Triage Guidelines
Radiology in Red/Orange
- Radiology Request Form (for Red/Orange) – note – not currently functional pending implementation
- Radiology DECT Phone Number = 76578
Mx COVID +ve Patients at SCGH ED
Which COVID +ve do I admit / discharge
COVID +ve Admissions
- General Mx:
- Special Interventions:
- Pharmacological Treatments:
- Disease-Modifying Treatments for Adults with COVID-19 Flowchart – National COVID-19 Clinical Evidence Taskforce
- Quick Reference Guide for current COVID-19 Therapies
- Specific Drugs:
- Budesonide
- Dexamethasone
- Sotrovimab
- Remdesivir
- Baricitinib (PO) or Tocilizumab (IV)
COVID +ve Discharges
- Special Interventions:
- Pharmacological Treatments for Discharges:
- SCGH ED COVID-19 Outpatient Treatment Pathway for Mild to Moderate Disease
- Disease-Modifying Treatments for Adults with COVID-19 Flowchart – National COVID-19 Clinical Evidence Taskforce
- WA Health recommended COVID-19 treatment decision tree for mild illness not requiring oxygen
- Above is a summary of this document: Prioritisation of COVID-19 Medications
- Specific Drugs:
- Budesonide
- unrestricted access
- how the patient gets it? – currently via a script faxed to their pharmacy and they will deliver
- Sotrovimab
- Access Criteria for Sotrovimab – if eligible, then contact ID COVID consultant – they will arrange OP Clinic (currently weekdays 8am-5pm, at this stage) appt for patient (if within <5 day onset of sx’s timeframe), or advise for infusion in the ED
- REDCap – WA Emergency COVID-19 Treatment Approval: Sotrovimab
- Sotrovimab – Patient Information
- WA Patient Consent Form – Use of Sotrovimab in patients with COVID-19
- Nirmatrelvir + Ritonavir (Paxlovid®)
- Budesonide
- Discharge information for patient
- DOHWA – Quarantine & Isolation Information (WA guidelines)
- There should be printouts of these in the Red/Orange Zone to give patients
- DOHWA – Quarantine & Isolation Information (WA guidelines)
- COVID Care at Home Service
- The Care at Home referral email address: escalations@covidcareathome.com.au
- WA COVID Care at Home – Patient Information
Other COVID Resources
SCGH COVID Guidelines and Resources
- SCGH COVID Resources Page
- SCGH COVID Education Teams weblink
- Includes: general information and communications, ward Mx and higher acuity Mx resources (instructional videos, documents, etc…)
- SCGOPHCG COVID-19 Policy
Department of Health WA COVID Guidelines and Resources
National COVID Guidelines and Resources
Link to old SCGH ED COVID guideline page (last updated 08/2021) is HERE
