title: Acid test: how valuable are emergency blood investigations?
authors.affiliation: Trauma and Emergency Centre, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong. robert-cocks@cuhk.edu.hk
authors.forename: Robert A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Cocks
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D003955:Diagnostic Tests, Routine / Q000191:economics / Q000592:standards*; D004638:Emergency Treatment / Q000191:economics / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D008505:Medical Staff, Hospital / Q000523:psychology; D011379:Prognosis; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D019564:Unnecessary Procedures