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  • Infantile spasms
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Infantile_spasms/
    . See Australian Immunisation Handbook . Consider nirsevimab as per local guidelines due to significant …
  • Lateral condyle fracture of the humerus - Emergency Department
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/fractures/Lateral_condyle_fracture_of_the_humerus_Emergency_Department_setting/
    , tetanus immunisation status should be assessed. 9. What is the usual ED management for this fracture? All …
  • Cervical lymphadenopathy
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Cervical_lymphadenopathy/
     possible exposure to tuberculosis  Exposure to animals (eg cats) Immunisation status (diphtheria, measles …
  • Altered conscious state
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Altered_conscious_state/
    episodes Injury: mechanism, timing Presence of fever Past and recent medical history including immunisation …
  • Dental trauma
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Dental_trauma/
    to hot and/or cold Previous dental history including injuries, crowns or prostheses Tetanus  immunisation …
  • Febrile seizure
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Febrile_seizure/
    Incomplete immunisation against Haemophilus influenzae B or Streptococcus pneumoniae In a complex febrile …
  • Periorbital and orbital cellulitis
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Periorbital_and_orbital_cellulitis/
    Immunisation Handbook, accessed March 20th 2019. https://immunisationhandbook.health.gov.au …
  • Immune thrombocytopenic purpura
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Immune_thrombocytopenic_purpura/
    , EBV, VZV) or recent live virus immunisation (eg MMR) Recent changes in medication Family history …
  • Fingertip and nail injuries – Emergency Department
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/fractures/Fingertip_and_nail_injuries_–_Emergency_Department/
    tetanus immunisation status. Antibiotics: Routine antibiotic prophylaxis is not recommended for simple …
  • Fever in the recently returned traveller
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Fever_in_the_recently_returned_traveller/
    contacts Immunisation history (routine childhood and travel specific, noting Salmonella typhi vaccination …