COVID-19 Resources

Clinical Resources

• Key ED Resources
  • Emergency Care Institute (NSW) COVID-19 ED Resources, includes:
    • ED Assessment & Management Guideline
  • COVID-19 Living Guidelines (National COVID-19 Clinical Evidence Taskforce)
  • Australasian College of Emergency Medicine (ACEM) COVID-19 Site
• Intubation: Safe Airways Society (SAS) COVID Resources including:

  • Consensus Statement: principles of airway management and tracheal intubation specific to the COVID‐19 adult patient group

  • Airway Management Summary Guide (2 pages)
  • Intubation Checklist
• Vaccine Reactions – Rare important reactions
  • Myocarditis/Pericarditis post mRNA vaccines
    • Guidances on Myocarditis and Pericarditis after mRNA COVID-19 vaccines (Aus Dept of Health)
    • Guideline for ED assessment of possible vaccine-induced pericarditis/myocarditis in children/adolescents (PREDICT network)
  • Thrombosis with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome (TTS) following COVID-19 vaccination – ED Assessment of suspected patients [ACEM 6/2021]

Subspecialties and General Practice

• Paediatrics:
  • RCH COVID-19 Clinical Practice Guidelines
  • Children’ Health Queensland Hospital & Health Service: Paediatric Emergency Care During the COVID-19 Pandemic
•  Obstetrics:
  • RANZCOG COVID-19 Information Hub
• General Practice
  • RACGP Information for GPs

Official Government Resources

(for clinicians)

• Federal Government Health Alerts & Resources
• State/Territory Health Department Information
• RACGP
• Public Health Contact Numbers
• WHO

Resources for Patients & General Public

• Useful resources for patients and members of the general public
• Includes the National COVID-19 24/7 Hotline