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Case Studies
- Enhancing Trauma Skills with Interactive Online Learning
- Coronary Artery Disease in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People
- Rural and Remote Nurses Driving Change in Paediatric Respiratory Care
- SUPERB Trial: Comparing Nerve Blocks for Better Emergency Care
- Improving Safety for Children on the Move – The PaNURAMA Project
- Classifying the type and severity of traumatic injury in North Queensland: A multicentre retrospective study
- Injury Treatment and Rehabilitation Accessibility Queensland Index (iTRAQI)
- Paediatric Peripheral Intravenous Cannulation Package to Improve Practice
- Conservative Management of Primary Spontaneous Pneumothorax Trial
- Paediatric Reduction in Emergency Cannula Accidental Removal Trial – Precare trial
- Rethinking Head CT Use in Older Adults in the Emergency Department
Grants
- Patterns of Queensland Emergency Department presentations for older adults in three time periods: pre, peri and post COVID-19
- SARS-CoV2 infection and immunity in frontline hospital staff during the COVID-19 pandemic
- Can mobile robotic telepresence help clinicians safely deliver care to undifferentiated ED patients with respiratory symptoms?
- Comprehensive Outcomes that VERify the impact on Emergency Departments from COVID-19 [The COVERED COVID study]
- Comparison of different respiratory supports in the mitigation or exacerbation of environmental droplet contamination following coughing
- ED waiting time predictions in real-time: development of data acquisition system and performance evaluation of advanced statistical models.
- Watch-house detainee emergency health care
- Intervention with concentrated albumin for resuscitation of undifferentiated sepsis (ICARUS): A randomised controlled trial
- Classifying the Type and Severity of Traumatic Injury in North Queensland: A multicentre retrospective study
- Modelling Emergency Department Patient Flow under Normal Operating Conditions and in a Pandemic
- SONIC: Study of Neck Injuries in Children. A PREDICT study
- Lamotrigine Poisoning: an Australian TOxicology Monitoring (ATOM) Study
- Relief of chest pain in the Emergency Department (RELIEF)
- Exploring the relationship between psychological safety in the workplace and psychological safety in simulation based educational sessions for emergency department doctors and nurses
- D.Dimer Adjusted to Low Clinical Probability in the Diagnosis of Suspected Pulmonary Embolism- Is it safe in urban emergency department?
- Interaction of hyperdynamic septic shock and sepsis endotypes: A new paradigm
- Emergency Department treatment of the drowning victim
- PaNURAMA Inter-facility Transfer Tool Validation: A validation study of the Paediatric Non-Urgent, Risk Assessment, Management and nurse escort Assessment [PaNURAMA] Tool for safe children’s inter-facility Transfer.
- How long can a clinician wearing personal protective equipment safely work in a high-risk isolation area during one continuous shift?
- From Big Data to the Bedside – Answering big questions in emergency department pain care using artificial intelligence and patient-reported outcomes.
- The extent of self-harm behaviour of individuals presenting to Queensland emergency departments with mental health problems: a data linkage study.
- Subculture: Investigating the frequency and outcomes of subsequent blood cultures
- Cellulitis in the emergency department, a prospective management cohort study
- Buddy-up: exploring the impact of participation in research on reach, adoption, and implementation of evidence-based practice for neck of 5th metacarpal fractures
- EEG in TRaumatic brAin INjury (EnTRAIN)
- A community of practice to strengthen pre-hospital interventions and post-discharge care strategies for persons experiencing mental health crises in north Queensland hospitals.
- Does LOng peripheral intraVEnous catheter with retractable coiled tip guidewire optimise first insertion success rate for patients with Difficult IntraVenous Access in emergency department: a randomised controlled trial (LOVE-DIVA)
- Coronary Artery Disease in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People
- Identifying RNA-based blood markers in Emergency Department patients with suspected acute ischaemic stroke arising from large vessel occlusion
- An Occupational Therapy Pathway for Mild Traumatic Brain Injury ED presentations across the lifespan: A Non-Contemporaneous Cohort Comparison Study
- Exploring Cultural and Linguistic Diversity in the Emergency Department (CALD ED) study
- Does the Clinical Frailty Scale predict re-presentations to the Emergency Department in elderly community-dwelling people following an initial presentation from a fall?
