The Medical journal of Australia
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To determine the likely impact of aggression from internal sources (co-workers) and external sources (patients, patients' relatives or carers and others) on Australian medical clinicians in the previous 12 months. ⋯ The likely impact of workplace aggression on clinician wellbeing may extend to adverse consequences for care quality, safety and access. More concerted efforts to prevent and minimise workplace aggression are required.
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To determine the incidence of surfboard-related eye injuries (SREIs) in New South Wales in 1 year. ⋯ This study confirms that surfing carries a small risk of eye trauma and helps to describe and quantify SREIs. A fifth of the SREIs we report were severe. Surfboard modification and protective eyewear may help reduce the risk of SREIs.
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Rapid response systems (RRSs) are one of the first organisation-wide, patient-focused systems to be developed to prevent potentially avoidable deaths and serious adverse events such as cardiac arrests. RRSs identify seriously ill and at-risk patients and those whose condition is deteriorating, using abnormal vital signs and observations that trigger an urgent response by staff who are able to deal with any medical emergency. ⋯ This includes resources, educational programs and agreed ways of evaluating RRS effectiveness. RRSs may reduce deaths by up to one-third and cardiac arrests by up to 50%.