Employees in EDs report increasing role overload because of critical staff shortages,
budgetary cuts and increased patient numbers and acuity. Such overload could compromise …

To explore the literature regarding three key strategies designed to promote patient
throughput in the ED. CINAHL, Medline, PubMed, Scopus and Australian Government …

AIM: To provide a critical review of research on clinical handover between the ambulance
service and emergency department (ED) in hospitals. METHOD: Data base and hand …

Emergency department (ED) violence is a significant problem in many hospitals. This study
identified the incidence of violence by patients towards nurses in two EDs. Patient factors …

Objective To develop and validate models to predict emergency department (ED)
presentations and hospital admissions for time and day of the year. Methods Initial model …

AIM: The aims of this study were to (1) explore the clinical handover processes between
ambulance and ED personnel of patients arriving by ambulance at one hospital and (2) …

Aim To explore and describe the triage process in the Emergency Department to identify
problems and potential vulnerabilities that may affect the triage process. Background Triage …

Abstract Objective Clinical staff in EDs are subject to a range of stressors. The objective of
this study was to describe and compare clinical staff perceptions of their ED's working …

Abstract Background To evaluate a Geriatric Emergency Department Intervention (GEDI)
model of service delivery for adults aged 70 years and older. Methods A pragmatic trial of …

Background People with mental illness and substance use disorder are over-represented in
prisons. Injury-related mortality is elevated in people released from prison, and both mental …