Emergency medicine Australasia : EMA
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Emerg Med Australas · Dec 2020
Personal Protective Equipment in the Paediatric Emergency Department during the COVID-19 pandemic. Estimating requirements based on staff numbers and patient presentations.
To estimate the personal protective equipment (PPE) required in a paediatric ED during the COVID-19 pandemic comparing the use per patient to use per patient zone, based on the NSW Clinical Excellence Commission (CEC) guidelines in place at the time of the study. ⋯ This study has demonstrated the considerable requirement for PPE in a paediatric ED, which varies according to presentation type and the background prevalence of COVID-19 in the community.
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Emerg Med Australas · Dec 2020
Interventions to support Choosing Wisely for coagulation studies in the emergency department.
To evaluate the effectiveness of two different strategies designed to facilitate implementation of Choosing Wisely Australia guidelines, aiming to reduce unnecessary coagulation study blood tests in patients presenting to a metropolitan hospital ED. ⋯ Physically removing coagulation pathology tubes from the trolleys was found to be effective at reducing unnecessary testing.
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Emerg Med Australas · Dec 2020
Workplace violence in emergency departments: The health professionals and security personnel alliance.
Violence in the health sector is a widespread worldwide phenomenon. Emergency nurses and emergency physicians are among the most exposed. ⋯ Sharing some data from our 2016 Italian National Survey on Violence towards Emergency Nurses, further elements are provided on this issue. The different perspectives of healthcare professionals and security personnel can converge in an alliance to counteract violence in the ED.