- Endovascular clot retrieval pathway for acute ischaemic stroke: Outcomes after-hours in an Australian metropolitan emergency department
- Staff experiences about wellness activities at a major referral emergency department in regional Queensland: A qualitative descriptive study
- Vasopressor Infusion via Peripheral vs Central Access in emergency department patients with shock - The VIPCA RCT
- Composition, Quality and Delivery of Major Haemorrhage Protocols (MHP) and critical bleeding clinical practice guidelines in hospitals across Queensland Health
- Aeromedical Retrieval of people with Acute Behavioural Disturbance in Queensland – ELEVATE Study
- Deadly Steps in the Emergency Department with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Consumers: an evaluation of a co-design cultural safety improvement and awareness tool
- National Emergency Department Stress, Coping and Intention to Leave Survey: DESTRESS
- Trials in Emergency for Advancing Management of Sepsis: TEAM SEPSIS
- Paediatric peripheral intravenous cannulation package to improve practice: the experience of a mixed metropolitan Emergency Department.
- Maximising the effects of feedback in regional emergency medicine
- Predicting in-flight hypotension in aeromedical trauma patients
- External Ventricular Devices in Aeromedical Retrieval- Are they Safe?
- Assessment of emergency presentations, outcomes and departmental impact of patients presenting after COVID-19 immunisation to a tertiary Paediatric Emergency Department.
- Consumer engagement in emergency healthcare research: A national cross-sectional study
- Diabetes Service Mapping After Hours
- Relief of chest pain in the Emergency Department (RELIEF)
- Prothrombinex-VF® for coagulopathy of liver disease in acutely bleeding patients; Too much of a good thing?
- Pharmacological Emergency management of Agitation in Children and Young People – randomised controlled trials of Oral and intraMuscular medication: PEAChY-O and PEAChY-M
- Ultrasound-guided supraclavicular block versus Bier block for closed reduction of upper extremity injuries in the emergency department: an open-label, non-inferiority, randomised control trial
- Point of care lactate testing for the earlier recognition, antimicrobial administration, and definitive management of Paediatric Sepsis in the Emergency Department
- Safety and efficacy prehospital procedural sedation for fracture and dislocation reduction
- Research capacity building grant for SCHHS
- Research capacity building grant for RSQ
- Research capacity building grant for TUH
- Research capacity building grant for TPCH
- Validation of a Modified Fibrinogen on Admission with Trauma (FibAT) Score in the Australian Setting
- Innovative Corrective Services and Ambulance Response Evaluation (ICARE): A Queensland Ambulance and Queensland Corrective Services initiative to improve the management of prisoners with minor orthopaedic injuries.
- Treatment for nausea and vomiting: A multi-arm double blind, placebo-controlled trial comparing the efficacy of droperidol, metoclopramide, and ondansetron for patients in the prehospital setting.
- Can interactive online learning using enhanced technology adequately teach trauma-based procedural skills to emergency nursing clinicians?
- Suspected Pulmonary Embolism Exclusion with D-dimers in Emergency Departments (SPEED-ED)
- A randomised controlled trial of plasmalyte versus normal saline as resuscitation and maintenance fluid therapy for patients presenting with diabetic ketoacidosis (BEST-DKA) BalancEd fluids vs Saline Trial in Diabetic KetoAcidosis
- SPASMS: Study of Paediatric Appendicitis Scores and Management Strategies
- Contactless vital sign monitoring to improve Patient Safety in Emergency Department Waiting Rooms: A prospective, single-site, pilot study
- Application of the HEART score to the “intermediate risk” patient group may help identify those who are at lowest risk of cardiac events, therefore, not benefit from further testing.
