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  • 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/
    work of breathing) Dizziness or collapse Airway angioedema (mouth, eyes, lips, or tongue) Mucous … or drug-induced liver injury: discuss with local paediatric team or drug allergy service Safe to prescribe all non …
  • Antimicrobial guidelines
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Antimicrobial_guidelines/
    feedback Antimicrobial guidelines Antimicrobial guidelines CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM / EYE Infection Likely …, penetrating injuries, esp. involving joints or tendons As above Amoxicillin/Clavulanate 25 mg/kg (1 g …. 3rd gen cephalosporin 4 3 weeks minimum With penetrating foot injury As above plus P. aeruginosa …
  • Wound dressings - acute traumatic wounds
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Wound_dressings_acute_traumatic_wounds/
    History Mechanism of injury, associated blood loss, risk of contamination, deeper structure damage Tetanus …: animal/human bites penetrating wounds of vital structures (eg eye) contaminated wounds especially when …
  • Blood product prescription
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Blood_product_prescription/
    of significant bleeding associated with the surgery or it is at a critical site (eg neurosurgery or eye surgery ….blood.gov.au/pbm-module-6 Nellis ME, Tucci M, Lacroix J, Pediatric Acute Lung Injury and Sepsis …