Emergency medicine Australasia : EMA
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Emerg Med Australas · Feb 2005
Comparative StudyAmbulance diversion is not associated with low acuity patients attending Perth metropolitan emergency departments.
To examine the relationship between ambulance diversion and low acuity patient (LAP) attendances to EDs. ⋯ Inner metropolitan hospitals experience low LAP attendance rates. Attempts to further reduce LAP attendance rates at Perth inner metropolitan hospitals have limited scope to reduce ambulance diversion.
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Emerg Med Australas · Oct 2004
Specific training in clinical forensic medicine is useful to ACEM trainees.
To assess the effectiveness of a 6-month rotation in forensic medicine in developing medicolegal and forensic skills for doctors training for a fellowship with the Australasian College for Emergency Medicine (ACEM). ⋯ A 6-month rotation in clinical forensic medicine improves ACEM trainees perceived ability to perform a number of medicolegal tasks without interfering with other areas of professional development.