Eye Emergency Manual vs Paramedic Quick Reference

This app is designed for use by all medical, nursing and allied health clinicians in Emergency Departments across New South Wales. It provides a quick and simple guide to recognising important signs and symptoms, and management of common eye emergencies. The app will also be of assistance in triaging patients to appropriate care within the health system. The content within this app was developed by ophthalmic and emergency clinicians of the NSW Agency for Clinical Innovation (ACI). These guidelines have not undergone a formal process of evidence based clinical practice guideline development however they are the result of consensus opinion determined by the expert clinician working group. They are not a definitive statement on the correct procedures rather they constitute a general guide to be followed subject to the clinician’s judgment in each case. The consensus opinion provided is based on the best information available at the time of writing. To help with ease of use, this manual has a high graphic content, and is subdivided into anatomy, basic ophthalmic workup (history, examination, diagnostic techniques and treatment), and management of common eye presentations. Each of the presenting conditions is subdivided into the following sections: • Immediate action (if any) • History • Examination • Treatment • Follow-up - When to refer?

A free, offline memory aid for ambulance clinicians and paramedicine students. It helps you remember what to ask, what to examine and what to write down, so nothing important is missed off the case card. It does not assess, diagnose, triage or recommend treatment. It is a documentation aid, nothing more. WHAT'S INSIDE Cases - 28 presenting complaints across cardiac and respiratory, neurological, trauma, abdominal and GI, mental health and tox, and general. Each lists the pertinent negatives that must be documented. On Examination - structured prompts for eight systems: central nervous, cardiovascular, respiratory, gastrointestinal, integumentary, mobility, mental state examination, and consent and refusal (VIRCA). Each with a normal-findings template you can read straight onto the card. ECG - lead localisation, STEMI criteria including the sex- and age-specific V2–V3 thresholds, OMI patterns (de Winter, Wellens, hyperacute T waves), Sgarbossa scoring and electrolyte changes. Clinical Signs - 22 eponymous examination findings grouped by region and by what they suggest, so you can work backward from a suspected diagnosis. How to perform it, what counts as positive, what it implies. Handover - a clean, sequenced handover script, read top to bottom. Field Protocols - METHANE major incident report, Road Crash Rescue extrication brief, ROSIER + ACT stroke assessment, and C-spine clearance for adults and for patients under 16. BUILT FOR THE BACK OF THE TRUCK Works entirely offline. No account, no sign-in, nothing to configure. Collects no data at all. Nothing leaves your device. Free. No ads, no in-app purchases, no subscription. Dark by default, with a light theme. On your home screen it appears as Patient Care Record. IMPORTANT This app is a memory aid for completing case cards. It is not a clinical practice guideline, it is not issued or endorsed by any ambulance service, and it is not a substitute for your service's CPGs, protocols or clinical guidance - those always take precedence. Content is general reference material written with South Australian practice in mind and may be incomplete or out of date. Verify anything you act on against your service's authorised sources. Always apply your own clinical judgement and work within your scope of practice.