Emergency Medicine Journal

Papers
(The TQCC of Emergency Medicine Journal is 2. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-05-01 to 2025-05-01.)
ArticleCitations
Predictors of adverse outcomes in elders hospitalised for isolated orthopaedic trauma: a multicentre cohort study141
Association between triage level and outcomes at Médecins Sans Frontières trauma hospital in Kunduz, Afghanistan, 201562
Journal update monthly top five47
Feasibility of using a community pharmacist within a Children’s Emergency Department47
Abstracts from international Emergency Medicine journals42
Abstracts from international emergency medicine journals40
784 The landscape of paediatric procedural sedation in UK & Irish emergency departments; a PERUKI study30
1482 Prognostic accuracy of triage tools for adults with suspected COVID-19 in a middle-income setting30
OP07 Barriers to telephone-assisted CPR: results of a qualitative study of UK call-handlers28
05 Co-design of a logic model describing components, mechanisms of change and expected impacts of case management for people who frequently call ambulance services26
EP12 Using electronic patient record (EPR) routine data to inform decisions about which ambulance stations should participate in randomised controlled trials26
Towards evidence-based emergency medicine: best BETs from the Manchester Royal Infirmary25
Geriatric clinical screening tool for cervical spine injury after ground-level falls22
OP08 Levels and sources of stress reported by first year paramedic students associated with their first ambulance placement22
Refreshing the emergency medicine research priorities21
Role of hospital strain in determining outcomes for people hospitalised with COVID-19 in England20
Frailty is associated with 30-day mortality: a multicentre study of Swedish emergency departments20
Who should get the scarce ICU bed? The US public’s view on triage in the time of COVID-1920
Multiple rib fractures: does flail chest matter?18
Performance of 21 Early Warning System scores in predicting in-hospital deterioration among undifferentiated admitted patients managed by ambulance services17
Rates of perceived medical errors and its correlation with work-related factors and personal distress among emergency physicians in China: a national cross-sectional study17
1428 What influences decisions and predicts transfer of older care-home residents to the emergency department? A synthesis of qualitative reviews and systematic review16
Abstracts from International Emergency Medicine Journals16
Factors associated with longer wait times, admission and reattendances in older patients attending emergency departments: an analysis of linked healthcare data16
867 Prognostic accuracy of triage tools for adults with suspected COVID-19 in a pre-hospital setting: an observational cohort study16
Understanding cardiac arrest dispatch of physician-paramedic critical care prehospital teams: a survey-based evaluation15
Abstracts from international emergency medicine journals15
PP29 Aftermath of COVID-19 pandemic on mental health and wellbeing of patients with thalassemia major in Pakistan: a qualitative study15
PP27 NHS 111 staff and user views of online NHS 111: a useful adjunct to the NHS 111 telephone service15
Are acute asthma presentations to the emergency department an opportunity for optimising long-term management? A qualitative study on beliefs and behaviours of healthcare professionals14
In emergency settings, can a negative Prehn’s sign be used to aid diagnosis of testicular torsion?14
Multicentre external validation of the Canadian Syncope Risk Score to predict adverse events and comparison with clinical judgement13
Abstracts from international emergency medicine journals13
Clinical risk factors for testicular torsion and a warning against falsely reassuring ultrasound scans: a 10-year single-centre experience13
Designing, implementing and evaluating multidisciplinary healthcare training programmes in the wartime humanitarian context of Ukraine13
Could a D-dimer/fibrinogen ratio have a role in ruling-out venous thromboembolism?13
Impact of serial cardiopulmonary point-of-care ultrasound exams in patients with acute dyspnoea: a randomised, controlled trial13
Inhaled or nebulised salbutamol for exacerbations of asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease?12
Intervention to increase colorectal cancer screening among emergency department patients: results from a randomised pilot study12
Stuck in the middle: the liminal experiences of entering practice12
Are local public expenditure reductions associated with increases in inequality in emergency hospitalisation? Time-series analysis of English local authorities from 2010 to 201712
External validation of Glasgow-Blatchford, modified Glasgow-Blatchford and CANUKA scores to identify low-risk patients with upper gastrointestinal bleeding in emergency departments: a retrospective co12
A febrile woman with pain in the left lower extremity11
