This website is intended for clinicians who work in emergency departments or similar environments.
EDguidelines.com provides, in good faith, a repository of potentially useful guidelines and resources to assist with care of patients in the emergency department. While some of the information provided may also be useful in other acute care settings such as general practice or urgent care, the information may not be able to be safely applied in those settings without modification.
Listing of a guideline or resource on this site does not necessarily indicate endorsement or recommendation.
Guidelines and resources should not replace or remove clinical judgment, professional care or common sense for clinicians.
The information within guidelines and resources is of a general nature and individual patient characteristics and local conditions and policies must be taken into account if seeking to apply them.
If in any doubt in using or applying a guideline, clinicians should seek specialist clinical assistance.
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- does not warrant or represent that the information provided is free from errors or omission, or that it is kept up to date.
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