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  • Acute eye injury
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Acute_eye_injury/
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  • Penetrating eye injury
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Penetrating_eye_injury/
    Penetrating eye injury …Clinical Practice Guidelines : Penetrating eye injury …   >   Health Professionals   >   Clinical Practice Guidelines   >   Penetrating eye injury In this section …
  • Acute red eye
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Acute_red_eye/
    also Eye examination Acute eye injury Penetrating eye injury Periorbital cellulitis Key points … include infectious keratitis, scleritis, uveitis, Penetrating eye injury , endophthalmitis and acute angle … Potential sign of penetrating eye injury if history of trauma. If the posterior extent of the haemorrhage …
  • Trauma: Tertiary Survey
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Trauma__Tertiary_Survey/
    for fracture. Test eye movements, pupillary reflexes and vision. Inspect for  penetrating injury (see …  Penetrating eye injury ), irregular iris , foreign bodies, subconjunctival haemorrhage, hyphema Ears Bleeding … secondary survey Key Points The principal aim of a tertiary survey is to ensure all injuries are recognised …
  • Trauma – secondary survey
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Major_paediatric_trauma_the_secondary_survey/
    , pupillary reflexes and vision. Inspect for penetrating injury (see Penetrating eye injury ), irregular iris … points The secondary survey allows the identification of injuries that were not detected in the primary … a management plan for each injury identified Refer to the relevant specialty teams and activate relevant …
  • Corrosives - Caustic Poisoning
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Corrosives_-_Caustic_Poisoning/
    and / or topical injury (skin/eye involvement) o             pH of >11 or <2 is likely to cause significant GI … (several hours may be required).  Then treat as per thermal injury (see Burns CPG ) Eye Alkaline exposure … injury Absence of mouth or pharyngeal ulcers does not preclude gastro-oesophageal lesion Nasogastric …
  • Burns - acute management
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Burns/
    Nurse head up to reduce swelling and oedema Ocular burns (See Acute eye injuries in children ) Signs … and dressings Trauma: the primary survey Key points Burn injuries should be managed as a trauma case … Assessment of burn depth is difficult, especially early post injury Young children are at risk of hypothermia …
  • Lacerations
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Lacerations/
    by dirt or foreign bodies Associated injuries (eg head/ cervical spine in falls, eye in facial trauma …, teeth with mouth injuries) Injury to deeper structures (eg tendons, joints or nerves) in the face …, remember facial nerve, parotid/ lacrimal ducts, medial canthus of the eye if a deep laceration cannot …
  • Head injury
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Head_injury/
    (raccoon eyes), bruising over mastoid area (Battle sign)) Assess for other injuries (see secondary survey …Head injury …Clinical Practice Guidelines : Head injury The Royal …
  • Capsicum spray
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Capsicum_spray/
    guidelines Look for any signs of injury. See major injury guidelines Treat bronchospasm with salbutamol. See …  asthma guidelines Irrigate eyes with copious amounts of water Wash skin with copious amounts of water …