Simon Carley, Associate Editor of EMJ, talks through the highlights of the January 2019 edition of the Emergency Medicine Journal, this month, chosen by Editor-in-Chief Ellen Weber.

Read the primary survey here: emj.bmj.com/content/36/1/1.

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

The view from here: on the other side of the curtain - emj.bmj.com/content/36/1/52

Accuracy of NEXUS II head injury decision rule in children: a prospective PREDICT cohort study - emj.bmj.com/content/36/1/4

Side effects of decision rules, or the law of unintended consequences - emj.bmj.com/content/36/1/2

Analgesia in the emergency department: why is it not administered? - emj.bmj.com/content/36/1/12

Urgent care axis for the older adult: where is best to target interventions? - emj.bmj.com/content/36/1/22

Exploring parents’ reasons for attending the emergency department for children with minor illnesses: a mixed methods systematic review - emj.bmj.com/content/36/1/39