Table 1

Results of the investigations

	Question*	Quality of evidence found	Time taken to search electronic databases	Time taken to locate articles	Would their clinic practice change as a result of the search?
*All these questions are being submitted to Archimedes.
1	What is the best medical treatment for neonatal abstinence syndrome?	No conclusive evidence	4.5 hours	2 hours	No

2	Is labial fusion a marker for sexual abuse?	Inconclusive evidence	2 hours	2 hours	Perhaps increased suspicion of an association

3	Do chest x rays and ECGs add to one's clinical evaluation when assessing heart murmurs?	Satisfactory evidence that they are unhelpful	2 hours	1 hour	Yes

4	Is melatonin effective in treating sleep disturbance in children with a disability?	Poor quality evidence	1 hour	3 hours	No

5	Are there risks in giving BCG to a baby born of an HIV infected mother?	Small cohort study and case reports	3 hours	3 hours	No

6	Are inhalers effective in treating persistent and recurrent coughing in children?	RCTs of reasonable quality	8 hours	2 hours	Yes

7	Does the prescription of EpiPen benefit children with peanut allergy?	Inconclusive	3 hours	3 hours	No

8	Is a single prophylactic dose of vitamin D effective in preventing rickets in high risk children?	No evidence at all despite widespread use in other countries	3 hours	2 hours	No

9	Do grommets improve language development in children with language delay and secretory otitis media?	One trial: ruined through most control children dropping out	2 hours	2 hours	No