Assessment of abdominal injury
The Assessment of abdominal injury page has had a number of minor updates.
Updates
Trauma in pregnancy
The Trauma in pregnancy page has had a variety of minor updates – especially in relation to traumatic abruption.
Stomach contents and trauma
The Airway management in trauma page has been updated, including information about stomach contents following major trauma.
Contraindications for permissive hypotension
The Treatment of hypovolaemia page has been updated, including revised contra-indications to permissive hypotension.
Chromogenic factor X levels
The Coagulation testing page has been updated with information about chromogenic factor X assays.
Limitations of POC INR measurement
The Coagulation testing page has been updated with additional information about the limitations of POC INR testing.
Duration of neutropenia following chemotherapy
The Febrile neutropenia page has been updated with information about the duration of neutropenia following chemotherapy.
Essential thrombocythaemia
The Thrombocytosis page has been updated with additional information about incidence and classification.
Choice of second line anti-convulsants
The Status epilepticus page has been updated with information about the efficacy of the most commonly used second line anti-convulsant agents.
New paracetamol poisoning guidelines
The Paracetamol page has been updated with information from the new paracetamol management guidelines for Australia and New Zealand,
IO site and drug delivery
The Difficult IV access page has been updated with information about site of placement and drug delivery.
IO success rate by site
The Difficult IV access page has been updated with information about site of placement and success rate.
Prehospital blood and US
The Efficacy of prehospital interventions page has been updated, including information about blood and US.
Antibiotic choices for resistant organisms
The Drug resistant organisms page has been updated with additional information about antibiotic choices.
ESBL
The Drug resistant organisms page has been updated with a new segment on ESBL
CPR futility following drowning
The Drowning page has been updated with additional information about when CPR may be futile.
Acanthamoeba keratitis
The Red eye page has been updated with additional information about acanthamoeba keratitis.
Normal appearance in lateral elbow radiography
The Elbow injuries page has been updated with additional information about the normal radiographic appearance of the elbow.
Drowning
The Drowning page has had a variety of updates.
Risk factors for peptic ulcer disease
The Peptic ulcer disease page has been updated with additional information about risk factors.