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 2020, our group published more than 68 articles in peer-reviewed journals, contributed to more than 60 research projects, and were part of successful grant submissions totalling more than $6.38…
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Latest Emergency Department Research News
The Fibrinogen Early In Severe Trauma Study II, known as FEISTY II has begun at Gold Coast Health.
FEISTY II represents a vital step…
Gold Coast Health will host the first ever Emergency Care Research Symposium, continuing to harness innovation to drive the best possible care for…
Violence and threatening behaviour occur regularly in our Emergency Departments with as many as 10 Code Black activations per day, which are often…
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Current projects
Most children with asthma presenting to an emergency department (ED) are managed with inhaled medications and oral steroids. Infrequently, some…
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Children sometimes present to an emergency department with severe illness which requires the insertion of a breathing tube into their windpipe and…
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Bronchiolitis, a lower respiratory tract infection which causes inflammation of the small airways in infants, imposes the largest health care…
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Publications
Hutton, A., Ranse, J., Gray, K.L., Turris, S.A., Lund, A. and Munn, M.B., 2019. Environmental Influences on Patient Presentations: Considerations for Research and Evaluation at Mass-Gathering Events. Prehospital and disaster medicine, 34(5), pp.552-556.
Elder, E., Johnston, A.N., Byrne, J.H., Wallis, M. and Crilly, J., 2020. Core components of a staff wellness strategy in emergency departments: A clinician‐informed nominal group study. Emergency Medicine Australasia.
Johnston, A., Byrne, J., Bost, N., Aitken, M., Wadham, J., Timms, J., Crilly, J., Sept 2020. Longitudinal description and evaluation of an ED avoidance strategy for a youth mass gathering (Schoolies) in Australia. Emergency Medicine Australasia.