Emergency medicine Australasia : EMA
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Emerg Med Australas · Apr 2023
Observational StudyOutcome of reduction of paediatric forearm fracture by emergency department clinicians.
Paediatric forearm fractures are common. Anecdotally, there is a trend towards ED reduction of selected fractures under procedural sedation. We aimed to determine the rate of subsequent operative intervention for fracture re-displacement. ⋯ Reduction of paediatric forearm fractures under procedural sedation by ED clinicians is increasingly common and results in a low rate of subsequent operative intervention.
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Emerg Med Australas · Apr 2023
Exploring a hospital's response to children who have no fixed address.
To explore how a tertiary metropolitan public healthcare provider supported children who presented with 'no fixed address' (NFA). ⋯ The hospital system did not effectively identify or respond to the psychosocial needs of children with NFA.
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Emerg Med Australas · Apr 2023
Comment Observational StudyImpact on the health service in the Top End, Northern Territory following the introduction of an electric scooter sharing service.
To investigate patients presenting to EDs following the recent introduction of a shared electric scooter (e-scooter) scheme in Northern Territory (NT). ⋯ Harm minimisations strategies targeting implementation of alcohol testing and penalties for riders may be able to reduce the effect that the introduction of e-scooters on the strained health system in the NT.
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Emerg Med Australas · Apr 2023
Sex differences among patients presenting to hospital with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest and shockable rhythm.
Sex differences in patients presenting with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) and shockable rhythm might be associated with disparities in clinical outcomes. ⋯ Among patients presenting with OHCA and a shockable rhythm, baseline sex and sex differences were not associated with disparities in short-term outcomes in contemporary systems of care.