Trauma and Orthopedics

Best evidence topic report: the accuracy of abdominal ultrasound in Pediatric trauma (Emer Med J, 2001, no abstract)

Best evidence topic report: Abdominal ultrasound in the diagnosis of childhood appendicitis

(Emer Med J, 2001, no abstract)

Sensitivity of a clinical examination to predict need for radiography in children with ankle injuries: a prospective study (Lancet, 2001, full)

Best evidence topic report: The Ottawa ankle rules in children

(Emer Med J, 2001, no abstract)

  Evidence-based PEM

Trauma

A clinical decision rule for identifying children with thoracic injuries after blunt torso trauma

(Ann Emerg Med, 2002, abstract)

Identification of children with intra-abdominal injuries after blunt trauma

(Ann Emerg Med, 2002, abstract)

Orthopedics

Minor trauma

Tissue adhesives for traumatic lacerations in children and adults (Cochrane Review, 2002, abstract)

BEST EVIDENCE TOPIC REPORT: Ultrasound or computed tomography in paediatric blunt abdominal trauma (Emerg Med J, 2002, abstract)

Tissue Adhesives for Traumatic Lacerations: A Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials (Acad Emer Med, 2003, abstract)

Accuracy of Ottawa ankle rules to exclude fractures of the ankle and mid-foot: systematic review

(BMJ, 2003, full)

Timing and volume of fluid administration for patients with bleeding

(Cochrane Review, updated in 2003, abstract)

Are the Ottawa ankle rules helpful in ruling out the need for x ray examination in children?

(Arch Dis Child, abstract)