Accident and Emergency

As the festive season kicks into full swing, health experts are urging the public to take extra precaution during what is otherwise known as the busiest period for burns injuries.

Victorians are being warned to keep themselves out of hospital this "silly season" as doctors report a recent spike in traumatic injuries. Melbourne's

It is feared there could be a jump in the number of children who drown this summer because of a deadly combination of kids missing swimming lessons and too many parents being

Australia needs to establish its own Centre for Disease Control to help lead a global coordinated effort to prevent a looming medical "dark age", doctors say.

Injuries from electric scooter accidents in Darwin cost the medical system more than $350,000 over the past eight months, with booze a significant contributing factor, a study

A boy who accidentally slashed his throat when he rode his motorbike into a fence, a burns victim, and an elderly Indigenous woman who wanted to die on country - all are among

A new Australian Institute of Health and Welfare report has found emergency department presentations for respiratory conditions shot up during the bushfires.

COVID-19 restrictions in Victoria have had a marked effect on how and where we spend our time. For many people, home has

Over the past few years, the Australian healthcare system has been experiencing some worrying trends. It seems people are waiting

Almost a third of people heading to a NSW hospital emergency department don't start treatment on time amid the busiest conditions ever, new data shows.

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The peak body for training emergency doctors says "ramping" at hospitals is tantamount to torture in some cases and wants the federal health minister to

The availability of public defibrillators is helping save the lives of increasing numbers of heart attack victims in Victoria, new data shows.

Jennifer Jamieson, The

New data shows 43 per cent of those requiring almost-immediate care aren't seen on time in major Sydney hospitals. Two in five people presenting

There has been an increase in the number of people being treated within the clinically recommended time frame at emergency departments in NSW public hospitals.

Doctors are begging patients with minor ailments to see a GP instead of clogging up Queensland emergency departments. Patients with acne, splinters

A fast-tracked emergency department program for elderly patients co-developed by the University of the Sunshine Coast and Sunshine Coast Hospital and Health Service (SCHHS)

More Victorians are set to have access to better emergency care with the opening of a new trauma centre at a Melbourne hospital. Thousands

Victorian parents can now check a website to see how busy Melbourne's Royal Children's Hospital's emergency department is at any time of day.