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  • Trauma – secondary survey
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Major_paediatric_trauma_the_secondary_survey/
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  • Trauma: Tertiary Survey
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  • Trauma - primary survey
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  • Trauma - Pelvic injury
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  • Dental trauma
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Dental_trauma/
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  • Fractures of the Pelvic Ring and Acetabulum - Emergency Department
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/fractures/Fractures_of_the_Pelvic_Ring_and_Acetabulum_-_Emergency_Department/
    appropriate for trauma care, well before any radiological confirmation of injury. This guideline will discuss … management of specific pelvic injuries. Click here to access the RCH Paediatric Trauma Manual Click here … for the guideline on Early Management of Pelvic Injuries in Children For emergency advice in major trauma see …
  • Epistaxis
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Epistaxis/
    management Key points Usually due to minor trauma (eg nose picking) or friable nasal mucosa Epistaxis … is usually venous, of brief duration, and often recurrent Common causes Minor trauma: nose picking, rubbing … Red flags Age <2 years : high association with trauma, child abuse or underlying illness Bleeding >30 …
  • Acute eye injury
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Acute_eye_injury/
    injury is common, and it is important to differentiate minor trauma from sight threatening conditions … Assessment The principles of eye trauma evaluation include: Manage other life-threatening injuries, see … trauma Management Assessment and management of eye trauma should occur after management of other …
  • Burns - acute management
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Burns/
    and dressings Trauma: the primary survey Key points Burn injuries should be managed as a trauma case … of the burn. Assessment and initial management Like all traumas, paediatric burn assessments require a primary … distracted by the burn injury Primary survey See Trauma: primary survey Airway Signs of airway burn …
  • Nasal fracture
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Nasal_fracture/
    Maxillofacial injury Epistaxis Trauma: inter-hospital transfer Key points Septal haematoma must be excluded … central facial trauma may cause posterior telescoping of the nasal root, resulting … updated October 2025 Reference List Cakabay, T et al. Pediatric Nasal Traumas: Contribution …