Primary survey Do EPs change their clinical behaviour in the hallway encounters or when a companion is present? A cross-sectional survey and the commentary by Jacky Hanson and Kirsten Walthall Privacy is a key element in the process of undertaking a consultation with a patient, as it allows due care and attention to paid to the patient’s […]
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Primary Survey June 2018. Emergency Medicine Journal
This month the primary survey is collated and written by Edward Carlton, Associate Editor, EMJ. Editor’s Choice: Controversies in Sepsis In this issue of the Emergency Medicine Journal (EMJ) we have two papers exploring tools to predict critical illness in sepsis. Two retrospective cohort studies, in ED patients with suspected sepsis/infection, evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of […]
Primary Survey May 2018. Emergency Medicine Journal.
This month’s primary survey is brought to you by Caroline Leech, Associate Editor, EMJ. Does a brief intervention in the ED reduce illicit drug use? Health promotion is critical in Emergency Medicine (EM), and Brief interventions (BI) for alcohol use are well established. This prospective cohort study assessed the efficacy of a BI for drug […]
Primary Survey October 2017.
Happy Birthday Let us start by wishing the Royal College of Emergency Medicine a very happy 50th birthday. Thanks to everyone who has got us this far and thanks to those who will take EM in the UK and across the globe even further in the next 50 years. As for the journal, then another […]
Primary Survey April 2017
This month’s primary Survey is written by Mary Dawood. Don’t forget to visit the journal site to see more and keep in touch with us on Social Media. Also, don’t forget to listen and subscribe to our podcast to keep you up to date on the journal and topics in emergency medicine. Organ Donation in […]
Primary Survey September 2016: EMJ
This month’s primary survey from the EMJ. Emergency Triage and Treatment Course in primary care health centres in Guatamala Emergency triage Assessment and treatment (ETAT) course was developed by WHO in 1999 as part of its Integrated Management of Childhood Illnesses program for improving outcomes for children. It has been devised as a hospital based […]