Emergency medicine Australasia : EMA
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Emerg Med Australas · Dec 2013
Design and roll out of standardised approach to paediatric procedural sedation in Victorian emergency departments.
Children sometimes require minor procedures in the ED for which sedation is needed. Information from Victorian EDs indicated that processes for paediatric procedural sedation were variable, both within and between health services. The aims of this project were to improve safety and reduce variation in practice with respect to paediatric procedural sedation in EDs by rolling out a standardised paediatric sedation programme in Victorian EDs. ⋯ This multi-modal implementation strategy has achieved clinical practice improvement across organisational boundaries.
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The aims of this research were to characterise the injury patterns associated with nail guns, highlight their potential complications and review treatment options. ⋯ The present study characterises the injury patterns caused by nail guns. Treatment of these injuries should be based on clinical findings; however, the majority of cases should undergo surgical treatment. The required operation is a short and safe treatment modality that might allow a thorough assessment of the injury, removal of embedded material, repair of structural damage and a sterile washout to be performed.
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Emerg Med Australas · Dec 2013
Characteristics of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander presentations to three Victorian emergency departments.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander (ATSI) people have significant health disparity compared with other Australians. The present study examines the characteristics of ATSI patients presenting to three EDs of a single healthcare network to determine whether any healthcare disadvantages exist. ⋯ ATSI people living in Melbourne's south-east have social and health utilisation inequities, which might have an impact on their health status.