Summary: 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 <p>Read the full December 2018 issue of EMJ here: emj.bmj.com/content/35/12</p>
