Here is the updated SCGH ED Suspected Sepsis Triage Screening Tool Triage Screening Tool: Note: This can also be found on the SCGH ED Clinical Guidelines webpage under the Infectious Disease subheading. Date Implemented – 01/2018Review Date – 01/2021Author – Tor Ercleve
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SCGH Trauma Call Criteria
Here is the current ED and Major Trauma Call Criteria for SCGH ED [PDF] Note: All Major Trauma Calls should be attended by representative staff from ICU, Anaesthetics and General Surgery, aswell as the relevant Emergency Department staff. Date implemented – 11/2017Review date – 11/2020Author – Alison Leech / Lindsay Showers
Stroke Call Criteria
Here is the current SCGH Criteria for urgent activation of the “Stroke Team”. If criteria are met, then call 55 and tell the operator “Stroke Call”, give the location and follow the rest of the protocol below. The document below must be consulted as part of the early patient assessment by both Triage and Senior […]
Mental Health Catchment Areas
Given the current acute psychiatric bed situation causing prolonged stay of acute psychiatric patients within public hospital emergency departments, with the associated bed block and extensive resource usage. This has generated a need for the Public Hospital Emergency Departments to take a role in ensuring there is appropriate distribution of mental health patients across the metropolitan area. […]
CME: Disaster Medicine
Here is Roger’s talk on disaster medicine. Resources: Previous CME talks: Disaster Management by Steph Schleuter CBR Disaster Management by Steph Schleuter and Deanne Chiu Retrieval Medicine and the principles of Disaster Management by Hakan Articles from the EMA: ‘Lessons learned’: A comparative case study analysis of an emergency department response to two burns disasters and the 2012 Disaster Issue Here is […]
Sexual Assault Resource Centre (SARC) Guidelines
This page contains a collection of useful information and contacts to assist in the management of victims of sexual assault Management of Alleged Recent Sexual Assault Information for Metropolitan Emergency Departments: Click the image below for the full 4 page document SARC ED Triage Form: Early Evidence Kit Specimen Collection – How To: Other Resources: […]