Guidelines for Rural Clinicians
» Rural Emergency Clinical Guidelines for Adults, 2nd Edition 2007 (NSW Health)
The intention of the guidelines is to ensure early appropriate management of immediately, or imminently life threatening conditions, and to relieve pain and suffering for patients at hospitals where medical practitioners are not immediately available. The Guidelines reflect best clinical practice and are not mandatory, however, they have been adopted and implemented across the State since 2004 providing essential clinical support for clinicians. Not distributed in hard copy by policy system. [Read More...]
» Triage and Management of Patients in NSW Rural and Remote EDs where there are non On-Site Doctors (NSW Health)
The NSW Rural Critical Care Committee has developed these guidelines to improve triage practices, enhance patient care and improve clinical outcomes for patients presenting to rural and remote Emergency Departments (EDs). These guidelines give an account of the current clinical role and practices in rural and remote EDs and reflect recent developments in the use of triage tools and scales to safely and effectively prioritise patient care based on the degree of urgency.
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