Escalation and advice outside of ED in Queensland
Clinicians can contact the services below to escalate the care of a paediatric patient as per local practices. Transfer is recommended if the child requires a higher level of care.
Child is critically unwell, rapidly deteriorating or requiring time-critical care
Reason for contact | Who to contact |
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For immediate onsite assistance including airway management | The most senior resources available onsite at the time as per local practices. Options may include:
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Paediatric critical care advice and assistance | Onsite or via Retrieval Services Queensland (RSQ).![]() If no onsite paediatric critical care service, contact RSQ:
Notify early of children potentially requiring transfer. |
Unsure if you need critical care support and inter-hospital transfer? | ![]() |
Child is acutely unwell, requires escalation of care or non-critical advice
Reason for contact | Who to contact |
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Advice (relating to management, disposition or follow-up) |
Options:
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Referral | First point of call is the onsite/local paediatric or relevant specialist service |
Inter-hospital transfers | |
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Do I need a critical transfer? |
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Request a critical inter-hospital transfer | ![]() |
Request a non-critical inter-hospital transfer |
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Non-critical inter-hospital transfer forms |
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Outpatient referral forms |
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Paediatric emergency care resources are available online
Including: Guidelines and flowcharts, Resuscitation drug and equipment guide (CREDD), Resuscitation eLearning including CREDD education, Transport triage tool, Parent fact sheets and more.