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Traumatic injury in Australia and New Zealand
01 February 2012
Kate Curtis, Erica Caldwell, Andrea Delprado, Belinda Munroe
Summary: Injury is a leading cause of mortality, hospitalised morbidity and disability in Australia and New Zealand. Of the many public health challenges facing clinicians on a daily basis, traumatic ...
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Lung cancer in the emergency department
01 February 2012
Andrew D. Harding, Catherine C. Simmons
Summary: According to the World Health Organization lung cancer was the leading cause of cancer deaths in 2008. Patients with lung cancer present frequently to the emergency department. This article w...
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Testing the effects of educational toilet posters: A novel way of reducing haemolysis of blood samples within ED
01 February 2012
David Corkill
Summary: Haemolysed blood samples are an unnecessary burden on Emergency Departments (ED) as they increase workloads and drive down efficiencies. Little empirical data exists that demonstrates the eff...
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Can a four-hour interactive workshop on the management of dental emergencies be effective in improving self reported levels of clinician proficiency?
01 February 2012
Tony Skapetis, Tania Gerzina, Wendy Hu
Summary: Background: Management of dental emergencies is a clinical problem facing many primary care providers who have often received little training in this area. Aim: This study evaluated the impac...
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Prospective validation of a predictive model that identifies homeless people at risk of re-presentation to the emergency department
01 February 2012
Gaye Moore, Graham Hepworth, Tracey Weiland, Elizabeth Manias, Marie Frances Gerdtz, Margaret Kelaher, David Dunt
Summary: Objective: To prospectively evaluate the accuracy of a predictive model to identify homeless people at risk of representation to an emergency department. Methods: A prospective cohort analysi...
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