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 Gold Coast Health 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
Dual diagnosis of mental illness and substance use disorder and injury in adults recently released from prison: a prospective cohort
Young, J. T., Heffernan, E., Borschmann, R., Ogloff, J. R., Spittal, M. J., Kouyoumdjian, F. G., ... & Kinner, S. A. (2018). The Lancet Public Health, 3(5), e237-e248.
Developing public health initiatives through understanding motivations of the audience at mass gathering events
Hutton, A., Ranse, J., & Munn, M. B. (2018). Prehospital and disaster medicine, 33(2), 191-196.
Is Buddy Taping as Effective as Plaster Immobilization for Adults With an Uncomplicated Neck of Fifth Metacarpal Fracture? A Randomized Controlled Trial. 2019, Annals of Emergency Medicine (in press).
Pellat R, Fomin I, Pienaar C, Bindra R, Thomas M, Tan E, Mervin C, Zhang P, Keijzers G. Is Buddy Taping as Effective as Plaster Immobilization for Adults With an Uncomplicated Neck of Fifth Metacarpal Fracture? A Randomized Controlled Trial. 2019, Annals of Emergency Medicine (in press).
