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Clinical Practice Guidelines

  • Croup (Laryngotracheobronchitis)
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Croup_Laryngotracheobronchitis/
    Increased work of breathing May have fever, but no signs of toxicity Assessment of severity  Loudness …
  • Animal and human bites
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Animal_and_human_bites/
    erythema, purulence, fever) Infection can be clinically evident in dog bites within 24 hours and in cat …
  • Iron poisoning
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Iron_poisoning/
    , diarrhoea, abdominal pain, haematemesis, fever) The child has significant symptoms of altered conscious …
  • Asthma in primary school-aged children (6-11 years)
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Asthma_in_primary_school-aged_children_(6-11_years)/
    rhinoconjunctivities (hay fever) Last updated June 2023 Reference List British guideline on the management of asthma …
  • Snakebite
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Snakebite/
    of flu-like symptoms, fever, myalgia, arthralgia and rash.  A letter should also be written to the child’s GP …
  • Acute red eye
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Acute_red_eye/
    Photophobia Sensation of foreign body (corneal process) Itch Discharge Contact lens wear Fever (see …
  • Lumbar puncture
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Lumbar_puncture/
    than 30 minutes in a child with signs of meningitis or sepsis In a child with fever and purpura in whom …
  • Vancomycin
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Vancomycin/
    or rash on upper body and neck muscle spasm of chest and back fever hypotension itch These features …
  • Blood product prescription
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Blood_product_prescription/
    Mucositis Fever Sepsis/infection Disseminated intravascular coagulopathy APML Anticoagulation 20 x 10 9 /L …
  • Neonatal antimicrobial guidelines
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Neonatal_antimicrobial_guidelines/
    . Uncomplicated urinary tract infection Fever, but no vomiting or urological abnormalities MEDICAL ANTIBIOTIC …

The Royal Children’s Hospital (RCH) acknowledges the traditional owners of the land on which the RCH is situated, the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin Nation, and we pay our respects to their Elders past and present.

The Royal Children’s Hospital (RCH) acknowledges the traditional owners of the land on which the RCH is situated, the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin Nation, and we pay our respects to their Elders past and present.

The Royal Children’s Hospital (RCH) acknowledges the traditional owners of the land on which the RCH is situated, the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin Nation, and we pay our respects to their Elders past and present.