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OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effect of the State of Origin rugby league series on the number of emergency department (ED) presentations in Queensland. DESIGN AND SETTING: Retrospective analysis of Emergency Department Information System data from 25 Queensland EDs for game 10s and matched control 10s during the annual State of Origin series from 2005 to 2012. The Queensland team won seven of the eight series in this period. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Number of patients presenting to Queensland EDs on 24 game 10s and 80 control 10s. RESULTS: Proportionally, a binomial test indicated there were significantly fewer ED presentations on game 10s (49,702) than on control 10s (172,351) (P<0.001). On average, there were 2,154 presentations per 10 on control 10s and 2,071 on game 10s, representing a 4% reduction on game 10s. CONCLUSION: We found that the State of Origin series was associated with fewer ED presentations on game 10s. We believe these results have broader implications for workforce planning and resource allocation.
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Traumatismos em Atletas/epidemiologia , Serviço Hospitalar de Emergência/estatística & dados numéricos , Futebol Americano/lesões , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Avaliação de Resultados em Cuidados de Saúde , Queensland , Estudos RetrospectivosRESUMO
OBJECTIVE: To determine whether slow or fast bandaid removal is less painful. DESIGN, SETTING AND PARTICIPANTS: A prospective, randomised, crossover trial was carried out at James Cook University, Townsville. Participants were healthy volunteers from Years 2 and 3 of the James Cook University medical school program. INTERVENTIONS: Medium-sized bandaids were applied bilaterally in three standard body locations and removed using slow and fast techniques. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Pain scores were assessed using an 11-point verbal numeric pain scale. RESULTS: 65 participants were included in the study. The overall mean pain score for fast bandaid removal was 0.92 and for slow bandaid removal was 1.58. This represents a highly significant difference of 0.66 (P < 0.001). CONCLUSION: In young healthy volunteers, fast bandaid removal caused less pain than slow bandaid removal.
