Emergency medicine Australasia : EMA
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Emerg Med Australas · Jun 2015
Observational StudyInter-rater reliability and validity of the Ministry of Health of Turkey's mandatory emergency triage instrument.
In 2009, the Ministry of Health in Turkey mandated a three-level emergency triage scale coded with the colours red, yellow and green in descending order of acuity. This study was conducted to assess the reliability and validity of this mandatory emergency triage instrument in Turkey. ⋯ This study demonstrates substantial reliability of Turkey's Ministry of Health's mandatory three-level triage instrument. Significant association was also observed between the triage levels and the validity parameters measured in the study.
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Emerg Med Australas · Jun 2015
ReviewRocket launcher: A novel reduction technique for posterior hip dislocations and review of current literature.
We provide a review of literature on reduction techniques for posterior hip dislocations and present our experience with a novel technique for the reduction of acute posterior hip dislocations in the ED, 'the rocket launcher' technique. ⋯ We have described a reduction technique for posterior hip dislocations. Placing the patient's knee over the shoulder, and holding the lower leg like a 'Rocket Launcher' allow the physician's shoulder to work as a fulcrum, thus mechanically and ergonomically superior to standard techniques.
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Emerg Med Australas · Jun 2015
Observational StudyWeight estimation in paediatric resuscitation: A hefty issue in New Zealand.
To test the accuracy of weight estimation methods currently used in New Zealand to predict a child's weight in emergency resuscitation. ⋯ For children under 143 cm in height, the Broselow-Luten tape outperforms other weight estimation methods, accurately estimating weight in approximately three out of four children. The age-based estimation methods performed poorly overall, with variation by age and ethnicity.