Improve the quality of patient care in the Emergency Department. Physical Therapist and Advanced Practice in Emergency Department: A scoping review.

International evidence indicates that physiotherapists can make a meaningful contribution to emergency department care, particularly for low-acuity musculoskeletal and vestibular presentations, through primary contact, advanced practice, and direct-access models. These roles appear safe, effective, and well accepted by patients and clinicians. However, the lack of Italian data, combined with a different regulatory framework and limited autonomy for physiotherapists, currently hinders the translation of these models into the Italian context. Pilot implementations and context-specific evaluations are needed to assess the feasibility and impact of integrating physiotherapists into Italian emergency departments.