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  • Epistaxis
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Epistaxis/
    with saline-soaked gauze/cotton to prevent staining/burns Apply antibiotic ointment or Vaseline to keep moist …
  • Micronutrient deficiency
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Micronutrient_deficiency/
    edition. Chapter 61-67. 2020. Elsevier Inc., Philadelphia, PA, 2020 Pazirandeh S, Burns D. Overview … of water soluble vitamins. 2023. Up to date. Available from https://www.uptodate.com/ Pazirandeh S, Burns D …
  • Sepsis – assessment and management
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/SEPSIS_assessment_and_management/
    treatment Recent surgery or burns Management Key principles in managing severe sepsis or septic shock Early …
  • Trauma: Tertiary Survey
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Trauma__Tertiary_Survey/
    , burns, abrasions Feel for soft tissue and bony tenderness or swelling, joint movement and stability …
  • Nitrous Oxide - oxygen mix
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Nitrous_Oxide_Oxygen_Mix/
    burns dressings Incision and drainage of abscess Local anaesthetic injection Absolute contraindications …
  • Trauma – secondary survey
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Major_paediatric_trauma_the_secondary_survey/
    fractures, burns, abrasions Feel for soft tissue and bony tenderness or swelling, joint movement …
  • Abdominal pain - chronic
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Abdominal_pain_-_chronic/
    postprandial fullness Early satiety Epigastric pain and burning not associated with bowel habit Non-specific …
  • Croup (Laryngotracheobronchitis)
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Croup_Laryngotracheobronchitis/
    tracheitis Epiglottitis Airway burns or trauma Management Investigations Croup is a clinical diagnosis …
  • Cellulitis and other bacterial skin infections
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Cellulitis_and_other_bacterial_skin_infections/
    (GAS) and Staphylococcus aureus . Predisposing factors include skin abrasions, lacerations, burns …
  • Poisoning - Acute Guidelines For Initial Management
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Poisoning_-_Acute_Guidelines_For_Initial_Management/
    burns, multi-organ failure Salicylates Strychnine - muscle spasm and respiratory arrest Venlafaxine 150 …