MANY OF THE LINKS PREVIOUSLY AVAILABLE ON THIS PAGE HAVE BEEN REMOVED PENDING REVIEW OF THE GOVERNANCE OF GUIDELINES THAT EMINATE FROM ONE FACILITY AND MAY BE UTILISED IN ANOTHER FACILITY WITHOUT GUIDEANCE FROM THE AUTHORS OF THE GUIDELINES. WE HOPE TO HAVE RELEVANT DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE ON THIS PAGE AGAIN IN THE NEAR FUTURE.
The following documents / guidelines are provided for ease of access by JMOs who are rotating to rural facilities. It is important to note that these do not replace clinical discussion with your supervising SMO, and your facility may have local versions of these guidelines. However, you may find these guidelines useful as educational and reference material.
Please also note that although we will review this material on a regular basis to ensure it remains current we cannot guarantee version control.
You can find some information on the various rural sites on the Cairns RMO Society website.
Orientation Manuals:
Cooktown Hospital – coming
Thursday Island Hospital – coming
Chest Pain / ACS Guidelines:
Suspected ACS Pathways
Low Risk Chest Pain Pathway
Intermediate Risk Chest Pain Pathway
FNQ Regional ACS Guideline
Resuscitation / Life Support
Australian Anaphylaxis Guideline
Status Epilepticus
Hyperkalaemia Guideline
Sepsis / Infectious Diseases
Sepsis Pathway Adult
Sepsis Pathway Child
HIV – Post-Exposure Prophylaxis
Febrile Neutropenia – consider this as the management of the unwell oncology / haematology patient. Absence of fever does not exclude severe sepsis.
Paediatrics
High-flow Nasal Cannula Therapy
Empirical Antibiotic Guidelines
Trauma
Initial Management of Small Burns
Environmental / Envenomation
Stinging Tree
Pressure Immobilisation Bandaging – ARC guideline
Snake Bite Observation Form – helps in the assessment of symptoms
Irukandji Syndrome Managment
Urology
Medication Guidelines
Apixaban & Rivaroxaban Guidelines
Mental Health
Screening for Organic Disease