Acute Rural Clinical Skills

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.

 

Chest Pain / ACS Guidelines:

Suspected ACS Pathways

Low Risk Chest Pain Pathway

Intermediate Risk Chest Pain Pathway

FNQ Regional ACS Guideline

 

Resuscitation / Life Support

Newborn Life SupportSs

ALS Children and Infants

ALS Adults

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

Intravenous Fluid Guidelines

Asthma Management in Children

Assessment of the Sick Child

 

Trauma

Head Injury Pathway – Child

Head Injury Pathway – Adult

Adult Burns Management

Initial Management of Small Burns

Acticoat Dressings for Burns

Burns – Lund-Browder Chart

 

Environmental / Envenomation

Stinging Tree

Snake Bite Observation Form – helps in the assessment of symptoms

Irukandji Syndrome Managment

 

Urology

Macroscopic Haematuria

Acute Urinary Retention

Ureteric Calculi

 

Medication Guidelines

Warfarin Guidelines

NAC Infusion Form

Apixaban & Rivaroxaban Guidelines

 

Mental Health

Acute Behavioural Disturbance

Screening for Organic Disease

 

Miscellaneous Guidelines

Care of the Dying

Early Pregnancy Loss Guidelines