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Clinical Practice Guidelines

  • Corrosives - Caustic Poisoning
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Corrosives_-_Caustic_Poisoning/
    patient  Any patient whose developmental age is inconsistent with accidental poisoning as non-accidental …
  • Benzodiazepine poisoning
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Benzodiazepine_poisoning/
    developmental age is inconsistent with accidental poisoning as non-accidental poisoning should be considered …
  • Tricyclic Antidepressant (TCA) Poisoning
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Tricyclic_Antidepressant_(TCA)_Poisoning/
    be intubated, ventilated and be given charcoal Any patient whose developmental age is inconsistent …
  • Eucalyptus Oil Poisoning
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Eucalyptus_Oil_Poisoning/
    patient Single dose ingestion of >5mL Children where developmental age is inconsistent with accidental …
  • Acute upper airway obstruction
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Acute_upper_airway_obstruction/
    Inhaled foreign body Young child (or developmentally similar) Very sudden onset Coughing, choking …
  • Foreign bodies inhaled
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Foreign_bodies_inhaled/
    children with developmental impairment may continue to be at risk Button batteries are more commonly …
  • Mental state examination
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Mental_state_examination/
    the young person’s age and developmental level If there is any indication of current suicidal or homicidal …
  • Menstrual management in adolescents with disabilities
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Menstrual_management_in_adolescents_with_disabilities/
    and menstruation resources for parents of girls with a developmental disability RCH blog Myths and misconceptions …
  • InhalantsVolatile Substance Use - Chroming
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/InhalantsVolatile_Substance_Use_-_Chroming/
    ingestion Any symptomatic child Acute ingestion of unknown quantity Any child whose developmental age …
  • Risperidone Poisoning
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Risperidone_Poisoning/
    potentially toxic Any child whose developmental age is inconsistent with accidental poisoning …

The Royal Children’s Hospital (RCH) acknowledges the traditional owners of the land on which the RCH is situated, the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin Nation, and we pay our respects to their Elders past and present.

The Royal Children’s Hospital (RCH) acknowledges the traditional owners of the land on which the RCH is situated, the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin Nation, and we pay our respects to their Elders past and present.

The Royal Children’s Hospital (RCH) acknowledges the traditional owners of the land on which the RCH is situated, the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin Nation, and we pay our respects to their Elders past and present.