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Emergency medicine

Research

Causes of ant sting anaphylaxis in Australia: the Australian Ant Venom Allergy Study

Simon G A Brown, Pauline van Eeden, Michael D Wiese, Raymond J Mullins, Graham O Solley, Robert Puy, Robert W Taylor and Robert J Heddle

Med J Aust 2011; 195 (2): 69-73 Free

Letters

The Easter bunny and the chocolate conspiracy

Mark Naunton

Med J Aust 2011; 194 (12): 672

For debate

Clinical deterioration in the condition of patients with acute medical illness in Australian hospitals: improving detection and response

Paul F Jenkins, Campbell H Thompson and Lorna L Barton

Med J Aust 2011; 194 (11): 596-598 Free

Letters

Lessons from the 4-hour standard in England for Australia

Shyan L Goh

Med J Aust 2011; 194 (11): 615

Editor’s choice

Time to rethink end-of-life care

Annette Katelaris

Med J Aust 2011; 194 (11): 563 Free

Research

The challenges of population ageing: accelerating demand for emergency ambulance services by older patients, 1995–2015

Judy A Lowthian, Damien J Jolley, Andrea J Curtis, Alexander Currell, Peter A Cameron, Johannes U Stoelwinder and John J McNeil

Med J Aust 2011; 194 (11): 574-578 Free

Notable cases

A synthetic haemoglobin-based oxygen carrier and the reversal of cardiac hypoxia secondary to severe anaemia following trauma

Mark C Fitzgerald, Julie Y Chan, Andrew W Ross, Susan M Liew, Warwick W Butt, David Baguley, Hatem H Salem, Matthias K Russ, Conor Deasy, Katherine E Martin, Joseph K Mathew and Jeffrey V Rosenfeld

Med J Aust 2011; 194 (9): 471-473 Free

Notable cases

Bilateral homonymous superior quadrantanopia after traumatic attempts to remove a cockroach impacted in the external auditory canal

Wan Yi Ng, Brian E Chua, Todd A Hardy, David Wechsler and Stephen W Reddel

Med J Aust 2011; 194 (8): 420-422 Free

Notable cases

Life-threatening hypokalaemia associated with ibuprofen-induced renal tubular acidosis

Jennifer L Ng, David J R Morgan, Nelson K M Loh, Seng K Gan, Patrick L Coleman, Gregory S Y Ong and David Prentice

Med J Aust 2011; 194 (6): 313-316 Free

Letters

Lessons from the 4-hour standard in England for Australia

Roberto Forero, Geoff D McDonnell, Sally M McCarthy, Peter Nugus, Jeffrey Braithwaite, Kenneth M Hillman, Daniel M Fatovich, David Mountain, Frank F Daly, Gerard J Fitzgerald and Drew B Richardson

Med J Aust 2011; 194 (5): 268

Research

Enhancing capacity for intern training in the emergency department: the MoLIE project

Victoria A Brazil, Jaimi H Greenslade and Anthony F Brown

Med J Aust 2011; 194 (4): 165-168 Free

Letters

Using the CEC paediatric calling criteria in emergency department triage

Charles H Pain, Clifford F Hughes, Marino Festa, Jodie Ekholm and Matthew O’Meara

Med J Aust 2011; 194 (4): 210-211

Letters

Thrombolysis for acute stroke in Australia

Brendon J Smith

Med J Aust 2011; 194 (4): 212-213

Letters

Thrombolysis for acute stroke in Australia

Marion A Simpson, Helen M Dewey and Mark W Parsons

Med J Aust 2011; 194 (4): 212-213

Supplement

Linking ambulance, emergency department and hospital admissions data: understanding the emergency journey

Julia L Crilly, John A O’Dwyer, Marilla A O’Dwyer, James F Lind, Julia A L Peters, Vivienne C Tippett, Marianne C Wallis, Nerolie F Bost and Gerben B Keijzers

Med J Aust 2011; 194 (4): S34 Free

Christmas offerings

The hidden menace of non-equine horses

John A Craven and Jacquie K Schutz

Med J Aust 2010; 193 (11): 724-725 Free

Letters

Trends in head injuries and helmet use in cyclists at an inner-city major trauma centre, 1991–2010

Michael M Dinh, Susan Roncal, Timothy C Green, Elizabeth Leonard, Amanda Stack, Chris Byrne and Jeffrey Petchell

Med J Aust 2010; 193 (10): 619-620

Letters

Trends in the incidence of hospitalisation for injuries resulting from non-traffic crashes in New South Wales, July 1998 to June 2007

Clare E Bradley, James E Harrison and Geoffrey I Henley

Med J Aust 2010; 193 (10): 620

Letters

Trends in the incidence of hospitalisation for injuries resulting from non-traffic crashes in New South Wales, July 1998 to June 2007

Shanley S S Chong, Wei Du and Julie Hatfield

Med J Aust 2010; 193 (10): 620

Editorials

“Time is muscle” in reperfusing occluded coronary arteries in acute myocardial infarction

Ian A Scott

Med J Aust 2010; 193 (9): 493-495

Pandemic (H1N1) 2009

Influenza A testing and detection in patients admitted through emergency departments in Sydney during winter 2009: implications for rational testing

Andrew Jardine, Stephen J Conaty, Michelle A Cretikos, Wei-Yuen Su, Iain B Gosbell and Sebastiaan J van Hal

Med J Aust 2010; 193 (8): 455-459 Free

Editorials

Thrombolysis for stroke

Mark Fitzgerald and Richard P Gerraty

Med J Aust 2010; 193 (8): 436-437

Editorials

The NICS care bundle: aiming to improve the initial care of patients with stroke and transient ischaemic attack

Jayantha I Weeraratne, Annette J Lenstra, Andrew W Lee, Kelvin M Hill, Susan D Huckson and Jodie L Clydesdale

Med J Aust 2010; 193 (7): 381-382

Letters

Using the CEC paediatric calling criteria in emergency department triage

Fenton M O’Leary and Jennifer I Major

Med J Aust 2010; 193 (6): 363-364

Health care

Changes in serial laboratory test results in snakebite patients: when can we safely exclude envenoming?

Graham Ireland, Simon G A Brown, Nicholas A Buckley, Jeff Stormer, Bart J Currie, Julian White, David Spain and Geoffrey K Isbister

Med J Aust 2010; 193 (5): 285-290 Free