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Reports, recommendations, and legal/ethical issues
GMC Guidance on 0-18 years
The
Protection of Children Act 1999
Victoria Climbie Report
Working together to safeguard children: a guide to
inter-agency working to safeguard and promote the welfare of children
Children’s Attendance at a Minor Injury/ Illness
Service
NSF for children standards for hospitals 2004
Sudden unexpected death in infancy a multi agency
protocol for care and investigation sep 2004
Childrens Act 1989
The Acutely Ill Child in a DGH: Recommendations Oct
2006
Health Care Commission report Feb 2007: Improving
Service for Children in Hospital
Services for Children in Emergency Departments (2007).
This is a revised version of the original 1999 intercollegiate publication,
also known as "the red book". It outlines recommendations for the care and
treatment of children in emergency settings.
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Trauma
The Nexus decision instrument for selecting patients for
cervical spine radiography
The low-risk criteria were defined as the absence of each
of the following:
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midline cervical tenderness |
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evidence of intoxication |
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altered level of alertness |
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focal neurologic deficit |
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presence of a distracting painful injury |
Validation of NEXUS in children (from Pediatrics,
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