Review article: Methodology for the ‘rapid review’ series on musculoskeletal injuries in the emergency department
Abstract Musculoskeletal injuries are a common presentation to the ED, with significant costs involved in the management of these injuries, variances in care within the ED and associated morbidity. A series of rapid review papers were completed to guide best practice for the assessment and management of common musculoskeletal injuries presenting to the ED. This paper presents the methodology used across the rapid reviews. PubMed, CINAHL, EMBASE, TRIP and the grey literature, including relevant organisational websites, were searched in 2015. The search was repeated consistently for each topic area (injuries of the foot and ...
Source: Emergency Medicine Australasia - December 1, 2017 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Kirsten Strudwick, Megan McPhee, Anthony Bell, Melinda Martin ‐Khan, Trevor Russell Tags: Review Article Source Type: research

IPAWS: The International Paramedic Anxiety Wellbeing and Stress study
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Source: Emergency Medicine Australasia - December 1, 2017 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Elizabeth Asbury, Tuija Rasku, Liz Thyer, Craig Campbell, Clare Sutton, Walter Tavares Tags: Letter to the Editor Source Type: research

Factors associated with patient ‐reported procedural memory following emergency department procedural sedation with ketamine and propofol: A prospective cohort of 563 patients
ConclusionsProcedural memory was uncommon for both mix types; however, a greater proportion of the premixed ketofol group had unpleasant memory. Associations with sex, opiates, moderate sedation and propofol dose were identified, and respiratory adverse events were more common in the premixed ketofol group. (Source: Emergency Medicine Australasia)
Source: Emergency Medicine Australasia - December 1, 2017 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Andrew Greer, Greg Treston Tags: Original Research Source Type: research

Erring on the side of education
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Source: Emergency Medicine Australasia - December 1, 2017 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Fiona Moore, Matthew Shepherd Tags: Letter to the Editor Source Type: research

Establishing an indicator rate for computed tomography pulmonary angiography positivity (yield) in emergency department pulmonary embolism investigation
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Source: Emergency Medicine Australasia - December 1, 2017 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Emogene S Aldridge, Ian R Rogers, David Mountain, Peter Jones Tags: Letter to the Editor Source Type: research