Emergency medicine Australasia : EMA
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The present study analyses Oceania's protest and conflict events (2021-2022) to aid healthcare systems better understand the scope of the issue. ⋯ Australia faced pandemic-related protests; Papua New Guinea grappled with tribal violence, posing healthcare challenges. A comprehensive approach emphasising disaster preparedness, regional cooperation and addressing root causes is crucial to bolster healthcare systems.
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Emerg Med Australas · Nov 2024
Effects of a Virtual Trauma Clinic on admissions and length of stay for minor to moderate trauma.
To investigate the feasibility of a Virtual Trauma Clinic (VTC) for patients with minor to moderate trauma, and evaluate patient satisfaction and outcomes. ⋯ Patients with minor to moderate trauma have ongoing care needs with high rates of pain, psychological distress and disability remaining prevalent long after discharge. VTC provided an innovative strategy for hospital avoidance with high levels of patient satisfaction and no adverse effects on safety. The overall quality of care for these patients was enhanced through the provision of standardised, patient-centred and multidisciplinary follow-up.
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Emerg Med Australas · Nov 2024
We can do better: Recommendations for mental health crisis care from people with lived experience.
The ED is increasingly the first point of contact for people who have no alternative when they are in a mental health crisis. However, there is mounting evidence of inadequate and negative responses to mental health crises in the ED, which has been identified as a 'human rights flashpoint'. ⋯ These key messages arise from a phenomenological analysis of in-depth interviews with 31 users of ED services, a PhD study conducted by a lived experience researcher. The paper concludes with six recommendations that combine collective wished-for responses with tangible examples of how these desired responses can be translated into crisis care practice.