Emergency medicine Australasia : EMA
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Emerg Med Australas · Dec 2020
Chronic disease management in emergency department patients presenting with dyspnoea.
Guideline recommended treatments for chronic conditions are thought to reduce ED presentations. ⋯ Prescription of guideline recommended therapies for chronic conditions in patients presenting to the ED in Australasia with acute dyspnoea is similar or higher than reported previously.
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Emerg Med Australas · Dec 2020
Early lessons from COVID-19 that may reduce future emergency department crowding.
The COVID-19 pandemic has produced significant changes in emergency medicine patient volumes, clinical practice, and has accelerated a number of systems-level developments. Many of these changes produced efficiencies in emergency care systems and contributed to a reduction in crowding and access block. In this paper, we explore these changes, analyse their risks and benefits and examine their sustainability for the future to the extent that they may combat crowding. We also examine the necessity of a system-wide approach in addressing ED crowding and access block.
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Emerg Med Australas · Dec 2020
Establishing a hospital-based ultrasound-guided peripheral intravenous catheter training programme: A narrative of a 5-year experience.
Despite ultrasound-guided peripheral intravenous catheter insertion being a well-established method for patients with difficult intravenous access, currently there are limited hospital-based training programmes. We describe the training programme that was established in our hospital over 5 years ago and how it can be replicated in other centres.
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Emerg Med Australas · Dec 2020
Presentations of stroke and acute myocardial infarction in the first 28 days following the introduction of state of emergency restrictions for COVID-19.
To determine if Victorian State of Emergency (SOE) measures to combat COVID-19 were associated with delayed presentations or management of acute stroke and acute myocardial infarction (AMI). ⋯ In the first 28 days, SOE measures to combat COVID-19 were not associated with delays in presentation or life-saving interventions for patients with acute stroke and AMI.
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Emerg Med Australas · Dec 2020
Workplace violence in emergency departments: The health professionals and security personnel alliance.
Violence in the health sector is a widespread worldwide phenomenon. Emergency nurses and emergency physicians are among the most exposed. ⋯ Sharing some data from our 2016 Italian National Survey on Violence towards Emergency Nurses, further elements are provided on this issue. The different perspectives of healthcare professionals and security personnel can converge in an alliance to counteract violence in the ED.