Clinical Circulars

Selected Policy Documents

... from the NSW Department of Health & NH&MRC
Antenatal	Antenatal card Hypertension in pregnancy
Obstetric	Maternity emergencies Tocolytic agents (intravenous salbutamol or oral nifedipine) for threatened premature labour Magnesium sulphate infusion protocol for eclamptic seizure prophylaxis IV Hydralazine for severe hypertension in pregnancy Framework for prevention, early recognition and management of postpartum haemorrhage (PPH) Framework for maternity services
Perinatal	Facilities for stabilisation of newborns prior to transport Antenatal maternal referral or transfer: Known congenital anomalies likely to require surgery Emergency obstetric and neonatal referrals Hospital procedures for review and reporting of perinatal deaths Newborn screening Midwives Data Collection: Changes from Jan '98 Routine forwarding of green copy
Neonatal	Patient information and consent to treatment Observation and management of newborn infants with respiratory maladaptation to birth, including infants exposed to intrapartum opioids administered to the mother during labour Framework for Area Health Services to develop policy and procedures relating to clinical care and resuscitation of the newly born infant Critical incident manual Vitamin K administration Charges in respect of newborn babies Circumcision Neonatal Facilities Neonatal Abstinence Guidelines
Children	Notification to VMO/specialist of admission of patients via ED Emergency Paediatric Referrals Managing young children and infants with gastroenteritis in hospitals Introduction of Australian standard vaccination schedule* Hospital protocol for unexpected infant deaths Procedures for the protection of children and young people
Burns	Management of Burn Injury Transfer Guidelines for Burn Injury Burns Transfer Chart
General	Early notification of severe trauma in rural New South Wales Rural Trauma Protocol & Activation of Rural Trauma Triage Medical Retrieval System - Problem Notification System Adult Intensive Care Bed Finding
Other	Guidelines for Medical Helipads Ambulance charging schedule* Electronic Message Policy

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