Emergency Medicine Australasia

Latest short editorial snippets from Vol. 25 Issue 1 of Emergency Medicine Australasia published online on 6th February 2013

Medical reversal: What are you doing wrong for your patient today? (FREE)

A primer for clinical researchers in the emergency department: Part V: How to describe data and basic medical statistics (Abstract)

Introduction of an N-acetylcysteine weight-based dosing chart reduces prescription errors in the treatment of paracetamol poisoning (Abstract)

Intern underperformance is detected more frequently in emergency medicine rotations (Abstract)

Triggers for head computed tomography following paediatric head injury: Comparison of physicians' reported practice and clinical decision rules (Abstract)

Practical management of the shocked neonate (FREE)

Editor: Mike Cadogan

Intimate partner violence is a common occurrence in Australian society
December, 2012
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Call for mandatory reporting of “body-packers”
December, 2012
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Australia’s amphetamine usage amongst highest in world, associated with mental health problems
October, 2012
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Ambulance patients frequently wait up to an hour at the ED because of overcrowding
October, 2012
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Study finds no benefit in the commonly used magnesium for Irukandji stings
October, 2012
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Group SMS use proves an advantage in management of disaster casualties – new study
August, 2012
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Toxic cocktail: warning to tourists in southeast Asia
August, 2012
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Heart Foundation risk classification of chest pain patients only a fair predictor of heart attack, study finds
July, 2012
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Ecstasy-induced heart attack – something to rave about
June, 2012
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