Primary Survey - the highlights of August 2021

Simon Carley, Associate Editor of EMJ, talks through the highlights of the August 2021 edition of the Emergency Medicine Journal. A systematic mixed studies review of patient experiences in the ED https://emj.bmj.com/content/early/2021/03/03/emermed-2020-210634 To prescribe or not to prescribe for paediatric sore throat: A retrospective cohort study comparing clinician-led antibiotic prescriptions to FeverPAIN and Centor scoring in a tertiary Paediatric Emergency Department and a national review of practice. https://emj.bmj.com/content/early/2021/04/14/emermed-2020-210786 Early Prediction of Serious Infections in Febrile Infants Incorporating Heart Rate Variability in an Emergency Department: A Pilot Study https://emj.bmj.com/content/early/2021/04/16/emermed-2020-210675 Toddler’s Fracture Immobilisation (ToFI) Study - A Randomised Controlled Trial Comparing Immobilisation in Above Knee Plaster of Paris to Controlled Ankle Motion Boots in Undisplaced Paediatric Spiral Tibial Fractures https://emj.bmj.com/content/early/2021/06/21/emermed-2020-210299.long Clinical benefits of prone positioning in the treatment of non-intubated patients with acute hypoxic respiratory failure: A rapid systematic review https://emj.bmj.com/content/early/2021/06/22/emermed-2020-210586.long Prognostic accuracy of emergency department triage tools for adults with suspected COVID-19: The PRIEST observational cohort study https://emj.bmj.com/content/early/2021/06/03/emermed-2020-210783 Implementation of the ‘TAKE STOCK’ Hot Debrief Tool in the Emergency Department: A Quality Improvement Project. https://emj.bmj.com/content/early/2021/01/13/emermed-2019-208830.info The Cardiac Arrest Nurse Leadership (CANLEAD) Trial: A simulation based Randomised Controlled Trial implementation of a new cardiac arrest role to facilitate cognitive offload for medical team leaders. https://emj.bmj.com/content/early/2021/01/26/emermed-2019-209

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