Elderly man with subcutaneous emphysema11
Evaluation of the prehospital administration of tranexamic acid for injured patients: a state-wide observational study with sex and age-disaggregated analysis11
How do emergency departments respond to ambulance pre-alert calls? A qualitative exploration of the management of pre-alerts in UK emergency departments11
Ideal emergency stroke pathway: work in progress11
SONO case series: peritonsillar abscess11
Paediatric frequent use of emergency medical services: a systematic review10
A young girl with fever and atypical rash10
Cross-cultural adaptation and its impact on research in emergency care10
Highlights from this issue10
Wrist deformity following falling down10
Retention of doctors in emergency medicine: a scoping review of the academic literature10
Highlights from this issue10
Does pre-injury clopidogrel use increase the risk of intracranial haemorrhage post head injury in adult patients? A systematic review and meta-analysis10
Thunderclap headache syndrome presenting to the emergency department: an international multicentre observational cohort study10
Risk events during intrahospital transport of patients from the emergency department: a prospective observational study9
Understanding prehospital care for self-harm: views and experiences of Yorkshire Ambulance Service clinicians9
Clinical predictors of fracture in patients with shoulder dislocation: systematic review of diagnostic test accuracy studies9
Frequent attendance at the emergency department shows typical features of complex systems: analysis of multicentre linked data9
PP41 Simulated ambulance shifts using virtual reality: a service evaluation9
How to recognise an LV thrombus when you see one: a review of cardiac point-of-care ultrasound9
Periorbital and orbital cellulitis in children: a survey of emergency physicians and analysis of clinical practice guidelines across the PERUKI network9
Electronic cigarettes: beneficial for smoking cessation but harmful to public health?9
Qualitative study of emergency clinicians to inform a national guideline on the management of children with mild-to-moderate head injuries8
Inverse linear association between blood haemoglobin and oxygen saturation accuracy measured by pulse oximetry: a cross-sectional analysis in individuals with COVID-19 infection8
Reply to Mouliouet al8
Just another motorcycle accident?8
Associations of initial haemodynamic profiles and neurological outcomes in children with traumatic brain injury: a secondary analysis8
Debate-Pro: manufacturers should assess the long-term stability of their antivenoms8
Emergency medicine resident perspectives on well-being during COVID-19: a qualitative study8
Evaluation of microMend wound closure device in repairing skin lacerations8
Transient Ischaemic attack Emergency Referral (TIER): randomised feasibility trial results8
In emergency settings, does the use of testicular pulse oximetry aid diagnosis of testicular torsions?7
Acutely shaky hand7
Abstracts from international emergency medicine journals7
Oral tranexamic acid for immediate use in major trauma: implications for mass casualty events7
Correction:An introduction to power and sample size estimation7
Inverse association between blood pressure and pulse oximetry accuracy: an observational study in patients with suspected or confirmed COVID-19 infection7
Sex differences in the intention and decision to use emergency medical services for acute coronary syndrome in Australia: a retrospective study7
PP18 The BICeP study: results of a before and after study of a text-message intervention designed to increase confidence and willingness to perform CPR7
842 Multi-centre implementation of the SNAP Protocol for paracetamol overdose – fewer anaphylactoid reactions and shortened length of stay7
Point-of-care ultrasound for the diagnosis of Fournier gangrene7
Temperature threshold in the screening of bacterial infections in young infants with hypothermia7
Sudden Onset Unilateral Ptosis7
Four-factor prothrombin complex concentrate versus andexanet alfa for the reversal of traumatic brain injuries7
Abstracts from International Emergency Medicine Journals7
748 SECUre -a multicenter survey of the safety of emergency care in UK emergency departments7
In Reply: letter to the editor on ‘Multicentre external validation of the Canadian Syncope Risk Score to predict adverse events and comparison with clinical judgement’7
Survey of current policy regarding the recognition and management of acute aortic syndrome in Great Britain6
Is it time to reframe resuscitation in trauma?6
Paediatric emergency medicine in the UK: are we meeting the needs of our children today? A descriptive workforce survey 2006–20236
Girl with genital bleeding and dysuria6
Is ‘sepsis’ a failed paradigm?6
Austerity policies: levelling down?6
Abstracts from international emergency medicine journals6
BET 1: The Ottawa Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Clinical Decision Rule shows high sensitivity but limited evidence of patient benefit6
