Queensland Paediatric Emergency Guidelines
These guidelines outline the current recommendations for the care and management of children presenting to an Emergency Department (ED) in Queensland.
Flowcharts and guidelines |
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Acute otitis media View flowchartView guideline middle ear infection, 60000 |
Acute scrotal pain View guideline Scrotal pain, testicular torsion, abdominal pain, 600001 |
Allergy and anaphylaxis View flowchartView guideline acute allergic reaction, 60011 |
Asthma View flowchartView guideline Wheeze, reactive airway, 60002 |
Bronchiolitis View flowchartView guideline respiratory tract, 60012 |
Cervical spine injury View flowchartView guideline spinal, CSI, 60025 |
Constipation View flowchartView guideline 600003 |
Croup View flowchartView guideline airway obstruction, 60004 |
DKA and Hyperosmolar Hyperglycaemic State View flowchartView guideline hyperglycaemia, ketonaemia, ketonuria, 60016 |
DKA – Ongoing management View flowchartView guideline hyperglycaemia, ketonaemia, ketonuria, 60016 |
Drowning View flowchartView guideline immersion, 60013 |
Eczema View guideline CHQ-GDL-60034 |
Febrile convulsion View guideline seizure, fit, 60005 |
Febrile illness - less than 3 months View flowchartView guideline fever, temperature, 60006 |
Febrile illness - 3 months and above View flowchartView guideline fever, temperature, 60006 |
Febrile illness with petechial rash View flowchartView guideline fever, temperature, petechial-rash |
Febrile oncology View flowchart 01249 |
Foreign body - ear View flowchartView guideline aural, button battery, 60021 |
Foreign body - ingested View flowchartView guideline button battery, 60019 |
Foreign body - inhaled View flowchartView guideline airway obstruction, 60020 |
Foreign body - nose View flowchartView guideline nasal, button battery, 60022 |
Gastroenteritis View flowchartView guideline Gastro, diarrhoea, 60015 |
Head injury View flowchartView guideline intracranial, 60023 |
Headache View flowchartView guideline migraine, 60017 |
Haemophilia View flowchart 60032 |
Limp View flowchartView guideline septic arthritis, 60007 |
Meningitis View flowchartView guideline sepsis, 60008 |
Paracetamol ingestion View flowchartView guideline overdose, NAC, 60018 |
Pre-school wheeze View flowchartView guideline wheeze, preschool, pre-school, reactive airway, viral induced wheeze, pneumonitis, 60009 |
Sepsis View flowchartView guideline shock, critical, toxic shock syndrome, meningitis, 60010 |
Status epilepticus View flowchartView guideline seizure, convulsion, fit, 60014 |
Unexplained hypoglycaemia View flowchartView guideline metabolic, 60024 |
Urinary tract infection View flowchartView guideline UTI, 60026 |
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- Decontamination of Paediatric Patients
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- Mammalian bites
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Guidelines currently under development
- Toxicology
- Eczema
- Syncope