Emergency Medicine Journal

is an international peer-reviewed journal covering pre-hospital, hospital emergency medicine and critical care

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Emergency Medicine Journal is an international peer reviewed journal covering pre-hospital and hospital emergency medicine, and critical care. The journal publishes original research, evidence-based reviews and commentaries on resuscitation, trauma, minor injuries, disaster preparedness and response, toxicology, acute medical and paediatric emergencies, diagnostic testing, teaching, clinical operations, decision making and reflections on clinical practice. The journal is aimed at doctors, nurses, paramedics and ambulance staff.

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Editor-in-Chief: Professor Ellen Weber, University of California, San Francisco, USA
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Latest information and guidance from the Royal College of Emergency Medicine.

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Authors

Emergency Medicine Journal accepts submissions of a wide range of article types, including original research, reviews and image challenges.

The Author Information section provides specific article requirements to help you turn your research into an article suitable for EMJ.

Information is also provided on editorial policies and open access.

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Latest Articles

Original research:

Diagnostic accuracy of tongue coating in identifying acute appendicitis: a prospective cohort study

1 April 2025

Original research:

Trends in paramedic-to-general practitioner referrals following the COVID-19 pandemic and the introduction of a virtual emergency department: an interrupted time series analysis

1 April 2025

Best Evidence Topic reports:

Inhaled or nebulised salbutamol for exacerbations of asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease?

1 April 2025

Original research:

Global health experience of staff working in UK emergency care: a reflexive thematic analysis

26 March 2025

Commentary:

Cooling in context: consensus statement on the prehospital management of exertional heat illness for the UK Faculty of Pre-Hospital Care

26 March 2025

Open Access Articles

Original research:

Diagnostic accuracy of tongue coating in identifying acute appendicitis: a prospective cohort study

1 April 2025

Original research:

Reducing time delays and enhancing reperfusion eligibility related to stroke suspicion by the Emergency Medical Dispatch Centre: a registry-based observational study

6 March 2025

Original research:

Drivers of low-value diagnostic tests in emergency medicine practice: a qualitative descriptive study

4 March 2025

Letter:

Accuracy of self-reported disease severity and need for hospital admission

23 February 2025

Original research:

A qualitative study exploring the experiences of advanced clinical practitioner training in emergency care in the South West of England, United Kingdom

15 October 2024

Altmetrics

Association between delays to patient admission from the emergency department and all-cause 30-day mortality
18 January 2022

Perceived barriers and opportunities to improve working conditions and staff retention in emergency departments: a qualitative study
9 January 2024

Delayed admission of patients with hip fracture from the emergency department is associated with an increased mortality risk and increased length of hospital stay
8 October 2024

E-bike and classic bicycle-related traumatic brain injuries presenting to the emergency department
20 January 2021

Non-sterile gloves and dressing versus sterile gloves, dressings and drapes for suturing of traumatic wounds in the emergency department: a non-inferiority multicentre randomised controlled trial
26 July 2022

Comparison of intravenous paracetamol (acetaminophen) to intravenously or intramuscularly administered non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) or opioids for patients presenting with moderate to severe acute pain conditions to the ED: systematic review and meta-analysis
12 May 2023

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Emergency Medicine Journal - Our Full Story

12 March 2024

Listen to Editor-in-Chief of Emergency Medicine Journal, Ellen Weber, talk about the journal's aims and scope, the advice she has for authors thinking about submitting to the journal, what the journal has to offer to readers, highlights from the journal and what the journal has planned for 2024.

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