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2023, 'Derivation of a clinical decision rule to exclude cerebral venous sinus thrombosis in emergency department patients: A retrospective cohort study', EMA - Emergency Medicine Australasia, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1742-6723.14350
,2022, 'Effect of an intervention for patients 65 years and older with blunt chest injury: Patient and health service outcomes', Injury, 53, pp. 2939 - 2946, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.injury.2022.04.024
,2022, 'Implementation of a hospital-wide multidisciplinary blunt chest injury care bundle (ChIP): Fidelity of delivery evaluation', Australian Critical Care, 35, pp. 113 - 122, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.aucc.2021.04.003
,2022, 'The HEART score to identify emergency department patients suspected of an acute coronary syndrome who can be removed from cardiac monitoring: A retrospective chart review', EMA - Emergency Medicine Australasia, 34, pp. 29 - 33, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1742-6723.13818
,2021, 'Impact of a care bundle for patients with blunt chest injury (ChIP): A multicentre controlled implementation evaluation', PLoS ONE, 16, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0256027
,2021, 'Neurologic outcomes following the introduction of a policy for using soft cervical collars in suspected traumatic cervical spine injury: A retrospective chart review', EMA - Emergency Medicine Australasia, 33, pp. 19 - 24, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1742-6723.13646
,2020, 'Assessing the validity of two-dimensional carotid ultrasound to detect the presence and absence of a pulse', Resuscitation, 157, pp. 67 - 73, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.resuscitation.2020.10.002
,2020, 'Chronic disease management in emergency department patients presenting with dyspnoea', EMA - Emergency Medicine Australasia, 32, pp. 1067 - 1070, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1742-6723.13625
,2020, 'A tool to identify potential primary care presentations in the hospital emergency department', EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH, 30, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000605268701278&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1
,2020, 'Get with the guidelines: management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in emergency departments in Europe and Australasia is sub-optimal', Internal Medicine Journal, 50, pp. 200 - 208, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/imj.14323
,2020, 'Conservative versus interventional treatment for spontaneous pneumothorax', New England Journal of Medicine, 382, pp. 405 - 415, http://dx.doi.org/10.1056/NEJMoa1910775
,2020, 'Correlating pulmonary embolism severity with short term mortality to risk stratify for outpatient management', Acute Medicine, 19, pp. 69 - 75
,2020, 'The incidence of airway haemorrhage in manual versus mechanical cardiopulmonary resuscitation', Emergency Medicine Journal, 37, pp. 14 - 18, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/emermed-2019-208568
,2019, 'Development and evaluation of a code frame to identify potential primary care presentations in the hospital emergency department', EMA - Emergency Medicine Australasia, 31, pp. 982 - 988, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1742-6723.13293
,2019, 'Role of venous blood gases in hypercapnic respiratory failure chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients presenting to the emergency department', Internal Medicine Journal, 49, pp. 834 - 837, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/imj.14186
,2019, 'Position of the abdominal seat belt sign and its predictive utility for abdominal trauma', EMA - Emergency Medicine Australasia, 31, pp. 112 - 116, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1742-6723.13187
,2019, 'Which frailty scale for patients admitted via Emergency Department? A cohort study', Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics, 80, pp. 104 - 114, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.archger.2018.11.002
,2019, 'Prospective validation of a checklist to predict short‐term death in older patients after emergency department admission in Australia and Ireland', Academic Emergency Medicine, 26, pp. 610 - 620, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/acem.13664
,2018, 'Efficacy of a tool to predict short-term mortality in older people presenting at emergency departments: protocol for a multi-centre cohort study', Archives of gerontology and geriatrics, 76, pp. 169 - 174
,2018, 'Predictive validity of the CriSTAL tool for short-term mortality in older people presenting at emergency departments: a prospective study', European geriatric medicine, 9, pp. 891 - 901, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s41999-018-0123-6
,2017, 'Implementation evaluation and refinement of an intervention to improve blunt chest injury management—A mixed-methods study', Journal of Clinical Nursing, 26, pp. 4506 - 4518, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jocn.13782
,2017, 'An Observational Study of Dyspnea in Emergency Departments: The Asia, Australia, and New Zealand Dyspnea in Emergency Departments Study (AANZDEM)', Academic Emergency Medicine, 24, pp. 328 - 336, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/acem.13118
,2017, 'Indian Orthopaedic surgeons are less burned out than their Western colleagues', Journal of Arthroscopy and Joint Surgery, 4, pp. 1 - 7, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jajs.2017.03.005
,2016, 'Epidemiology, prehospital care and outcomes of patients arriving by ambulance with dyspnoea: An observational study', Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine, 24, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13049-016-0305-5
,2016, 'ChIP: An early activation protocol for isolated blunt chest injury improves outcomes, a retrospective cohort study', Australasian Emergency Nursing Journal, 19, pp. 127 - 132, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.aenj.2016.06.002
