Emergency medicine Australasia : EMA
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Emerg Med Australas · Oct 2019
Pre-hospital outcomes of adult out-of-hospital cardiac arrest of presumed cardiac aetiology in Queensland, Australia (2002-2014): Trends over time.
To describe temporal trends in incidence of pre-hospital outcomes from adult out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) of presumed cardiac aetiology attended by Queensland Ambulance Service (QAS) paramedics between 2002 and 2014, by age, gender, geographical remoteness and socio-economic status. ⋯ Incidence of withholding resuscitation and ROSC sustained to hospital have independently increased over time. Factors of middle age, more rural location and lower socio-economic status should all be targeted in the development and implementation of future strategies.
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Emerg Med Australas · Oct 2019
Enhancing intern emergency medicine education using a combined didactic and web-based learning curriculum: The EDGE programme.
To assess the effectiveness of an education programme that integrates web-based learning into classroom sessions. ⋯ This blended curriculum that integrates a web-based resource into classroom learning shows promise in enhancing intern emergency medicine education.
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Emerg Med Australas · Oct 2019
Attitudes and beliefs of Australian emergency department clinicians on antimicrobial stewardship in the emergency department: A qualitative study.
To explore the attitudes and beliefs of Australian ED clinicians towards antimicrobial stewardship in the ED. ⋯ Australian ED clinicians were aware of antimicrobial resistance. Many perceive injudicious antimicrobial use as problematic. Consideration of ED clinicians' perceived barriers and facilitators might enhance implementation of antimicrobial stewardship programmes in EDs.
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Emerg Med Australas · Oct 2019
Planning for the future: Modelling daily emergency department presentations in an Australian capital city.
To describe and model a decade of ED presentations in metropolitan Melbourne, Australia, from July 2000 to June 2010 and to validate the model of ED presentations by testing the model's performance in forecasting the subsequent 2 year period of daily presentations, from July 2010 to June 2012. ⋯ We have produced and validated a model for predicting daily ED presentations across a major city. Even though ED presentations are multifactorial, city-wide daily presentations are predictable and explained by a small number of variables. The model will have implications for future health planning.