Simon Carley, Associate Editor of EMJ, talks through the highlights of the December 2018 edition of the Emergency Medicine Journal, this month, chosen by Associate Editor Mary Dawood.

Read the primary survey here: emj.bmj.com/content/35/12/719

Details of the papers mentioned in this podcast can be found below:

Evaluation of the provision of helicopter emergency medical services in Europe - emj.bmj.com/content/35/12/720

Heart failure and palliative care in the emergency department - emj.bmj.com/content/35/12/726

Performing sit down medicine in a stand-up place: is it time for palliative care in the emergency department? - emj.bmj.com/content/35/12/730

Predrawn prehospital medications are microbiologically safe for up to 48 hours - emj.bmj.com/content/35/12/743

Systematic review and meta-analysis of pre-hospital diagnostic accuracy studies - emj.bmj.com/content/35/12/757