Emergency medicine Australasia : EMA
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Emerg Med Australas · Oct 2016
Impact of population ageing on growing demand for emergency transportation to emergency departments in Western Australia, 2005-2020.
The aim of the present paper is to quantify the impact of population ageing on demand for emergency transportation (ET) to EDs in Western Australia (WA). ⋯ There has been a continuous rise in ET demand in WA, particularly in older people who have a higher urgency and requirement for admission.
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Emerg Med Australas · Oct 2016
Accuracy of working diagnosis by paramedics for patients presenting with dyspnoea.
The present study aims to determine the agreement between paramedic and ED or hospital working diagnosis in dyspnoeic patients. ⋯ There was moderate agreement between paramedic and ED or hospital diagnosis. The number of cases with no clearly documented working diagnosis suggested that a singular working diagnosis may not always serve the complexity of presentation of some dyspnoea patients: more open descriptors such as 'mixed disease' or 'atypical features' should be encouraged.