Victorian Children’s Tool for Observation and Response (ViCTOR) is a suite of standardised charts and educational resources for use in Victorian health services.
ViCTOR (paediatric wards and emergency departments)
These observation charts incorporate age-related vital signs for children across five age groups and are intended for use in paediatric wards and emergency departments. The charts should be used in conjunction with the health services specific escalation
of care procedures.
The example PDF files can be accessed through the links below:
Example ViCTOR Chart - Under 3 Months
Example ViCTOR Chart - 3-12 Months
Example ViCTOR Chart - 1-4 Years
Example ViCTOR Chart - 5-11 Years
Example ViCTOR Chart - 12-18 Years
Video: Introduction to ViCTOR and using the charts
This 11-minute video explains how the charts should be used).
Videos: Paediatric Observations – Back to Basics
These videos demonstrate how to conduct observations on children. The first video provides an overview of paediatric observations and the subsequent shorter videos shows how to take observations for each age group.
Taking a closer look at paediatric observations:
0-3 months
3-12 months
1-4 years
5-11 years
12-18 years
Newborn Charts
There are two types of fluid management charts: one for use in
the paediatric ward and emergency department, the
other for use in the special care nursery.
Example ViCTOR Birth Suite/Postnatal
Example ViCTOR Special Care Nursery
Videos: Recognising deterioration in the newborn (case studies)
Using the victor newborn charts
Urgent Care Charts
These charts have been designed for use in Urgent Care and small rural health settings. The original ViCTOR charts have been adapted and include additional sections for initial assessment and triage information, presentation/admission check list and transfer/discharge check list and a paediatric medication chart.
The example PDF files can be accessed through the links below:
Example ViCTOR Urgent Care - Under 3 Months
Example ViCTOR Urgent Care - 3-12 Months
Example ViCTOR Urgent Care - 1-4 Years
Example ViCTOR Urgent Care - 5-11 Years
Example ViCTOR Urgent Care - 12-18 Years
Fluid Management Charts
There are two types of fluid management charts: one for use in the paediatric ward and emergency department the other for use in the special care nursery.
The example PDF files can be accessed through the links below:
Example ViCTOR Paediatric Fluid Management
Example ViCTOR SCN Fluid Management Chart
Videos
The first video discusses the principles of fluid management in hospitalised children and the second video demonstrates how to use the fluid management charts.
Fluids management in paediatrics
Using the ViCTOR Paediatric fluid management chart
ViCTOR Neurological Observation Chart
This neurological assessment chart is designed to be used with the ViCTOR charts and incorporates the paediatric coma score for three age groups (Birth to 1 year, 1- 5years and older than 5 years).
The sample PDF file can be accessed through the link below:
Example - Statewide neurological observation chart
VICTOR Medical Emergency Response Metrics
This form along with the “General Instructions” guides data collection for use with inpatient paediatric patients who have a medical emergency response (e.g. MET call or Code Blue). These metrics have been developed to assist organisations in their local
review of deteriorating patients.
ViCTOR Medical Emergency Response Information Sheet
Victorian Children’s Tool for Observation and Response - Medical Emergency Response Metrics
Acknowledgement
The development and implementation of these ViCTOR resources was led by the Royal Children’s Hospital and Monash Children’s Hospital and funded by the Victorian Paediatric Clinical Network (Safer Care Victoria).
Additional Resources & Support
The charts can be ordered from Allanby Press Printers Camberwell https://www.allanbypress.com.au/ The print order codes are noted below.
Questions/Enquiries education.hub@rch.org.au
Printer Order Codes