CLINICAL PROTOCOLS
Know your vitals
Age | Pulse (HR) | RR |
|
<1 | 110-160 | 30-40 | |
1-2 | 100-150 | 25-35 | |
2-5 | 95-140 | 25-30 | |
5-12 | 80-120 | 20-25 | |
>12 | 60-100 | 15-20 |
Always record the vitals, because if they are off, you generally need to worry! Always come back to the vitals when you are not sure what is going on – because they can help you decide whether to worry or not.
- Temperature
- Pulse or HR
- Blood Pressure
- Capillary Refill Time (CRT)
- Oxygen Sats
Our Clinical Protocols & Policies at a Glance
BRADFORD-WIDE PROTOCOLS
path: …/emergencies
- anaphylaxis -adult and child – checked jan 2023.pdf
- asthma acute – adult and children – checked 2023.docx
- basic life support – adult – checked jan 2023.pdf
- basic life support – infant child – checked jan 2023.pdf
- basic life support and defibrillation – adult – checked jan 2023.pdf
- basic life support and defibrillation – pregnant – checked july 2021 (follow this or basic life support adults).pdf
- chest pain – suspected MI – checked aug 2023.docx
- choking – adult – checked july 2023.pdf
- choking – infant child – checked july 2023.pdf
- fits – seizures – checked july2023.docx
- hypoglycaemia – checked july 2023.docx
ASHCROFT SURGERY PROTOCOLS
- Ambulance options & NEWS-2 scoring
- Bereavement Protocol: for those who have lost a loved one
- Blood & Test Results Protocol – requesting & actioning blood results, x-rays, scans and other tests
- Cervical Screening Programme
- Chaperone Policy
- Chronic Disease Management
- Consent
- Cremation Forms and Fees
- Doctors Bag – equipment and drugs
- ECGs – for nurses
- EMERGENCIES & URGENCIES
- Immunisations and TRAVEL Vaccinations
- Infection Control Policy- needlestick injury, human bites & spillages (blood, vomit, faeces, urine) etc
- Infectious Disease Outbreak (Emergency measures)
- Medication (prescriptions) – acute & repeats
- Medicine Stock – ordering, handling and storing
- Medico-legal matters
- Mortality & New Cancer Diagnosis Review Meetings
- Non-visible Haematuria Pathway
- Palliative Care MDT Meetings
- Prescribing
- Projects & Audits
- Rooms – equipment check
- Safeguarding – Adult Protection, Domestic Violence, MARAC & PREVENT
- Safeguarding – Child Protection
- Significant Event Analysis (SEA)
- Task Messages for bloods, investigations, medications etc
- Tasks Protocol – allocation, timescales etc.
Please let me know if there is something missing, out of date or needs replacing.
Also remember that each individual doctor takes responsibility for their own clinical decision making. These protocols and policies are for guidance only. Each individual doctor has a responsibility for checking that any protocol, policy or guidance they are using is current and in keeping with standard clinical practice.