Why patients visit emergency units rather than use primary care services

June Nelson

Urgent treatment of patients with intestinal obstruction

Beatrice Harold

Improving clinical handover in emergency departments

Ron Wilson

Pain relief in the treatment of shoulder injury

Helen Wenger, Elaine Cole

Disaster response in an earthquake zone

Brian Dolan

Cognitive impairment

Septic shock in children

Alcohol-related injuries

Noticeboard

Diary

Sepsis must be seen as emergency

Wayne Robson, Ron Daniels

Emergency department revamp could cut violence

Jennifer Sprinks

Upskilling paramedics ‘saves thousands of pounds’, says report

Defence nursing teams reach final stage in awards competition

Remote health checks on offer to people with long-term illness

Hostile territory

Regions testing new emergency number see ‘pivotal’ drop in patient attendance

Christian Duffin

Editorial April 2011: Raising the standard of handovers

Claire Picton