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Discharge to General Practice – Guideline

Adult and paediatric patients being directly discharged from the emergency department.

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Adult Acute Severe Sore Throat Management Guidelines for the Emergency Department Doctor

Guideline summary 30-word description of the Guideline How to diagnose and manage adults with severe sore throat, including life-threatening supraglottitis / epiglottitis

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Screening in the Emergency Department – Guideline

Best practice advice on how Emergency Departments should implement screening programmes and balance these with the need to assess and treat acute illness and injury.

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Management of Pain in Adults – Guideline

This guideline sets out the standards for timeliness of provision of analgesia and provides an approach to the delivery of analgesia for adult patients presenting to the ED.

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Procedural Sedation in the Emergency Department – Guideline

Best practice standards for safe procedural sedation. Includes choice of pharmacological agents and suggested doses. Sets out recommended staffing, competencies, monitoring, location, and discharge criteria.

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Invasive Procedures in the Emergency Department – Guideline

The principles of how to safely perform invasive procedures in the Emergency Department, including the use of checklists.

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Management of Acute Presentations of Sickle Cell Disease in the Emergency Department – Guideline

How to manage acute sickle cell disease. Focus on early analgesia, warmth, hydration, and oxygenation. Recognition and management of specific complications. Criteria for admission and discharge.

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Management of Conducted Energy Device (Taser) Attendances – Guideline

Patients attending emergency departments (ED) following discharge of controlled electrical devices (CED) by the Police Service.

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Suspected Nitrous Oxide Toxicity in the ED – Guideline

How to identify, investigate, and manage nitrous oxide toxicity.

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Diagnosis of Thoracic Aortic Dissection in the Emergency Department – Guideline

Diagnosis of thoracic aortic dissection in adult patients attending the emergency department. CT Aortogram is modality of choice for chest pain with high risk past medical history, symptoms, or clinical signs.

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Cannabinoid Hyperemesis Syndrome – Guideline

How to recognise and manage Cannabinoid Hyperemesis Syndrome as a cause of vomiting and abdominal pain.

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Acute Behavioural Disturbance in Emergency Departments – Guideline

How to recognise and manage patients with Acute Behavioural Disturbance in order to support their emergency care whilst maintaining safety of the patient, staff, and others.