Injury Guidelines

Follow the links below to find guidelines on the management of injuries.

Created June 2008

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Title:   Management of burns and scalds in primary care
Publisher:   New Zealand Guidelines Group (NZGG)
Description:   The focus of the guideline is the appropriate assessment and management of burns in the primary care setting specifically, and appropriate referral practice from primary care to secondary care and regional burns unit services.
Date:   Jun 2007
Title:   Traumatic brain injury: diagnosis, acute management and rehabilitation
Publisher:   New Zealand Guidelines Group (NZGG)
Description:   This guideline provides evidence-based recommendations for best practice in the diagnosis, acute management and rehabilitation of children, young people and adults after traumatic brain injury (TBI).
Date:   Jul 2006
Title:   Diagnosis and management of soft tissue shoulder injuries and related disorders
Publisher:   New Zealand Guidelines Group (NZGG)
Description:   Provides an evidence-based summary of the diagnosis and management options available for soft tissue shoulder injuries and related disorders.
Date:   May 2004
Title:   Diagnosis and management of soft tissue knee injuries: internal derangements
Publisher:   New Zealand Guidelines Group (NZGG)
Description:   Provides an evidence-based summary of the diagnostic management and treatment options available for internal derangements of the knee.
Date:   Jul 2003
Title:   Summary Australian and New Zealand clinical practice guideline for the management of adult deliberate self-harm (2003)
Publisher:   Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists
Description:   This guideline covers self-harm regardless of intent. It discusses the treatment of patients and the challenges in providing effective services, particularly in light of the need to screen for and manage suicide risk in a diverse patient group.
Date:   Jun 2003
Title:   Prevention of hip fracture amongst people aged 65 years and over
Publisher:   New Zealand Guidelines Group (NZGG)
Description:   The guideline addresses risk assessment, fall prevention, medication for bone protection and hip protectors in people aged 65 years and over.
Date:   Jun 2003
Title:   Acute management and immediate rehabilitation after hip fracture amongst people aged 65 years and over
Publisher:   New Zealand Guidelines Group (NZGG)
Description:   The guideline covers the pre-operative, post-operative, surgical and immediate rehabilitation aspects of hip fracture treatment amongst people aged 65 years and over.
Date:   Jun 2003
Title:   Assessment and management of people at risk of suicide
Publisher:   Ministry of Health (MoH) (New Zealand),New Zealand Guidelines Group (NZGG)
Description:   This is a resource for clinical staff in emergency departments and mental health clinicians assessing and working with people who have made a suicide attempt, or are suicide risks. It is based on explicit evidence and synthesised expert opinion.
Date:   May 2003
Title:   Detection and management of young people at risk of suicide: guidelines for primary care providers
Publisher:   Ministry of Youth Affairs (NZ)
Description:   The aim of these guidelines is to assist primary care providers to recognise young people, between 12 and 25, at risk of suicide and provide appropriate management or well informed referral to secondary services.
Date:   Sep 1999
Title:   The prevention, recognition and management of young people at risk of suicide: development of guidelines for schools
Publisher:   Ministry of Education (NZ)
Description:   This report focuses on identifying young people at risk of harming themselves. It suggests a range of actions from monitoring the young person within the school environment to immediate referral to a specialist mental health service.
Date:   Jul 1997
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