EMA - Emergency Medicine Australasia
SCIE-ISI SCOPUS (2004-2023)
1742-6731
1742-6723
Anh Quốc
Cơ quản chủ quản: WILEY , Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd
Lĩnh vực:
Emergency MedicineMedicine (miscellaneous)
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Emergency department impact following the introduction of an electric scooter sharing serviceAbstract Objective We aimed to describe the impact on the single ED serving Dunedin, New Zealand, following the introduction of an electric‐scooter (e‐scooter) sharing service. Methods A retrospective cohort study comparing the number of vehicle related injuries during ide...
Tập 32 Số 3 - Trang 409-415 - 2020
Optimal management of mental health patients in Australian emergency departments: Barriers and solutionsAbstract Objectives: The study aimed to describe: (i) the perceived barriers faced by emergency clinicians in the assessment and management of patients presenting with a mental health complaint to Australian hospital EDs; and (ii) perceived strategies to optimize care of the mentally unwell in the ED.Methods:...
Tập 23 Số 6 - Trang 677-688 - 2011
Clinical and ethical challenges for emergency departments during communicable disease outbreaks: Can lessons from Ebola Virus Disease be applied to the COVID ‐19 pandemic?Abstract EDs fulfil a frontline function during public health emergencies (PHEs) and will play a pivotal role during the COVID‐19 pandemic. This perspective article draws on qualitative data from a longitudinal, ethnographic study of an Australian tertiary ED to illustrate the clinical and ethical challenges faced by EDs during PHEs. Interview data collected during ... ...
Tập 32 Số 3 - Trang 520-524 - 2020
Introduction of an extended care paramedic model in N ew Z ealandAbstract Objectives The first extended care paramedic (ECP ) model of care in N ew Z ealand was introduced in the hiện toàn bộ
Tập 24 Số 6 - Trang 652-656 - 2012
Presentations of stroke and acute myocardial infarction in the first 28 days following the introduction of State of Emergency restrictions for COVID ‐19SOE measures to achieve physical distancing and restrict community contact were not associated with significant changes in time to ED presentation after acute stroke and AMI. Time to initial investigation and life‐saving interventions were also unchanged in the first 28 days. Public health messaging encouraging patients with acute illness or injury to seek medical assessment should be cont...
Tập 32 Số 6 - Trang 1040-1045 - 2020
Finger thoracostomy in patients with chest trauma performed by paramedics on a helicopter emergency medical serviceAbstract Objective To determine the frequency of finger thoracostomy performed by intensive care flight paramedics after the introduction of a training programme in this procedure and complications of the procedure that were diagnosed after hospital arrival. Methods This w...
Tập 32 Số 4 - Trang 650-656 - 2020
Predictors and in‐hospital mortality associated with prolonged emergency department length of stay in New South Wales tertiary hospitals from 2017 to 2018Abstract Objective To determine specific patient, clinical and service factors associated with increased ED length of stay and investigate whether prolonged ED length of stay, as measured by emergency treatment performance (ETP) non‐compliance, is an independent predictor of all cause 30‐day mortality for patients presenting to, and...
Tập 32 Số 4 - Trang 611-617 - 2020
Thoracostomy in children with severe trauma: An overview of the paediatric experience in Victoria, AustraliaAbstract Objective Thoracic trauma is a leading cause of paediatric trauma deaths. Traumatic cardiac arrest, tension pneumothorax and massive haemothorax are life‐threatening conditions requiring emergency and definitive pleural decompression. In adults, thoracostomy is increasingly preferred over needle thoracocentesis for emergenc...
Tập 32 Số 1 - Trang 117-126 - 2020
Self‐reported preparedness of N ew Z ealand acute care providers to mass emergencies before the C anterbury E arthquakes: A national surveyAbstract Introduction Disasters occur more frequently. Acute care providers are the first to respond to mass emergencies from the healthcare sector. The preparedness of acute care providers in N ew Z ealand to re...
Tập 27 Số 1 - Trang 55-61 - 2015
Sutured wounds: Factors associated with patient‐rated cosmetic scoresAbstract Objective: To determine the association between wound characteristics, wound management in the ED and patient‐rated cosmetic appearance of sutured wounds. Our hypothesis was that practitioner seniority would most strongly predict outcome.Methods: Prospective recruitment of patients with lacera...
Tập 18 Số 3 - Trang 259-267 - 2006