Towards evidence based emergency medicine: best BETs from the Manchester Royal Infirmary. Oral methionine compared with intravenous n-acetyl cysteine for paracetamol overdose

Report by Walid Alsalim, Specialist Registrar
Checked by Mohamed Fadel, Specialist Registrar     

Towards evidence based emergency medicine: best BETs from the Manchester Royal Infirmary. Discharge of patients who have taken an overdose of opioids

Report by Simon Clarke, Specialist Registrar
Checked by Paul Dargan, Specialist Registrar     

Detection of pneumoperitioneum on erect chest radiograph

Report by John Butler , Specialist Registrar
Checked by Bruce Martin, Specialist Registrar     

Cervical spine radiography in alert asymptomatic blunt trauma patients

Report by Damian Bates, Specialist Registrar
Checked by John Butler, Specialist Registrar     

Towards evidence based emergency medicine: best BETs from the Manchester Royal Infirmary. Intravenous bolus or infusion of naloxone in opioid overdose

Report by Simon Clarke, Specialist Registrar
Checked by Paul Dargan, Specialist Registrar     

Intravenous or intramuscular/subcutaneous naloxone in opioid overdose

Report by Simon Clarke, Specialist Registrar
Checked by Paul Dargan, Specialist Registrar     

Best evidence topic report. Nebulised magnesium in asthma

Report by Jonathan Costello, Specialist Registrar
Checked by Marten Howes, Specialist Registrar     

Prophylactic antibiotics for subungual haematoma

Report by Jonathan Costello, Specialist Registrar
Checked by Marten Howes, Specialist Registrar     

Best evidence topic report. Wound closure in animal bites

Report by Freya Garbutt, Specialist Registrar
Checked by Rachel Jenner, Specialist Registrar     

Best evidence topic report: paddle position in emergency cardioversion of atrial fibrillation

Report by Katherine Potier de la Morandiere, Specialist Registrar
Checked by Henry Morriss, Specialist Registrar     

Best evidence topic report. Do we need to give steroids in children with Bell's palsy?

Report by Chetan Sandeep Ashtekar, Specialist Registrar
Checked by Manohara Joishy, Specialist Registrar, and Rohit Joshi, Clinical Observer     

Is intravenous aminophylline better than intravenous salbutamol in the treatment of moderate to severe asthma?

Report by Andrew Munro, Registrar
Checked by Michelle Jacobs, Specialist Registrar     

Towards evidence based emergency medicine: best BETs from the Manchester Royal Infirmary. Diamorphine or morphine for ischaemic cardiac chest pain

Report by Steve Halford, Specialist Registrar
Checked by H Simpson,
Consultant     

Activated charcoal and gastric absorption of iron compounds

Report by Steve Jones, Specialist Registrar
Checked by Baha Ali, Senior Clinical Fellow     

Towards evidence based emergency medicine: best BETs from the Manchester Royal Infirmary. Oral or intravenous antidote for paracetamol overdose

Report by Simon Clarke, Specialist Registrar
Checked by Katrina Herren, Research Fellow     

Type of oral cortiosteroid in mild to moderate croup

Report by A Corfield, Specialist Registrar
Checked by S Teece, Clinical Research Fellow     

Serum amylase and acute pancreatitis

Report by John Butler, Consultant
Checked by Damian Bates, Specialist Registrar     

Phenytoin or paraldehyde as the second drug for convulsions in children

Report by Will Townend, Specialist Registrar
Checked by Kevin Mackway-Jones, Professor     

The use of antibiotics in venomous snake bite

Report by Polly Terry, Specialist Registrar
Checked by Kevin Mackway-Jones, Professor     

Aspiration of acute traumatic knee haemarthrosis

Report by Paul Wallman, Senior Clinical Fellow
Checked by Simon Carley, Specialist Registrar