Care from the air

Stuart Daly

Use of patient group directions in an emergency care centre

Alison Williams, Samantha Knox

Observing and recording neurological dysfunction

Sarah Stern

Treatment and management of head injuries in children

Siba Prosad Paul, Fiona Barratt, Stephen Homer

Wound healing outcomes after laceration repair with adhesive

Sarah Lewis, Jenny Styles, Jo Hamer, Tracy Peachey, Carole Woods, Samantha Elden-Lee

Caring for patients with kidney failure

Karen Allsopp

Statin use and mortality

Ambulance call-outs

Crowding and patient outcomes

Noticeboard

Diary

Board’s eye view

Lorna McInulty

The BMA Guide to Sports Injuries

Esa Rintakorpi

Disaster Rules

Annabella Gloster

Acute medical emergencies

Jeanette Welsh

South Africa’s emergency care professionals are learning fast

Petra Brysiewicz

Look out for abuse

Hospital launches homeless people after-care project

Rapid response team slashes number of emergency calls

Jennifer Sprinks

Government warned about penalties for patient readmission

More patients must wait in A&E after easing of four-hour standard

Safety programme in schools aims to reduce cycling accidents

News in brief

The right direction for nurses

Claire Picton

Editorial March 2011: The right direction for nurses

Claire Picton