- A structures, process and outcome evaluation of the Residential Aged care District Assessment and Referral Rapid Response (RADAR RR) model.
- The Kids Pain Collaborative: A collaborative implementation study of acute paediatric pain care in an outer metropolitan, mixed emergency department.
- Biomarkers for rapid diagnosis of paediatric sepsis
- Comparison of pressure points versus tourniquet application for first aid control of arterial bleeding in beachgoers: a randomised controlled cross over trial
- Ambulance Telehealth: Comparing Telehealth Outcomes of Non-English Speaking Patients to English Proficient Patients
- A retrospective cohort review study of patients with Primary Immune Deficiency (PID) who have presented to the emergency department (ED) with a fever
- Retrospective analysis of GEDI impact on older adult patients presenting to the emergency department with a positive delirium screen (4AT)
- How are hypertensive urgencies managed in emergency departments in Queensland?
- The feasibility of point-of-care ultrasound conducted by physiotherapists for the diagnosis of ankle syndesmosis injuries in the Emergency Department: A diagnostic study
- Efficacy of pressure pad vs pressure bandage immobilisation for snake bite first aid
- Does a Vascular Access Specialist Model in the Emergency Department (VAS-ED) improve peripheral intravenous catheter outcomes? A Randomised Controlled Trial
- Improved Respiratory Support in Remote Settings for Children: A Paediatric Acute Respiratory Intervention Study (PARIS), PARIS on Country
- PINNACLE: Physiotherapists INjectiNg the AnaesthetiC Lidocaine in Emergency
- Research Capacity Building Grant - Robina Hospital
- The Utility of POCUS by Novice Clinicians in Diagnosing Heart Failure Project
- Cultural Safety in the Cairns Hospital Emergency Department
- QuED HEAT: Queensland Emergency Departments: exploring the impact of Heatwave Exposure And Temperature
- Drug Overdose with Reduced Consciousness: Patient and Staff Perspectives. A Mixed Methods Study.
- The impact of horse-related injuries presenting to the Emergency Department and patient-reported outcomes measures: A two-phase cohort study
- Retrospect matched-cohort study of the clinical outcomes of emergency department patients streamed to acute overflow.
- Automated Clinical Data Extraction to Enhance Toxicology Services and Improve Emergency Medicine Outcomes: Project STREAM (System for Toxicology Research and Emergency Medicine)
- Exploring Effective Communication Strategies for Children and their Caregivers in a Paediatric Emergency Department Waiting Room
- Research Capacity Building - Older Persons Emergency Network Metro North
- Evaluating the Role of Prior Microbiological Results in Guiding Empirical Antimicrobial Therapy for Acute Infections
- ChildSAFE - Understanding clinician and consumer priorities for implementing a co-designed, evidence-based digital child safety screening tool
- Harnessing consumer input into emergency care systems: a survey and focus group project to understand what matters to Australian older people living with frailty
- Prehospital Capacity Decision Making and Consultation – Assessment and Debrief of Paramedic Thought Processes
- Can a dynamic machine learning clinical decision tool accurately predict the need for peripheral intravenous catheters in emergency department patients? Dynamic emergency catheter insertion decision engine (DECIDE)
- Single vs. Dual Platelet-Inhibited FIBTEM Assays in Rotational Thromboelastometry: Is a New Threshold required for Queensland Hospitals
- Insulin-dextrose therapy vs glucose-only therapy for the treatment of hyperkalaemia
- Keeping Invasive Devices Secure (KIDS) – A translational study protecting cannulas
- Traumatic Brain Injury - The haemodynamic impact of induction agent during prehospital emergency anaesthesia for isolated traumatic brain injury
- Clinician perceptions of the impact of Emergency Telehealth services on patient care in Queensland
- Retrospective evaluation of ED management for patients with suicidality and homelessness. A single site mixed methods study.
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