Clinical guidelines
The Queensland emergency care guidelines have been endorsed for use across Queensland by the Queensland Emergency Care of Children Working Group in partnership with the:
- Queensland Emergency Department Strategic Advisory Panel
- Healthcare Improvement Unit, Clinical Excellence Queensland.
For clinical advice follow your usual escalation channels. If you have any feedback about the guidelines email QPEC@health.qld.gov.au.
Children's Hospital Queensland staff guidelines
PDF guidelines for use at Queensland Children’s Hospital (QCH). Clinicians who work at hospitals other than QCH can also use them as a reference if they don't have a local guideline.
Queensland Health staff guidelines
If you work for Queensland Health you can also access additional guidelines on the intranet.
- Clinical management of possible non-accidental injuries
- Intravenous fluid guidelines – paediatric and neonatal
- Magnesium sulfate intravenous
- Neonatal Guideline
- Nursing care of the intubated or ventilated child
- Nutritional management of children and adolescents with eating disorders
- Re-feeding syndrome 0–16 years
- Sexual assault
Disclaimer
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