Emergency medicine Australasia : EMA
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Emerg Med Australas · Apr 2020
Expectations and experiences of women presenting to emergency departments with early pregnancy bleeding.
To explore women's expectations and experiences when presenting to the ED with early pregnancy bleeding. ⋯ Early pregnancy bleeding is a distressing and anxiety-provoking experience for women attending the ED. Appropriate emotional support is critical to the holistic care for those seeking emergency care.
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EDs are noisy and the noise levels exceed regulatory recommendations. Noise distracts us during any task and can saturate our attentional demand and impair our thinking and decision-making. This is a systematic problem that is consistently ignored by accreditation bodies. ⋯ Noise is a patient safety issue, as excessive noise impairs good communication, which is essential for patient care. Good acoustic design and management is achievable, but needs to be explicitly assessed as a part of accreditation standards. This would promote wellness for both patients and staff.