Emergency medicine Australasia : EMA
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Emerg Med Australas
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Emerg Med Australas · Feb 2019
Exploring factors that influence adult presentation to an emergency department in regional Queensland: A linked, cross-sectional, patient perspective study.
Explore factors that influence presentation at a regional hospital ED and identify opportunities to reduce attendance, particularly for adults with chronic conditions. ⋯ Despite being connected to a general practice, people focussed their health-seeking behaviour on the ED in the immediate period prior to presentation. Patients reported a limited awareness of alternative health services and opportunities exist to potentially reduce ED attendance, particularly for young and middle-aged adults with chronic conditions.
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Emerg Med Australas · Feb 2019
Letter Case ReportsTwo cases of lead poisoning from inhaled opium in Victoria.