Emergency Care

The mother of a rare set of conjoined twins is begging doctors to explore other options after a Papua New Guinea hospital recommended against sending the infants overseas for surgery. 

Conjoined twins are extraordinarily rare, accounting for fewer than every two in 100,000 births.

The Australasian College of Emergency Medicine says on a day in September there were 70 admitted inpatients in the Royal Adelaide Hospital's emergency department that has 68 beds — a claim disputed by SA Health.

The parents of conjoined twins in PNG who were hoping to send their babies to Sydney for an operation are now trying to go to Germany instead because Australia is too expensive.

Staff at Tasmania's public hospital emergency departments say they experience violence and aggression "all the time". Data released under right to information laws shows how often these incidents are occurring. 

Despite one in four sufferers being under 65, experts say there is a common misconception that strokes only occur in older people. Mental well-being is key to recovery but is often more difficult for younger stroke survivors.

After surviving a car crash and a stroke, Laura McKenney was told she may never walk again. Now, she's trekking 50-kilometres to raise money for the service that saved her life.

Victoria's triple-0 dispatch software fails due to a power outage, forcing operators to take notes with pen and paper.

Tasmania's wild places continue to captivate travellers, but experts say it is easy to underestimate how quickly a sunny day can flip to life-threatening conditions. One SES rescuer shares his advice for staying safe in the wilderness.

A 20-year-old dancer was left waiting for an ambulance for more than six hours after dislocating her knee during a competition in the Darwin CBD.

The Franklin River rescue was an extreme test for the skills of medics. In remote Tasmania, here's how they train for "chaos". 

A "surge period" of "particularly high demand" for emergency care, coupled with high staff absences, has resulted in a hospital in Tasmania's north turning away non-urgent patients.

Ben Ayres reunited with paramedics and a family friend that saved his life after he suffered a heart-attack in May. 

A medical centre in outback SA has launched an internal review after a man suffering from a suspected heart attack was refused entry and had to be treated at the local pub instead.

Jenny Cross says her husband died after a six-month fight for answers.

A record number of patients have visited Canberra's emergency rooms this winter, with expected wait times pushing above nine hours at Canberra Hospital last night.

A South Australian coroner has called on the state government to "formally acknowledge" ramping is "a reality" and focus on making it safer for those who will "inevitably" experience it.

Malcolm Harris had only just learnt CPR when he used it to save a man's life in the 1980s. Four decades later, during a routine trip to the car wash, the 82-year-old retiree was the one who needed saving. 

New telehealth technology allows a neurosurgeon to "scrub in" from Brisbane via live feed to assist a Rockhampton general surgeon relieve a brain bleed, in an Australian public hospital first.

A man has died after an ambulance took 17 minutes to arrive at a priority one case at Sellicks Hill, south of Adelaide, with the ambulance employees union raising concerns about ramping and resourcing.