Use these tools to assess and manage patients in the emergency department.
Airway
Angiodema
Australasian Society of Clinical Immunology and Allergy
AngioedemaNSW Health login required
Source: Therapeutic Guidelines
Breathing
Circulatory
Abdominal
aortic aneurysmNSW
Health login required
Source: BMJ Best Practice
Advanced life support and cardiac arrest
Anticoagulants
Source: Clinical Excellence Commission
Anti-coagulation reversal: Warfarin
Source: Australian Red Cross Lifeblood
Atrial fibrillation and atrial flutterNSW Health login required
Source: Therapeutic
Guidelines
Venous thromboembolism treatmentNSW Health login required
Source: Therapeutic
Guidelines
Dental, ENT, ocular
Ear
nose and throatNSW
Health login required
Source: BMJ Best Practice
Deteriorating patient and trauma
Abbreviated Westmead post traumatic amnesia scale (A-WPTAS)
Advanced life support and cardiac arrest
Anaphylaxis
Source: Australasian Society of Clinical Immunology and Allergy
Non-invasive and invasive ventilation
Pregnancy trauma
Source:
StatPearls
Trauma
in pregnancy clinical guideline
Source: Queensland Health
Disabilities, neurological
Giant cell arteritisNSW Health login required
Source: Therapeutic Guidelines
MigraineNSW Health login required
Source: Therapeutic Guidelines
Tension-type headacheNSW Health login required
Source: Therapeutic Guidelines
Trigeminal autonomic cephalgias: Cluster headacheNSW Health login required
Source: Therapeutic Guidelines
Endocrine
Acute pancreatitisNSW Health login required
Source: Therapeutic Guidelines
Diabetic ketoacidosis and hyperosmolar hyperglycaemic state
Periprocedural management of adults with diabetesNSW Health login required
Source:
Therapeutic Guidelines
Sick-day management for adults with diabetesNSW Health login required
Source: Therapeutic
Guidelines
Environmental
Accidental
hypothermiaNSW
Health login required
Source: BMJ Best Practice
Diving medicineNSW Health login required
Source: Therapeutic Guidelines
DrowningNSW Health login
required
Source: BMJ Best Practice
Electrical injuryNSW Health login required
Source: BMJ Best Practice
Electrical injuryNSW Health login required
Source: Therapeutic Guidelines
FrostbiteNSW Health login
required
Source: BMJ Best Practice
Heat stroke in
adultsNSW Health
login required
Source: BMJ Best Practice
High altitude sicknessNSW Health login
required
Source: BMJ Best Practice
Gastrointestinal and abdominal
Acute appendicitisNSW Health login required
Source: Therapeutic Guidelines
Acute cholecystitisNSW Health login required
Source: Therapeutic Guidelines
Acute infectious diarrhoeaNSW Health login required
Source: Therapeutic
Guidelines
Acute liver failureNSW Health login
required
Source: BMJ Best Practice
Overview of viral hepatitisNSW Health login required
Source: Therapeutic
Guidelines
Gynaecology and obstetrics
Infectious disease and sexual health
Australian STI management guidelines
Source: Australasian Sexual and Reproductive
Health Alliance
Pelvic inflammatory diseaseNSW Health login required
Source: Therapeutic
Guidelines
Post-exposure prophylaxis after exposure to HIV
Source: ASHM
Life stages
Mental health
Musculoskeletal
Rib fracturesNSW Health login
required
Source: BMJ Best Practice
Pathology
Electrolyte abnormalities NSW Health login required
Source:
Therapeutic Guidelines
Hypercalcaemia NSW Health login required
Source: Therapeutic Guidelines
Hypocalcaemia NSW Health login required
Source: Therapeutic Guidelines
Hyperphosphataemia NSW Health login required
Source: Therapeutic Guidelines
Hypophosphataemia NSW Health login required
Source: Therapeutic Guidelines
Renal, urology
Acute pyelonephritis in adultsNSW Health login required
Source: Therapeutic
Guidelines
Acute scrotal pain in adultsNSW Health login required
Source: UpToDate
Epididymo-orchitis
Source: Australasian Sexual and Reproductive Health Alliance
Necrotising skin and soft tissue infectionsNSW Health login required
Source: Therapeutic
Guidelines
Paediatric clinical practice guidelines: Acute scrotal pain or swelling
Source: Paediatric Improvement Collaborative
Peritoneal dialysisNSW Health login required
Source: Lippincott Procedures
Renal colicNSW Health login required
Source: Therapeutic Guidelines
Skin, wound
Cellulitis and
erysipelasNSW Health
login required
Source: BMJ Best Practice
Violence, abuse and neglect
Identifying abuse types & signs
Source: NSW Ageing and Disability Commission