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Round Up: Mental Health and AOD Education Month – Week 2
February 11, 2022
Yesterday’s webinar concluded our focused look at the Use of Restrictive Interventions for this week.
We thank you for your engagement, and hope all our staff found some of their questions on this subject answered.
If You Missed It
Please click below to view the recorded webinar for Thursday Feburary 10th, which included a presentation from Dev Raithaththa, Service Development and Operations Manager Mental Health, and Victoria Howes, Mental Health Nurse Navigator at Sunshine Hospital ED.
A reminder that hard copies of new staff QRGs are available for staff at ED Lunch Rooms for your ongoing reference over Mental Health and AOD Education Month. QRGs will continue to be made available online on unitED.
Mental Health and AOD Education Month Continues
Next week is a new topic, with additional resources to support your care of patients with mental health and alcohol and other drugs related care needs who present to our Emergency Departments. See you then!
– Be safe – be smart – be kind, the unitED Team –
– To review previous News bulletins, please see here. –
Beds: 3 Adult TAR, 1 Paediatric TAR, 2 BAR, 1 BAU Interview Room, 3 AV Offload Cubicles, 1 Digital Imaging Suite
Entry criteria: Triage – no criteria, BOC - 16-64 years (or by exception)
Length of stay: < 120 minutes, BOC < 1 hour
Clinical Care: ATS, Assessment, First Aid Streaming, Clerking, BOC – brief assessment and intervention of behaviours of concern
Adult Fast Track
Beds: 12 AM/PM - (0800 to 2300), 1 Ultrasound Suite, 1 - Digital Imaging Suite, 2 – Treatment/Plaster Rooms
Entry criteria: > 18 years (or by exception)
Length of stay: < 4 hours
Clinical Care: To provide care to patients with simple injury or illness.
Adult Acute
Beds: 24 Adult Cubicles (24/7)
Entry criteria: > 18 years (or by exception)
Length of stay: < 4 hours
Clinical Care: To provide care to adult patients who are acutely unwell, potentially unstable and complex. Fast Track provides care to patients with simple injury or illness.
Resuscitation Area
Beds: 4
Entry criteria: Any patient requiring 1:1 care
Length of stay : < 4 hours
Clinical Care: Critically unwell. Require airway, respiratory, circulation support
Children's Area
Beds: 9 Acute Cubicles (24/7) – 4 Fast Track (0800 to 2300)
Entry criteria: < =16 years (or by exception)
Length of stay: < 4 hours
Clinical Care: Paediatric patients not requiring 1:1 resuscitation care
Short Stay Unit
Beds: 24 Beds. 1 Class N Negative Pressure Room
Entry criteria: > 18 years (or by exception)
Length of stay : 4 – 24 hours
Clinical Care: Defined management plan and patient meets clinical pathways criteria
The Hub
Beds: 6 Beds - 4 Interview Rooms
Entry criteria: > 18 years (or by exception)
Length of stay : 4 – 24 hours
Clinical Care: Extended assessment and clinical management for patient with high prevalence, low acuity MHAOD presentations