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.
Clinical flowcharts and guidelines
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 paediatric emergency guidelines
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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