Contents Primary survey 793 Highlights from this issue I K Maconochie Commentary Editor in Chief Ellen J Weber (USA) 794 Guide to the design and review of emergency research when it is proposed that consent and consultation be waived H Davies, H Shakur, A Padkin, I Roberts, A-M Slowther, G D Perkins Deputy Editors Steve Goodacre Acute Medicine (UK) Ian Maconochie Paediatric Emergency Medicine (UK) Associate Editors Teri Reynolds Global Health (USA) Mary Dawood Emergency Nursing (UK) Paul Middleton (Australia) Prehospital Care and Resuscitation Simon Carley Social Media Editor (UK) Original articles 796 The sad truth about the SADPERSONS Scale: an evaluation of its clinical utility in self-harm patients K Saunders, F Brand, K Lascelles, K Hawton 799 Comparison of intubation modalities in a simulated cardiac arrest with uninterrupted chest compressions N Tandon, M McCarthy, B Forehand, J N Carlson Editorial Office BMJ Publishing Group Ltd, BMA House, Tavistock Square, London WC1H 9JR, UK T: +44 (0)20 7383 6909 F: +44 (0)20 7383 6668 E: [email protected] Twitter: @EmergencyMedBMJ ISSN: 1472-0205 (print) ISSN: 1472-0213 (online) Impact factor: 1.776 Disclaimer: Emergency Medicine Journal is owned and published by the College of Emergency Medicine and BMJ Publishing Group Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of the British Medical Association. 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Volume 31 Issue 10 | EMJ October 2014 827 An evaluation of the referral process in the emergency department S J Croft, J Barnes, C Ginnis, R Chatters, S Mason 833 Randomised trial comparing the recording ability of a novel, electronic emergency documentation system with the AHA paper cardiac arrest record E Grigg, A Palmer, J Grigg, P Oppenheimer, T Wu, A Roesler, B Nair, B Ross 840 Long-term pain prevalence and health-related quality of life outcomes for patients enrolled in a ketamine versus morphine for prehospital traumatic pain randomised controlled trial P A Jennings, P Cameron, S Bernard, T Walker, D Jolley, M Fitzgerald, K Masci Prehospital care 844 Impact of introducing a major trauma network on a regional helicopter emergency medicine service in the UK C McQueen, N Crombie, G D Perkins, S Wheaton 803 THERM: the Resuscitation Management score. A prognostic tool to identify critically ill patients in the emergency department G N Cattermole, E C H Liow, C A Graham, T H Rainer 851 The 12-lead ECG in the emergency medical service setting: how electrode placement and paramedic gender are experienced by women R Wallen, B Tunnage, S Wells 808 A population based study on the night-time effect in trauma care S D Bartolomeo, M Marino, C Ventura, S Trombetti, R D Palma 813 Effect of elevated serum alcohol level on the outcome of severely injured patients M J Scheyerer, J Dütschler, A Billeter, S M Zimmermann, K Sprengel, C M L Werner, H-P Simmen, G A Wanner 818 Sustained health-economic effects after reorganisation of a Swiss hospital emergency centre: a cost comparison study OPEN ACCESS MORE CONTENTS 䉴 K Eichler, S Hess, C Chmiel, K Bögli, P Sidler, O Senn, T Rosemann, U Brügger 824 Emergency department patient knowledge and physician communication regarding CT scans M D Zwank, M Leow, C P Anderson This article has been chosen by the Editor to be of special interest or importance and is freely available online. OPEN ACCESS This article has been made freely available online under the BMJ Journals Open Access scheme. See http://emj.bmj.com/site/about/guidelines.xhtml#open This journal is a member of and subscribes to the principles of the Committee on Publication Ethics www.publicationethics.org.uk Contents Volume 31 Issue 10 | EMJ October 2014 Review SAQs 853 A systematic review of the activity and impact of emergency care practioners in the NHS 865 Short answer question case series: a case of upper extremity oedema H Hill, P McMeekin, C Price E Tzvetkova, T Jang Best Evidence Topic Reports PostScript 861 Towards evidence based emergency medicine: Best BETs from the Manchester Royal Infirmary 867 The Shark that does not bite: an Australian rubber glove distraction technique for distressed children B A Foëx, J P Baombe A Hugman, J Edwards, S Williams, D Chalkley 861 BET1: does restrictive fluid resuscitation in penetrating chest injury affect outcome? E Bateman 863 BET2: D-Dimer levels during normal menstrual cycle B A Foëx 867 Silicone ear plugs: are they safe for use? J Hendry, J Montgomery Receive regular table of contents by email. Register using this QR code.