Emergency medicine Australasia : EMA
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Emerg Med Australas · Oct 2017
Multicenter Study Observational StudyAlcohol-related presentations to the Royal Perth Hospital Emergency Department: A prospective study.
To quantify and describe alcohol-related presentations to our ED, as part of the binational Alcohol Harm in Emergency Departments study. ⋯ 15.2% of patient presentations over the study week were alcohol-related. These patients were more likely to present with injury; one in five having injuries suspected to be caused by a third party affected by alcohol. This is a significant public health problem.
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Emerg Med Australas · Oct 2017
Multicenter StudyEmergency airway management in Australian and New Zealand emergency departments: A multicentre descriptive study of 3710 emergency intubations.
The aim of this study was to describe the practice of endotracheal intubation across a range of Australasian EDs. ⋯ Australasian ED doctors, predominantly specialist emergency physicians or trainees, perform the majority of ED intubations using rapid sequence induction as their preferred technique mainly for medical indications. First attempt success rate was not different between different types of EDs, and is comparable published international data. Complications are not infrequent, and are comparable to other published series. Monitoring and reporting of ED intubation practice will enable continued improvements in the safety of this high-risk procedure.