Primary Survey: the highlights of January 2020

Simon Carley, Associate Editor of EMJ, talks through his highlights of the January 2020 edition of the Emergency Medicine Journal. Read the primary survey here - emj.bmj.com/content/37/1 Details of the papers mentioned in this podcast can be found below: Comparison of four decision aids for the early diagnosis of acute coronary syndromes in the emergency department https://emj.bmj.com/content/37/1/8 The incidence of airway haemorrhage in manual versus mechanical cardiopulmonary resuscitation https://emj.bmj.com/content/37/1/14 Epidemiology of adolescent trauma in England: a review of TARN data 2008–2017 - https://emj.bmj.com/content/37/1/25 Blood Glucose Reduction in Patients Treated with Insulin and Dextrose for Hyperkalemia - https://emj.bmj.com/content/37/1/31 No rest for the weary: A cross-sectional study comparing patients sleep in the emergency department to those on the ward https://emj.bmj.com/content/37/1/42 Thromboprophylaxis in Lower Limb Immobilisation after Injury (TiLLI) https://emj.bmj.com/content/37/1/36 Emergency Medicine: let’s feed the good wolf - https://emj.bmj.com/content/37/1/52

Read the full January issue here - https://emj.bmj.com/content/37/1