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Emergency care assessment and treatment

Nurse initiated protocols to improve the experience for patients and health staff during initial emergency care.

Page | Clinical resources | File size: 44k | Date: 30/01/2026

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/ecat

Clinical tools

Clinical tools relating to emergency medicine.

Page | Clinical resources | File size: 102k | Date: 04/09/2026

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/networks/eci/clinical/tools

Anaphylaxis | Paediatric ECAT protocol | Emergency care assessment and treatment

Any person, 4 weeks to 15 years of age, presenting with a multisystem allergic reaction characterised by an acute onset of cardiovascular or respiratory symptoms, usually associated with typical skin features and/or gastrointestinal symptoms

Page | Clinical resources | File size: 78k | Date: 16/07/2026

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/ecat/paediatric/anaphylaxis

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease clinical tool

Manage patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in the emergency department.

Page | Clinical resources | File size: 55k | Date: 04/09/2026

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/networks/eci/clinical/tools/copd

Seizures | Adult ECAT protocol | Emergency care assessment and treatment

Any person, 16 years of age and over, presenting with seizure-like activity or is in a post-ictal state

Page | Clinical resources | File size: 73k | Date: 03/07/2026

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/ecat/adult/seizures

Emergency Care Institute

Working to improve outcomes for patients presenting at hospital emergency departments across NSW through coordination, networking and research.

Page | Clinical resources | File size: 42k | Date: 30/01/2026

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/networks/eci

Paediatric ECAT protocol index | Emergency care assessment and treatment

Nurse-initiated protocols for emergency department treatment for paediatric patients.

Page | Clinical resources | File size: 52k | Date: 27/01/2026

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/ecat/paediatric

Vertigo clinical tool

Management of people with vertigo in the emergency department

Page | Clinical resources | File size: 54k | Date: 04/09/2026

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/networks/eci/clinical/tools/vertigo

Education pathway | Emergency care assessment and treatment

Education pathway. The following resources support NSW Health nurses' safe and confident transition to using the Emergency care assessment and treatment (ECAT) protocols. These were developed by the Health Education and Training Institute (HETI), in

Page | Clinical resources | File size: 54k | Date: 27/01/2026

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/ecat/education-pathway

Neurology clinical tool

Manage patients with neurological conditions in the emergency department

Page | Clinical resources | File size: 47k | Date: 04/09/2026

https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/networks/eci/clinical/tools/neurology