Emergency Department Collaborative Research Group
We are the overarching group for research conducted in the Emergency Department. Our vision is to embed research in clinical practice and education and inform new guidelines and policy.
In 2019, our group published more than 67 articles in peer-reviewed journals, contributed to more than 60 research projects, and were part of successful grant submissions totalling more than $4.5 …
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Latest Emergency Department Research News
ABC interview about coronavirus impact: Dr Jamie Ranse from our ED research team's service delivery pillar and Griffith University, explains why…
Supporting the oldest rule of medicine - first, do no harm, a study co-funded by the Emergency…
Griffith University has received $1.5 million in funding from the National Health and Medical Research Council, and matched support from national…
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Current projects
The number of presentations to public emergency departments diagnosed with a mental illness in Australia is increasing. Current data collection…
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Children may present to an emergency department with life threatening conditions that require immediate treatment to support their breathing to…
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Children present to emergency departments on a daily basis where sedation is required in order to conduct painful or distressing medically…
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Publications
Emergency nurses' knowledge and understanding of their role in recognising and responding to patients with sepsis: A qualitative study
Harley, A., Johnston, A. N. B., Denny, K. J., Keijzers, G., Crilly, J., & Massey, D. (2019). International emergency nursing.
Emergency department models of care in Queensland: a multisite cross-sectional study
Bell, A., Toloo, G. S., Crilly, J., Burke, J., Williams, G., McCann, B., & FitzGerald, G. (2018). Australian Health Review.
DOI: 10.1071/AH17233
Epidemiology of patients presenting with dyspnea to emergency departments in Europe and the Asia-Pacific region. European Journal of Emergency Medicine.
Laribi, S., Keijzers, G., van Meer, O., Klim, S., Motiejunaite, J., Kuan, W.S., Body, R., Jones, P., Karamercan, M., Craig, S. and Harjola, V.P., 2019. Epidemiology of patients presenting with dyspnea to emergency departments in Europe and the Asia-Pacific region. European Journal of Emergency Medicine.