GP Out of Hours Guidelines Highland HSCP

• Alcohol screening and withdrawal: Glasgow assessment and management of alcohol
• Management of children (under 16 years) under the influence of alcohol/drugs (Offline PDF version here)

• Bite wounds 

• Severity of Burn and Fluid Replacement in Adults and Children 

• Acute coronary syndrome 
• Stable Angina Management
• Stroke guidelines for:
  • Acute Treatment of Ischaemic Stroke
  • Referral of TIAs to Raigmore/Belford/Caithness General
  • Where Should a Patient with Suspected Stroke or TIA be Treated?
• Suspected ischaemic chest pain
• Resus Council (UK) for:
  • Tachycardia in Adults
  • Automated defibrilation
  • Bradycardia in Adults

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• Bell's Palsy, Diagnosis and management
• Healthcare Improvement Scotland: Delirium Toolkit - ihub | Health and social care improvement in Scotland - Delirium Toolkit

• For information on the management of death in NHS Highland see: death

• Diabetes in Scotland
• Hypoglycaemia in the community
• Diabetic Foot Infection
• Immediate management of suspected type 1 diabetes 

• Clinical decision algorithm for suspected Leg DVT
• Assessment and referral for investigation of lower limb DVT form

• Rapid Tranquillisation guidelines
• Emergency Detention certificate
• Mental Health Act - emergency and short-term powers: guide - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)

• See Out of Hours Ophthalmology guidance

• Chronic Knee Pain
• Low Back Pain

• Resusitation Council UK: Newborn life support (NLS) 
• PEWS 0-11 Months (NEWS)

• Emergency Contraception

• Resusitation Council UK for links to:
  • ALS:  Paediatric Advanced Life Support
  • BLS: Paediatric Basic Life Support algorithm
  • Choking: children
• Paediatric Guidelines (Raigmore): (NHS Highland intranet access required) 
•  NG143 Traffic light tool (nice.org.uk) Paediatrics -Traffic Light Table
• NICE NG143 Fever in under 5s: assessment and initial management
• Immediate management of suspected type 1 diabetes
• NICE (CG84): Diarrhoea and Vomiting in Children: assessment and management
• Intranasal diamorphine administration in Children WITH atomiser (Offline PDF version here)
• Intranasal diamorphine administration in Children WITHOUT atomiser (Offline PDF version here)
• Limping Children: management and assessment (Offline PDF version here)
• Paediatric UTI guidance  
• Management of children (under 16 years) under the influence of alcohol/drugs (Offline PDF version here)
• Croup Management
  
• Bronchiolitis Guidance TAM
• For Highland's Children: Child Protection Concern FormBULLETS NOT WORKING HERE 
• PEWS 0-11 Months (NEWS)
  PEWS 12-23 Months
  PEWS 2-4 Years
  PEWS 5-11 Year
  PEWS 12 Year and over
  

• Palliative care guidelines

• HIV Post exposure prophylaxis pep 
• Ebola risk assessment (viral haemorrhagic fever) (Offline PDF version here)
• Tetanus Prophylaxis (Offline PDF version here)
• Tick bites and Lyme (Offline PDF version here)
• Lyme disease

• SIGN 153: British guideline on the management of asthma
• Respiratory guidelines 

• Suspected seizure: Patients presenting in ED or AMAU
• NICE Clinical knowledge summaries: Febrile Seizure: management after a seizure