Girl with epigastric pain6
Seventy-five-year-old woman with month-long fever, cavity lung lesions and cutaneous ulcer6
Dying matters in the emergency department6
Abstracts from international emergency medicine journals6
Prehospital benzodiazepine use and need for respiratory support in paediatric seizures6
Ultrasound-guided fascia iliaca blocks for hip fracture: is the juice worth the squeeze?6
Prehospital endotracheal intubation for traumatic out-of-hospital cardiac arrest and improved neurological outcomes6
Eye injury preventing the eye from opening or closing6
High-sensitivity troponin testing at the point of care for the diagnosis of myocardial infarction: a prospective emergency department clinical evaluation5
1455 A 10-year review of insulin-related enquiries to the UK National Poisons Information Service (NPIS)5
Impact on all-cause mortality of a case prediction and prevention intervention designed to reduce secondary care utilisation: findings from a randomised controlled trial5
PP37 Use of capillary blood ketone meters to improve ambulance service care of hyperglycaemic patients: protocol for a stepped-wedge, controlled feasibility study (KARMA2)5
‘Plan A’ for ultrasound-guided regional anaesthesia in the Emergency Department5
798 Accuracy of telephone triage for predicting adverse outcomes in suspected COVID-19: an observational cohort study5
Trends in the mortality of intra-abdominal infections in adults over 25 years in the USA, 1999–20215
1134 A comparison of the aerogen vibrating mesh nebuliser versus a standard jet nebuliser to deliver bronchodilators in moderate to severe asthma in the emergency department5
Detection of paediatric skull fractures using POCUS5
PP25 The take home naloxone intervention multicentre emergency setting feasibility (TIME) trial: an early perspective from one UK ambulance service5
Retrospective single-centre descriptive study of the characteristics, management and outcomes of adult patients with suspected sepsis in the emergency department5
Prevalence of invasive bacterial infection in febrile infants ≤90 days with a COVID-19 positive test: a systematic review and meta-analysis5
Man with intermittent low back pain5
PP28 Stakeholder perspectives of piloting pre-hospital COVID-19 lateral flow test and direct admissions pathway: exploring why well received ideas have low uptake5
PP26 Stepping up: interviews with student paramedics and lecturers about a scheme to increase workforce capacity within an English ambulance service during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic5
Primary survey: highlights from this issue5
Management of patients presenting to the emergency department with sudden onset severe headache: systematic review of diagnostic accuracy studies4
1490 Intubation success in prehospital emergency anaesthesia: a retrospective observational analysis of the Inter-Changeable Operator Model (ICOM)4
A 68-year-old man with acute exertional dyspnoea and holosystolic murmur4
Mass casualty decontamination following a chemical incident: evaluating improvised and interim decontamination protocols in a controlled cross-over volunteer study4
EP12 Emergency services provision of take home naloxone to people at risk of opiate overdose: perspectives of potential recipients – a qualitative study4
774 Survey to investigate the current use of pre-hospital blood product by air ambulance services in the United Kingdom4
Implementing clinical debriefing programmes4
Studying ApOx in the ED: forget associations, the truth is in the design4
Sphenopalatine ganglion (SPG) block for symptomatic relief of acute migraine4
Reduced noise in the emergency department: the impact on staff well-being and room acoustics4
Investigating at-home outcomes will improve paediatric emergency care4
Abstracts from international emergency medicine journals4
Response to: correspondence on ‘subarachnoid haemorrhage in the emergency department (SHED): a prospective, observational, multicentre cohort study’ by Deng and Chen4
COVID-19 diagnosis in the emergency department: seeing the tree but losing the forest4
Randomised controlled trial comparing immobilisation in above-knee plaster of Paris to controlled ankle motion boots in undisplaced paediatric spiral tibial fractures4
Exercise-induced hypoxia among emergency department patients admitted for suspected COVID-194
Ultrasonography in thoracic and abdominal stab wound injury: results from the FETTHA study4
Correspondence on ‘Four-factor prothrombin complex concentrate versus andexanet alfa for the reversal of traumatic brain injuries’ by Sadeket al4
Early warning scores to assess the probability of critical illness in patients with COVID-194
Which clinical features best predict occult scaphoid fractures? A systematic review of diagnostic test accuracy studies4
Man with greyish-blue face4
Primary survey: highlights from this issue4
A child with rare post-traumatic bilateral shoulder deformities4
Journal update monthly top five4
