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Journal article
Emergency Department Presentations by International Migrants Requiring Interpreter Service: An Observational Study
Emergency medicine Australasia, Vol.37(3), pp.1-4
06/2025
PMID: 40468900
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Abstract
Objective: To describe interpreter services provided to international migrants in the emergency department (ED).
Methods: This observational study used health service data pertaining to all patient presentations made to two public EDs between 2019 and 2021.
Results: In total, 4560 patients required an interpreter. An 18-month subset data showed that an interpreter was requested for 47 of the 2509 patients in the ED. Thirty-eight patients received the service.
Conclusions: This study has identified a significant gap between interpreter service requirements and utilisation. Further research is recommended to explore the barriers and decision-making process of interpreter service utilisation in the ED.
Details
- Title
- Emergency Department Presentations by International Migrants Requiring Interpreter Service: An Observational Study
- Creators
- Ya‐Ling Huang - University of Southern QueenslandAmy Lynn Sweeny - Gold Coast Hospital and Health Service (Australia)Dinesh Palipana - Gold Coast HospitalRobert Lee - Gold Coast Hospital and Health Service (Australia)Brooke Calcagno - Gold Coast Hospital and Health Service (Australia)Shahina Braganza - Gold Coast Hospital and Health Service (Australia)Julia Crilly - Gold Coast Hospital and Health Service (Australia)
- Publication Details
- Emergency medicine Australasia, Vol.37(3), pp.1-4
- Publisher
- Wiley Publishing Asia Pty Ltd
- Grant note
- This work was supported by Gold Coast Health Collaborative Research Grant Scheme, RGS2021-043, Emergency Medicine Foundation, EMLE-209R36-2021-Huang.
- Identifiers
- 991013287846302368
- Copyright
- © 2025 The Author(s).
- Academic Unit
- Nursing; Faculty of Health
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article