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  • Community acquired needle stick injury
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Community_acquired_needle_stick_injury/
    to be infected with a blood borne virus Needlestick injury from a deliberate assault Deep, large volume injection …
  • Management of tetanus-prone wounds
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Management_of_tetanusprone_wounds/
    foreign bodies (especially wood splinters) Wounds complicated by pyogenic infections Wounds with extensive …
  • Parapneumonic effusion
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Parapneumonic_effusion/
    infection (tuberculosis, mycoplasma) Malignancy Foreign body Congestive cardiac failure Serositis from …
  • Antibiotic prescribing in children with reported penicillin or cephalosporin allergy
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Antibiotic_prescribing_in_children_with_reported_penicillin_or_cephalosporin_allergy/
    Concurrent illness (eg possible viral infection) Antibiotics previously tolerated (especially those after …
  • Eucalyptus Oil Poisoning
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Eucalyptus_Oil_Poisoning/
    should be withheld until there is objective evidence of bacterial infection 2. Decontamination  Charcoal …
  • Dehydration
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Dehydration/
    illnesses (eg respiratory infection, diabetic ketoacidosis , meningitis and electrolyte disturbances …
  • Acute scrotal pain or swelling
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Acute_scrotal_pain_or_swelling/
    (ideally first pass urine collection) Bacterial infection more likely in child with structural urinary …
  • Anaemia
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Anaemia/
    , chloramphenicol, sulfonamides) Viral infection Severe nutritional deficiencies (vitamin B12 or folate deficiency …
  • Serotonin toxicity
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Serotonin_toxicity/
    seizures CNS infection Always check for Medicalert bracelet in any unconscious patient, or any other signs …
  • Nasal fracture
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Nasal_fracture/
    nervous system infection or cavernous sinus thrombosis Assessment History Mechanism of injury Midline …