Emergency department demographics at a small Australian rural hospital.

Introduction: The emergency departments (EDs) of Australian rural hospitals are under stress due to a lack of specialty staff and government funding, and the need to serve large geographic catchment areas. Knowledge of the demographics and other details of patients presenting to these EDs provides a way for rural hospitals to tailor their emergency services; however, there are few published studies that supply this information.

Objectives: This study aimed to establish patient numbers and demographics for those presenting to the ED of Cobram District Hospital (CDH), a rural hospital in the Australian state of Victoria.

Emergency department performance at a small rural hospital: an independent in-depth review.

Objectives: This study aims to provide a retrospective review of the recent performance of the emergency department of Cobram District Hospital, a small rural hospital located on the border of Victoria and New South Wales.

Design: Retrospective review.

Setting: Small rural accident and emergency department.

The arterial anatomy of the Achilles tendon: anatomical study and clinical implications.

The Achilles tendon is the most frequently ruptured tendon in the lower limb and accounts for almost 20% of all large tendon injuries. Despite numerous published studies describing its blood supply, there has been no uniformity in describing its topography. The current study comprises a detailed anatomical study of both the intrinsic and extrinsic arterial supply of the Achilles tendon, providing the detail sought from studies calling for improved planning of surgical procedures where damage to the vascularity of the Achilles tendon is likely.