Emergency medicine Australasia : EMA
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Emerg Med Australas · Dec 2019
Multicenter Study Observational StudyDirect cost of alcohol-related presentations to Royal Perth Hospital emergency department.
To quantify the direct cost of alcohol-related presentations to Royal Perth Hospital ED, as part of the binational Alcohol Harm in Emergency Departments study. ⋯ Alcohol-related presentations to the ED are a significant public health burden. If the study week is representative, the annual cost is substantial. Although the direct mean cost of presentations to the ED is similar between alcohol-positive and alcohol-negative patients, these presentations would not have occurred without the influence of alcohol.
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Emerg Med Australas · Dec 2019
Observational StudyAccuracy of parental estimate of child's weight in a paediatric emergency department.
To determine the accuracy of using parental estimate of a child's weight compared to actual weight in a paediatric emergency setting. ⋯ Parent estimate is an accurate weight estimation method when parents are willing to give an estimate. There is ethnic variation in accuracy that should be taken into account when applying this method.