Abstracts from international emergency medicine journals4
Dr Clifford Mann OBE4
High-dose versus low-dose intravenous nitroglycerine for sympathetic crashing acute pulmonary edema: a randomised controlled trial4
Abstracts from international emergency medicine journals4
Primary survey: highlights from this issue4
Primary survey: highlights from this issue4
Cadaveric Dissection Study of the Pericapsular Nerve Group Block: Role of the Iliopectineal Bursa4
On-scene times during ambulance assessment of suspected stroke patients across England from December 2021 to November 20224
Highlights from this issue4
Emergency department visits and emergency-to-inpatient admissions for abnormal uterine bleeding in the USA nationwide4
Journal update monthly top five4
Why is there variation in test ordering practices for patients presenting to the emergency department with undifferentiated chest pain? A qualitative study4
Primary survey: highlights from this issue4
780 Treatment of life-threatening digoxin toxicity with digoxin immune fab antibody: findings from the UK DigiFab®patient registry4
Diagnostic accuracy of point-of-care lung ultrasound for COVID-19: a systematic review and meta-analysis4
1804 Survey of discharge practice and review of safety-netting instructions for children attending Emergency Departments in the UK & Ireland with acute wheeze or asthma: a PERUKI study4
Blood product use in paediatric trauma: lessons from the TARN data3
Trends and projections in fall death in the Netherlands from 1990 to 20453
PP45 ‘Every day was a learning curve’: the experience of implementing COVID-19 triage protocols in UK ambulance services – a qualitative study3
Adherence to protective measures among healthcare workers in the UK: a cross-sectional study3
SNAPTIMED study: does the Scottish and Newcastle Antiemetic Protocol achieve timely intervention and management from the emergency department to discharge for paracetamol poisoning?3
Why so hypoxic?3
A preliminary study of the effect of menstruation on the incidence of acute mountain sickness3
Hospital-administered ECPR for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: an observational cohort study3
Traumatic brain injury3
Emergency medicine: sacrificed to the frontline?3
Effect of inclined positioning on first-pass success during endotracheal intubation: a systematic review and meta-analysis3
Journal update monthly top five3
Performance of the Hull Salford Cambridge Decision Rule (HSC DR) for early discharge of patients with findings on CT scan of the brain: a CENTER-TBI validation study3
A qualitative study exploring the experiences of advanced clinical practitioner training in emergency care in the South West of England, United Kingdom3
Thromboprophylaxis in ambulatory emergency department patients managed with lower limb immobilisation after injury: a national survey3
EASIER trial (Erector-spinAe analgeSia for hepatopancreaticobiliary pain In the Emergency Room): a single-centre open-label cohort-based randomised controlled trial analysing the efficacy of the ultra3
Abstracts from international emergency medicine journals3
Highlights from this issue3
Association between the number of prehospital defibrillation attempts and a sustained return of spontaneous circulation: a retrospective, multicentre, registry-based study3
Population-level impact of a pulse oximetry remote monitoring programme on mortality and healthcare utilisation in the people with COVID-19 in England: a national analysis using a stepped wedge design3
Differences in the thermal properties and surface temperature of prehospital antihypothermia devices: an in vitro study3
Implementation of a nurse-led alternate care site for the management of the surge of patients with COVID-19 in an Italian emergency department3
After 50+ years, emergency medicine (and our patients) remain undervalued3
Which low urgent triaged febrile children are suitable for a fast track? An observational European study3
Risk factors that predict mortality in patients with blunt chest wall trauma: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis3
1148 Harnessing a student network to support validation of the patient reported experience measure for over 65s attending the ED (PREM-ED 65+): Initial findings from a novel collaborative project3
Tendency to call an ambulance or attend an emergency department for minor or non-urgent problems: a vignette-based population survey in Britain3
781 Drone delivered defibrillators (The 3D Project): a simulation study3
PP18 Is there provider induced demand at emergency departments with primary care services? Patient, local and wider system factors described to influence demand for primary care in emergency departmen3
Abstracts from internationalEmergency Medicine Journals3
What should be documented for an anterior shoulder dislocation? A Delphi study3
1704 Feasibility of implementing a 0–2 troponin algorithm in routine clinical practice3
Urgent action needed on prehospital tranexamic acid in trauma3
