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Introduction: Sexual assault and harassment of ambulance personnel in the workplace is widespread. Prevention
via body worn cameras and legal efforts have been positive, however improvement is still needed to ensure the
protection of staff from the…

Background: Nurses make complex triage decisions within emergency departments, which significantly affect
patient outcomes. Understanding how nurses make these decisions and why they deviate from triage algorithms
facilitates interventions that…

Background: Acute pain is an important complaint reported by trauma victims, however, the relationship between
it and other types of discomfort, such as discomfort caused by cold, discomfort caused by immobilization, and
psychological distress such…

Introduction: Leadership during major incidents has been described as challenging and dependent on the nontechnical skills of leaders. The complex tunnel environment contributes to an even more challenging incident
response. Hence, this study aims…

Background: Across a range of fields, including healthcare, heuristics are typically conceived as a source of bias and systematic error. However, research across the
psychological and management sciences shows that intuition and heuristics are also…

Introduction: The COVID-19 pandemic has challenged health care professionals and changed our approach to care
delivery. The aim in this study was to explore nurses’ experiences providing care in the ED during the COVID-19
pandemic in Australia and…

Background: Hereditary angioedema (HAE) is a rare inherited illness characterised by recurrent swellings. Four
percent of HAE attacks are life threatening throat swellings requiring urgent medical intervention. The aim of
this study was to gain an…

Background: Peripheral intravenous catheters (PIVCs) are commonly used devices in emergency departments
(EDs), and yet relatively little is known about factors influencing Australian clinicians’ adherence to the national
PIVC quality and safety…

Aim: To evaluate HIV screening of people attending emergency services.
Design: Systematic review.
Data sources: CINAHL Complete, Cochrane Library, Cuiden Plus, PubMed, PsycINFO, SCOPUS and Web of
Science.
Review methods: The search was carried…

Background: Patient assessment is a core component of nursing practice and underpins safe, high-quality patient
care. HIRAIDTM
, an evidence-informed emergency nursing framework, provides nurses with a structured
approach to patient assessment and…