News & events
New grants awarded: 2016
The Emergency Medicine Foundation (EMF) has awarded 10 new Trainee and Staff Specialist grants totaling $334,765 to Queensland emergency medicine…
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Fewer catheters in ED
No one wants a catheter inserted unless they need it, so it’s great news that emergency researchers at the Royal…
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Better care for mentally ill in the outback
The challenges of mental health service delivery in remote communities have prompted medical researchers to investigate the best way to…
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Ketofol an alternative deep sedative
Australian emergency medicine researchers have successfully trialled an alternative deep sedative for patients in the emergency department. In a large,…
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New technique for intubating kids in hospital emergency departments
Queensland researchers are trialling a simple procedure with potential to become a ‘game changer’ in emergency paediatric medicine. In a…
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New relief for kidney stone sufferers
Millions of Australians suffering from kidney stones could soon get relief, with researchers discovering a prostrate treatment can also help…
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Training key to patient safety in ED
Emergency medicine researchers at the Gold Coast University Hospital have shown training is just as effective as the latest technology…
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Fewer needles to numb finger injuries
Treating finger injuries could require fewer needles thanks to emergency medicine researchers in Queensland. Finger injuries are common in the…
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Ketamine: a new option for sedating violent patients in the ED
Research by Australian toxicologists raises the possibility of sedating violent patients in emergency departments with the anaesthetic, ketamine. The research team…
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Better care patients with muscle injuries
More than 300,000[i] Australians who visit an emergency department each year with joint, ligament, muscle, nerve and tendon pain could…
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