,2016, 'Diagnostic accuracy of flexion-extension radiography for the detection of ligamentous cervical spine injury following a normal cervical spine computed tomography', EMA - Emergency Medicine Australasia, 28, pp. 450 - 455, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1742-6723.12612
,2016, 'SuperPATH® Minimally Invasive Total Hip Arthroplasty - An Australian Experience', Reconstructive Review, 6, http://dx.doi.org/10.15438/rr.6.2.139
,2016, 'Utility of flexion-extension radiography for the detection of ligamentous cervical spine injury and its current role in the clearance of the cervical spine', EMA - Emergency Medicine Australasia, 28, pp. 216 - 223, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1742-6723.12525
,2016, 'Study protocol for a randomised controlled trial of invasive versus conservative management of primary spontaneous pneumothorax', BMJ Open, 6, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/BMJOPEN-2016-011826
,2015, 'A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of D-dimer as a Rule-out Test for Suspected Acute Aortic Dissection', Annals of Emergency Medicine, 66, pp. 368 - 378, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.annemergmed.2015.02.013
,2015, 'Sensitivity and Specificity of Emergency Physicians and Trainees for Identifying Internally Concealed Drug Packages on Abdominal Computed Tomography Scan: Do Lung Windows Improve Accuracy?', Journal of Emergency Medicine, 49, pp. 268 - 273, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jemermed.2015.02.009
,2015, 'Benztropine for the relief of acute non-traumatic neck pain (wry neck): A randomised trial', Emergency Medicine Journal, 32, pp. 616 - 619, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/emermed-2014-204317
,2015, 'Three-month outcome of patients with suspected acute coronary syndrome using point-of-care cardiac troponin-T testing compared with laboratory-based cardiac troponin-T testing: A randomised trial', Emergency Medicine Journal, 32, pp. 601 - 607, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/emermed-2014-203958
,2015, 'Asia, Australia and New Zealand Dyspnoea in Emergency Departments (AANZDEM) study: Rationale, design and analysis', EMA - Emergency Medicine Australasia, 27, pp. 187 - 191, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1742-6723.12397
,2015, 'Sensitivity and specificity of CT scanning for determining the number of internally concealed packages in 'body-packers'', Emergency Medicine Journal, 32, pp. 387 - 391, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/emermed-2013-203389
,2015, 'Treatments for blunt chest trauma and their impact on patient outcomes and health service delivery', Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine, 23, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13049-015-0091-5
,2014, 'Impact from point-of-care devices on emergency department patient processing times compared with central laboratory testing of blood samples: A randomised controlled trial and cost-effectiveness analysis', Emergency Medicine Journal, 31, pp. 714 - 719, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/emermed-2013-202632
,2014, 'Improvement in emergency department length of stay using a nurse-led 'emergency journey coordinator': A before/after study', EMA - Emergency Medicine Australasia, 26, pp. 158 - 163, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1742-6723.12201
,2013, 'Patient-controlled analgesia compared with interval analgesic dosing for reducing complications in blunt thoracic trauma: A retrospective cohort study', Emergency Medicine Journal, 30, pp. 1024 - 1028, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/emermed-2012-201980
,2013, 'Review article: Burnout in emergency medicine physicians', EMA - Emergency Medicine Australasia, 25, pp. 491 - 495, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1742-6723.12135
,2013, 'Improvement in emergency department length of stay using an early senior medical assessment and streaming model of care: A cohort study', EMA - Emergency Medicine Australasia, 25, pp. 445 - 451, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1742-6723.12128
,2013, 'Validation of a method to assess range of motion of the cervical spine using a tape measure', Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics, 36, pp. 538 - 545, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jmpt.2013.07.005
,2013, 'Evaluating the incidence of unrecognised oesophageal intubation by paramedics', Journal of Paramedic Practice, 5, pp. 212 - 218, http://www.paramedicpractice.com/
,2012, 'Patient-controlled analgesia compared with interval analgesic dosing for reducing complications in blunt thoracic trauma: A retrospective cohort study', Emergency Medicine Journal, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/emermed-2012-201980
,2012, 'Factors associated with failure to follow up with a general practitioner after discharge from the emergency department', EMA - Emergency Medicine Australasia, 24, pp. 604 - 609, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1742-6723.2012.01610.x
,2012, 'Reproducibility of the Seated Reduction Technique for Anterior Shoulder Dislocation When Performed by Doctors with Minimal Experience in the Technique', Emergency Medicine: Open Access, 02, http://dx.doi.org/10.4172/2165-7548.1000109
,2011, 'A 12-month evaluation of the impact of Transitional Emergency Nurse Practitioners in one metropolitan Emergency Department', Australasian Emergency Nursing Journal, 14, pp. 4 - 8, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.aenj.2010.10.001
,2011, 'No effect of time of day at presentation to the emergency department on the outcome of patients who are admitted to the intensive care unit', Emergency Medicine Australasia, 23, pp. 33 - 38, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1742-6723.2010.01371.x
,2003, 'Comparison of a verbal numeric rating scale with the visual analogue scale for the measurement of acute pain', Emergency Medicine, 15, pp. 441 - 446, http://dx.doi.org/10.1046/j.1442-2026.2003.00499.x
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