29th -30th September 2011, Imperial College London

Delegates at the 5th International meeting of the Society for Acute Medicine enjoyed some unseasonal autumn sunshine at Imperial College London at the end of September. The number of submitted abstracts for this meeting was considerable and this year many were of exceptionally high standard. As well as a poster display of over 100, the reviewing panel selected six for oral presentation on the Friday morning. The abstracts from these presentations are published below.

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