendon rupture (DBTR) in adults. 3 papers presented the best ...