Exploring the refusal of first-aid instructions during emergency calls: an exploratory analysis of dispatchers' feedback3
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on public trust of emergency medical service providers3
Contact with emergency departments and hospitals in England before suicide death: a retrospective cohort study3
Journal update monthly top five3
Journal update monthly top five3
Sociodemographic and clinical factors, visit expectations and driving factors for emergency department attendance for uncomplicated upper respiratory tract infection3
Gnawing shoulder pain3
How could online NHS 111 reduce demand for the telephone NHS 111 service? Qualitative study of user and staff views3
Young man with left forearm pain3
Variation in ambulance pre-alert process and practice: cross-sectional survey of ambulance clinicians3
Prehospital risk stratification in patients with chest pain3
Endotracheal tube as chest tube: a back-up alternative in resource limited settings3
Thematic analysis of ‘Prevention of Future Deaths’ reports related to emergency departments in England and Wales 2013–20223
SONO case series: point-of-care ultrasound for intubation confirmation3
A lay perspective and commentary on the association between delays to patient admission from the emergency department and all-cause 30-day mortality2
Primary survey: highlights from this issue2
Abstracts from international emergency medicine journals2
Determination of a whole-blood single-test low-risk threshold for a point-of-care high-sensitivity troponin assay2
Impact of puberty as threshold to differentiate outcome of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest care groups: a nationwide observational study in France2
Every second counts: giant ECG abnormality after every second beat2
Navigating the shadows: unmasking racial inequalities in the lingering wake of COVID-192
Debate-Con: Use of expired antivenoms: a flawed good idea2
PP20 UK Ambulance Service resuscitation management of pulseless electrical activity: a systematic review of text and opinion2
Risk factors for the presence of important fractures in ED patients with shoulder dislocation: a retrospective cohort study2
Journal update monthly top five2
1673 Environmental leadership and the ‘green’ ED2
Primary survey: Highlights from this issue2
What impact would reducing low-acuity attendance have on emergency department length of stay? A discrete event simulation modelling study2
1726 Integrating established clinical scores with a novel transcriptomic severity classifier augments early risk assessment in the ED2
PP17 Differential rater function over time (DRIFT) is not appreciated in paramedic raters using the global rating scale (GRS) during paramedic student simulations2
Predicting outcomes of COVID-19 from admission biomarkers: a prospective UK cohort study2
Predictive performance of the common red flags in emergency department headache patients: a HEAD and HEAD-Colombia study2
Improving domestic violence screening practices in the emergency department: an Australian perspective2
Finding Voices: a survey of young people’s experiences of the ED2
Qualitative study of new doctor induction and socialisation2
Older medical outliers on surgical wards: impact on 6-month outcomes2
Validation of clinical risk models for predicting COVID-19 severity2
Primary survey: highlights from this issue2
Faculty of prehospital care: consensus statement on the prehospital management of exertional heat illness2
Child with left eye pain2
Correction:Apnoeic oxygenation was associated with decreased desaturation rates during rapid sequence intubation in multiple Australian and New Zealand emergency departments2
1375 An analysis of the certified cause of death within one year of serious injury in the Scottish population2
Clinical benefits of prone positioning in the treatment of non-intubated patients with acute hypoxic respiratory failure: a rapid systematic review2
Correspondence on ‘Triage in major incidents: development and external validation of novel machine learning-derived primary and secondary triage tools’ by Xuet al2
Primary survey: Highlights from this issue2
1412 Cervical spine immobilisation in ambulatory patients2
Management of low back pain in Australian emergency departments for culturally and linguistically diverse populations from 2016 to 20212
Practitioner experiences of developing and implementing two UK ED-based hospital violence intervention programmes: a process evaluation2
Journal update monthly top five2
Primary survey: Highlights from this issue2
Life-threatening chest drain insertion2
Primary survey: Highlights from this issue2
PP31 Airway management at adult out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: a survey of current UK ambulance service policy2
1087 A service evaluation of the impact of e-scooters on emergency departments in Bristol (The SEED Study)2
Woman with sudden oral discomfort2
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