Hong Kong College of Emergency Medicine

Hong Kong Journal of Emergency Medicine: Jan, 2006

Issue No. Volume 13, Number 1

Editorial
Development of Emergency Medicine in Hong Kong: where are we?
by CC LAU


Original Articles
1.	Efficacy and safety of snake antivenom therapy: experience of a regional hospital
	by HT FUNG , KK LAM , CW KAM

2.	Prognostic predictive values of the initial electrocardiogram with ST-segment elevation acute myocardial infarction in Chinese patients
	by KF CHAN , CP NG , CH CHUNG

3.	Treatment of acute diarrhoea in adults with dioctahedral smectite (Smecta): a prospective randomised study
	by KH CHEUNG and WL YUEN


Case Report
1.	Left lower quadrant abdominal mass: a case of Spigelian hernia diagnosed by emergency ultrasound
	by KL CHUNG and CW KAM

2.	Sternal and thoracic spinal fractures: case reports of two in one accident
	by JYS SIA and DYT WONG

3.	Fatal pulmonary embolism in a teenager: case report
	by ALN WONG , A MALHOTRA, WWK WOO , CA GRAHAM , TH RAINER

4.	Nephrotoxicity associated with acute paracetamol overdose: a case report and review of the literature
	by CS LOH and R PONAMPALAM

5.	Sudden onset of calf pain
	by LTH TAN and KL ONG

6.	Isolated clavicle fracture with secondary pneumothorax: a case report
	by YH KAO and SH GOH


Feature articles and Xray Quiz
1.	Meeting the media: friend or foe?
	by CH CHUNG and KK LAI

2.	X-ray quiz: a woman with knee pain
	by KH LAU and CH CHUNG

3.	X-ray quiz: a 72-year-old man presenting with abdominal pain and distension
	by SSM LO , FCY LAM , TK TSANG , HS FUNG , AMW WAI , KY KWOK

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