General
Swine flu: UK planning assumptions
Revised planning assumptions for the current A(H1N1) Swine Flu pandemic. The assumptions are intended to provide a common agreed basis for planning, across all public and private sector organisations.
2009 Annual Evidence Update on Hip Fracture - Emergency Department Care
Fracture of the proximal femur is the single greatest challenge facing the trauma and orthopaedic community. This annual evidence update specifically concerns the care of these patients in the emergency department (ED).
Evidence-Based Medicine
BestBETS – Best Evidence Topics provide rapid evidence-based answers to real-life clinical questions, using a systematic approach to reviewing the literature. No new or modified BETS were added last month.
Cochrane Library
Database of Abstracts of Reviews of Effects - highlights in August
Effect of epidural analgesia in patients with traumatic rib fractures: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials
Statins for infection and sepsis: a systematic review of the clinical evidence
Intensive statin therapy in acute coronary syndromes and stable coronary heart disease: a comparative meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials
The role of antibiotic prophylaxis for prevention of infection in patients with simple hand lacerations
Coronary stenting versus balloon angioplasty for acute myocardial infarction: a meta-regression analysis of randomized trials
Percutaneous clot removal devices in acute ischemic stroke: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Highlights from the Literature
Emergency Medicine Online, September 2009, vol. 26, issue 9
The relationship between body temperature, heart rate and respiratory rate in children
A national survey of clinical practice for the management of whiplash-associated disorders in UK emergency departments
Improving communication in the emergency department
CPD
Conferences, Study Days and Courses
College of Emergency Medicine Autumn Conference, 16-18 Sep 2009, London
ATLS Courses - Mayday University Hospital 16-18 & 18-20 Sep 2009
CEM Simulation Faculty Course - 23rd Sep 2009
Emergency Ultrasound Course (level 1) - Mayday University Hospital, 3 Oct 2009
Basic Ultrasound Course - Lister Hospital, Stevenage 27th October 2009
ACCS National Day - Wednesday 28th Oct 2009
International Trauma Conference Charlotte, NC, USA 5-9 Nov 2009
Biannual ST3 Paediatric EM symposium 24 Nov 2009
New Medscape Emergency Medicine CME
Abdominal Pain and Syncope in a 61-Year-Old Woman
Bilious Emesis in a Newborn
Management of Acute Liver Failure
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This bulletin is brought to you by Library and Knowledge Services. It aims to keep you up-to-date with accident and emergency issues. At the beginning of each month, a librarian will update the bulletin with relevant information published in the preceding month. If there are areas you think we also need to cover, please let us know.
