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  • Anticholinergic syndrome
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Anticholinergic_syndrome/
    ":   Fever  "Red as a beet:" Flushed skin  "Blind as a bat":   Mydriasis  "Dry as a bone":   Dry mouth, dry … eyes and decreased sweating "Mad as a hatter":  Delirium  “Full as a flask”   Urinary retention   The …
  • Seizures - acute management
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Seizures_-_acute_management/
    focality of limb or eye movement post-ictal phase/hemiparesis relation to sleep-wake cycle Relevant past …, raised temperature, diaphoresis, diarrhoea, tremors, hyperreflexia) Red Flags Head injury with delayed … to baseline function with no red flags on history or examination All families should receive education prior …
  • Death of a child
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Death_of_a_child/
    of the eye) No motor (withdrawal) response or facial grimace in response to painful stimulus eg nailbed … name of child), listening with my stethoscope and checking their hands and eyes, so that I can confirm … circumstances Tissue donation: the donation of tissues such as eyes, heart valves, skin, bone and tendons …
  • Cervical spine assessment
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Cervical_spine_assessment/
    injuries or neurological concerns, the cervical spine can be cleared Red flags Traumatic torticollis … direct eye contact and touch Attendant to reassure and advise family of how to support child In conscious …
  • Kawasaki disease
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Kawasaki_disease/
    Authority (through BloodSTAR) and issued by Australia Red Cross Lifeblood Timing Local infusion guidelines …/swelling Drug hypersensitivity reactions including toxic epidermal necrolysis Ulcerated mucosa (mouth, eyes …