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At a Glance

Admission/Entry

  • Admit via Emergency Services Arrival or Walk in Triage
  • Transfer from Adult Acute (most common & preferred pathway)
  • Transfer from another ED clinical area

Hours of Operation & Length of Stay

  • Open 7 days per week 24 hours a day
  • LOS:  0 – 24 hours
  • Aim LOS: 6 – 8 hours

Inclusion Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Must meet inclusion & exclusion criteria as per the defined pathway
  • An agreed management plan
  • Patients awaiting transfer to another hospital with a confirmed bed

Exclusion Criteria:  

  • Age under sixteen years  unless agreed by senior paediatric & SSU medical staff
  • It is anticipated that the duration of treatment will be more than 24 hours
  • The patient is admitted under an inpatient team
  • The patient has been transferred to the hospital for admission under the care  of an inpatient team
  • Patients exhibiting or at risk of aggression or violence
  • Non ambulant patients with plan for disposition unknown
  • Clinical unstable
  • Major co-morbidity patient better managed by an inpatient team
  • High care needs – except those awaiting transport back to
  • Residential aged care facility
  • Third presentation in less than one week

Clinical Care

Medical Pathways:

  • Alcohol intoxication
  • Anaphylaxis / allergy
  • Atrial fibrillation
  • Back pain
  • Blood transfusion
  • Chest pain (ACS)
  • Deep vein thrombosis
  • Migraine
  • Paracetamol overdose
  • Pyelonephritis
  • Seizure
  • Transient ischemic attack
  • Vertigo
  • Vomiting early in pregnancy

Surgical Pathways:

  • Abdominal pain
  • Biliary colic
  • Cellulitis
  • Minor head injury
  • Pain & bleeding in early pregnancy
  • Pneumothorax, spontaneous
  • Post procedural sedation
  • Renal colic
  • Trauma
  • Urinary retention

Emergency Department -Obstetrics & Gynaecology Registrar (EDOG)

Emergency assessment for patients presenting with Obstetric and Gynecological concerns. They are assessed in the EDOG in the Short Stay Unit

  • Hours of Operation:0800 – 2100
  • After hours patient managed by ED medical staff with support from on call Obstetrics & Gynecology Registrar

 

Emergency Management/ Escalation

Medical emergency attendees:

  • SSU NIC
  • Resuscitation Nurse 1
  • Bedside Nurse
  • Resuscitation Registrar
  • Resuscitation Registrar (AM/PM)
  • ND ED Registrar

Emergency Equipment:

  • First responder trolley with intubation medications & defibrillator
  • Bedside emergency equipment packs above bed

Other:

  • Transfer to Resuscitation area as required
  • Code Blue and MET for all patients admitted under inpatient team
  • Emergency call bells
  • ALS transport back packs required

Staff Safety:

  • Code Grey: planned/unplanned
  • Personal Duress
  • 2 x wall mounted duress alarms
  • 1 x under bench duress alarm

Disposition

  • Discharge home
  • Inpatient admission
  • Transfer to another hospital/facility

Discharge Process

  • Script
  • Outpatient follow up
  • Certificate
  • Referrals
  • Discharge Letter

Staffing

March 2022 (24 cubicles)

Nursing

AM/PM shift

  • 1 SSU NIC
  • 6 Nurses

ND Shift

  • 1 SSU NIC
  • 5 Nurses

Medical

AM/PM Shift

  • 1 Consultant
  • 1 Registrar
  • 1 SHMO
  • 1 HMO
  • Interns – supernumerary

ND Shift

  • 1 Registrar
  • 1 SHMO/HMO

Clerical

AM/PM shift

  • 1 Clerk

EDOG

PM only 0800-2030hrs

  • 1 Obstetrics & Gynaecology Registrar

ACE

  • ACE staffing shared with adult acute
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