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  • Acquired torticollis
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Acquired_torticollis/
    spectrum of aetiologies Causes of acquired torticollis include: Muscle spasm (wry neck) Trauma: fracture …
  • Management of tetanus-prone wounds
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Management_of_tetanusprone_wounds/
    Tetanus-prone wounds: Any wound other than a clean, minor cut Compound fractures Bite wounds Deep penetrating …
  • Congenital Torticollis
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Congenital_Torticollis/
    may be secondary to vertebral anomalies, clavicle fractures, plagiocephaly, craniosynostosis, ocular …
  • The acutely swollen joint
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/The_acutely_swollen_joint/
    behaviour High risk contact of identified case Travel history to endemic area Trauma Fracture/dislocation …
  • Resuscitation: Care of the seriously unwell child
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Resuscitation__Care_of_the_seriously_unwell_child/
    facial/base of skull fracture) Oxygen if hypoxic Consider PEEP in upper airway obstruction Acute upper …
  • Nitrous Oxide - oxygen mix
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Nitrous_Oxide_Oxygen_Mix/
    insertion Peripheral cannula insertion Suturing Foreign body removal Simple fracture manipulation Simple …
  • Thoracocentesis and chest drain insertion
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Thoracocentesis_and_chest_drain_insertion/
    from the hole (beware of rib fractures in an injured child)  Hold the tip of the catheter with a curved …
  • Procedural sedation
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Procedural_sedation/
    Fracture reduction Dislocation reduction Larger burns dressings Foreign body removal Dressing changes …
  • Whooping cough (pertussis)
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Whooping_Cough_Pertussis/
    , pneumonia Rib fractures, pneumothorax, scleral haemorrhage, hernias Seizures, hypoxic ischaemic …
  • Family violence
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Family_violence/
    under Lethality risk factors Physical Unexplained injuries: burns, bruises, or fractures? (see  Child …