Emergency Department Collaborative Research Group
We are the overarching group for research conducted in the Emergency Department. Our vision is to integrate research seamlessly into clinical practice and education while shaping new guidelines and policy.
In 2024, our group achieved significant milestones, including the publication of over 91 articles in peer-reviewed journals, involvement in more than 150 research projects, and…
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Latest Emergency Department Research News
Dr Gerben Keijzers is a Senior Staff Specialist Emergency Physician at the Gold Coast University Hospital Emergency Department.
Dr Keijzers…
Dr Richard Pellatt has successfully secured over $27,000 in funding from the Emergency Medicine Foundation to work on the new project "Drug…
Embedding research into clinical practice was the theme of the second 星空体育 Emergency Care Research Symposium held on Thursday 23rd…
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Current projects
Alcohol misuse is a major health issue and can cause many diseases and injury conditions. The extent of alcohol related presentations to the…
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In a severe trauma, major bleeding or haemorrhaging is associated significant morbidity and mortality. Haemorrhage can be compounded by Trauma…
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Most patients need intravenous cannula (a small plastic tube, inserted into the vein) in the emergency department, but many suffer multiple…
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Publications
The profile, clinical characteristics, and outcomes of alcohol-and non-alcohol-related patient presentations to Queensland emergency departments: a multi-site observational study.
Crilly, J., East, K., Brown, J., Zhang, P., Byrnes, J., Furyk, J., Duncan, J., Jones, L., Brown, N.J., Green, D. and Rothwell, S., 2022. The profile, clinical characteristics, and outcomes of alcohol-and non-alcohol-related patient presentations to Queensland emergency departments: a multi-site observational study. Australian Health Review
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Psychological safety and emergency department team performance: A mixed‐methods study. Emergency Medicine Australasia.
Purdy, E., Borchert, L., El‐Bitar, A., Isaacson, W., Jones, C., Bills, L. and Brazil, V., 2022. Psychological safety and emergency department team performance: A mixed‐methods study. Emergency Medicine Australasia.
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Ultrasound-guided supraclavicular block versus Bier block for emergency reduction of upper limb injuries: a protocol for an open-label, non-inferiority, randomised controlled trial.
Tsao, H., Tang, C., Trembath, M., Jones, P., & Snelling, P. J. (2023). Ultrasound-guided supraclavicular block versus Bier block for emergency reduction of upper limb injuries: a protocol for an open-label, non-inferiority, randomised controlled trial. Trials, 24(1), 366.
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