Emergency Medicine
Renee Oldfield, Grace Higgins, Dr Alexa Seal Background: Out of Hospital Cardiac Arrest (OHCA) is a critical public health issue in Australia, with disparities in survival rates between metropolitan and rural areas. In 2020, New South Wales Ambulance (NSWA) attempted resuscitation in approximately 3000...
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Peter Curtis, Adriaan Venter, Michael Davoren, Syeda Begum Site: Wagga Wagga Base Hospital Duration: 6 months prospective study Background: Site: Wagga Wagga Base Hospital Duration: 6 months prospective study The ROX index was devised in 2016 as a tool to predict failure...
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Ruan Vlok Background Hypoxaemia increases the risk of intubation markedly. Such concerns are multiplied in the emergency department (ED) and during retrieval where patients may be unstable, preparation or preoxygenation time limited and the environment uncontrolled. Apnoeic oxygenation is a promising means of preventing...
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Erica Dean, Sarah Ritchie, Stacey Casley, Henry Hicks Abstract In 1995, a classification system for horse falls was created, based on presentations to a rural emergency department (ED)1. Other studies have since looked at the pattern of injuries2, however there is still no recognised...
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Preliminary Analysis of Telehealth vs. In-Person Preoperative Consultations and Their Impact on Immediate Bariatric Surgery Outcomes
Swazi Sharma1, Dr Alexa Seal1, Dr Katherine Smith2, Simeon Moore1, Peter Sheeran 1 1. University of Dame Australia (Rural Clinical School – Wagga Wagga) 2. Murrumbidgee Local Health District...
Training and Sustaining Rural Anaesthetists: Insights from a 12-Month Audit of Paediatric General Anaesthetics in Wagga Wagga
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Authors: Peter Sheeran1, Prof. James Charles2, Gerarda Henneken3, Brett MacCue41. JMO, Wagga Wagga Base Hospital MHLD, 2. Director, First Peoples Health Unit, Pro Vice Chancellor (Health), Griffith University, 3....
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