- S11 Statement on Hospital Emergency Department Services for Children
This document aims to establish minimum standards in the provision of services to children and young persons who attend EDs within Australasia.
Last update: July 2012 - S12 Statement on the Delineation of Emergency Departments
This document defines the minimum requirement for a health facility to be identified as an Emergency Department.
Last updated: November 2012 - S17 Statement on Clinical Support Time Allocation
This document relates to the proportion of clinical and clinical support time assigned to specialist practitioners in emergency medicine.
Last updated: July 2011 - S18 Statement on Responsibility for Care in Emergency Departments
This document provides guidance to staff of EDs on their role and responsibility in the provision of care to the patients in their facilities.
Last updated: March 2012 - S27 Statement on Rural Emergency Medicine
This document outlines the position of ACEM on support for rural doctors.
Last updated: July 2012 - S42 Statement on Tobacco Smoking
This document relates to the effects on health of tobacco use in society.
Last updated: March 2012 - S43 Statement on Alcohol Harm
This document outlines the position of ACEM in relation to the effects on health of alcohol misuse in society.
Last updated: October 2016 - S47 Statement on Ambulance Diversion
This document relates to the issue of ambulance diversion to manage ED or hospital overcrowding
Last updated: November 2013 - S52 Statement on the Health of the Indigenous Peoples of Australia and New Zealand
This document is a statement of ACEM relating to the health of the Indigenous Peoples of Australia and New Zealand.
Last updated: May 2017 - S57 Statement on Emergency Department Overcrowding
This document relates to patient safety in the Emergency Department and rights of ED staff to work in a safe environment.
Last updated: July 2011 - S60 Statement on National Time-Based Acute Hospital Access Targets in Australia and New Zealand
This document outlines ACEM’s position on time-based emergency access targets across Australia and New Zealand.
Last updated: September 2016 - S63 Culturally competent care and cultural safety in Emergency Medicine
Last updated: March 2015 - S68 Statement on Climate Change
This document outlines ACEM’s position relating to climate change and its impact on health.
Last updated: March 2012 - S127 Statement on Access Block
This document outlines the ACEM’s position on the issues associated with access block with Australasian hospitals.
Last updated: March 2014 - S127 Background Paper – Access Block
This document accompanies ACEM S127 Statement on Access Block & provides further information regarding intiatives to address hospital block.
Last updated: March 2014 - S129 Statement on Intravenous Thrombolysis for Ischaemic Stroke
This document outlines the views of ACEM with respect to intravenous thrombolysis therapy for acute ischaemic stroke.
Last updated: November 2016 - S347 Statement on Ambulance Ramping
This document provides definitions, potential causes and consequences of ambulance ramping.
Last updated: November 2013 - S363 Statement on the Health of Asylum Seekers
Last updated: August 2015 - S456 Statement on Night Shift Rostering of Emergency Physicians
This document outlines the position of ACEM on night shift rostering of specialist emergency physicians in Australia and New Zealand.
Last updated: December 2016