Emergency medicine Australasia : EMA
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Emerg Med Australas · Jun 2008
Comparative StudyVariables that predict admission to hospital from an emergency department observation unit.
To determine factors predictive for patients requiring ongoing hospital admission from the emergency department observation unit (EDOU). ⋯ Variables exist that predict a 'failed' short stay admission. These might be used to identify patients less suitable for admission to the EDOU and better suited to admission directly under a hospital team.
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Emerg Med Australas · Jun 2008
Australasian emergency physicians: a learning and educational needs analysis. Part Four: CPD topics desired by emergency physicians.
To report the preferences of Fellows of the Australasian College for Emergency Medicine for topics they would desire for their continuing professional development (CPD). ⋯ This information may assist in the planning of future educational interventions for emergency physicians. EP seek CPD on management, educational and other non clinical skills, as well as topics relating directly to patient care.
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Emerg Med Australas · Jun 2008
Optimizing triage consistency in Australian emergency departments: the Emergency Triage Education Kit.
The Emergency Triage Education Kit was designed to optimize consistency of triage using the Australasian Triage Scale. The present study was conducted to determine the interrater reliability of a set of scenarios for inclusion in the programme. ⋯ All scenarios that showed good levels of agreement have been included in the Emergency Triage Education Kit and are recommended for testing purposes; those that showed moderate agreement have been incorporated for teaching purposes. Both scenario sets are accompanied by explanatory notes that link the decision outcome to the Australasian College for Emergency Medicine Guidelines on the Implementation of the Australasian Triage Scale. Future analysis of the scenarios is required to identify how task-related factors influence consistency of triage.