Bendigo Health ICU Manual
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        • National Safety and Quality Health Service Standards
        • Unit Guide: Feedback
        • Disclaimer
        • HMO Learning Objectives
      • Roster rules for ICU junior doctors (Appendix A)
      • ICU ROVER 2019 >
        • Introduction
        • Unit description and Key Contacts
        • HMO Schedule: ward rounds and handovers
        • HMO responsibilities: admissions & discharges
        • Rostering & Education
        • Common medical conditions managed in ICU
        • Useful resources
        • Basic rules
      • ICU Consultant Orientation Guide 2019 >
        • Structure of Bendigo Health
        • Administration in ICU
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          • Clinical (introduction)
          • Referrals
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          • Deaths in ICU
          • External transfers
          • St John of God ICU (SJOG)
          • Structure of the day
          • Ward Rounds & Handover
          • Interface with other units
          • Clinical Management - local practices >
            • Introduction
            • Respiratory
            • Cardiovascular
            • Renal / CRRT
            • Nutrition
            • Endocrine
            • Infection and antimicrobials
            • Care bundles
            • Resuscitation and Advanced Care Planning
            • Analgesia
          • Outreach responsibilities >
            • Introduction
            • Follow up clinic
        • Non-clinical expectations >
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          • Mandatory competencies
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    • App user tips >
      • FindMyShift
      • Kronos
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      • Offsite access to additional email addresses
    • VHIMS >
      • VHIMS Resources (intranet only)
      • How to enter a VHIMS (intranet only)
    • Social Media Etiquette
    • BASIC equipment loan
    • Medical Students in ICU
    • ICU Consultants Only >
      • Echuca Telehealth Consults
      • Shift swap form for consultants
      • Electronic TiL request form
      • CME Claim Process
  • Clinical
    • Admissions & Discharges >
      • Admissions & Discharges
      • Guideline to Surgical Admissions
    • Daily ICU review & care >
      • FAST HUGS IN BED PLEASE
      • Oxygen prescribing
      • Oxygen - Paediatric considerations
      • Care of the Invasively Ventilated Patient – Adult Patient (PROMPT)
      • Assessing for extubation
      • Nutrition in ICU
      • Thiamine prescribing
      • Patient Diaries
    • Drugs & Infusions >
      • Inpatient prescribing practices
      • Common ICU Drugs
      • Drug Infusions A-Z
      • Drugs by system/action >
        • Antibiotics
        • Diuretics
        • Antithrombotic therapy
        • Analgesics in ICU
        • Antipyretic
        • Anticonvulsants
        • Antiplatelets
        • Antihypertensives
        • Beta-blockers
        • Neuromuscular Blocking Agents
        • Aperients / Laxatives
        • Prokinetics
    • Care bundle >
      • Post-cardiac arrest care (TTM) (PROMPT)
      • Care of the Post-Operative Patient
      • Spinal Trauma- CPG's (includes cervical spine clearance) (PROMPT)
      • Management Of Uncontrolled, Life Threatening Bleeding (Massive Exsanguination) (PROMPT)
    • Clinical Protocols + Guidelines >
      • Approach to patient with suspected influenza
      • RAPID INFLUENZA AND RSV TESTING
      • Stroke Protocol (SCV Oct 2018)
    • NIV >
      • Domiciliary (Home) non-invasive ventilation (NIV)/CPAP patients
      • NIV (PROMPT)
    • Tracheostomy Management
    • PICCO decision making tree
    • CRRT
    • Procedures
    • The Dying Person in ICU >
      • Care of the Dying Patient
      • Organ & Tissue Donation
    • Patient transfers >
      • Emergency calls to the helicopter pad
      • Transferring ICU patients >
        • Intra & Interhospital transfers
        • MRI transfers - special considerations
    • Welfare & other supports for patients and family >
      • Visiting times
      • Social work, pastoral care & aboriginal hospital liaison officer support
      • Interpreter services
      • Patient relations office
  • Beyond Clinical
    • Education & Training >
      • Education & Training >
        • Learning and Training in ICU
        • Bendigo Health ICU Medical Education Principles >
          • Departmental overview
          • Medical Stream
          • Medical Weekly Schedule >
            • Wednesdays
            • Airway training (hands-on-real time) in Operating theatre
            • Radiology Conference
            • ‘Labs/lytes’ session or equipment or Journal club
            • Tracheostomy day for doctors
            • Deteriorating patient workshop
            • Ambu Bronchoscope and Cook Surgical Airway CPD workshop
            • Crucial Conversation workshop
            • Team Skills simulation day
            • ALS Simulation
            • Level 1 ECHO training
            • External Speakers
            • VICEN
            • Bendigo ICU Journal club
          • Expectations for Consultants
          • Expectations for all ICU Registrars
          • Expectations for HMOs
          • Medical Student program
          • North West Training Hub
          • ICU Simulation
        • CICM Primary Exam education
        • Curated educational videos & websites >
          • Virtual bronchoscopy
        • Mandatory training for medical staff
      • Term Assessments >
        • Registrar Assessments and In-Training Evaluation Reports (ITERs)
        • Registrar term assessments (consultant access only) >
          • Term Assessment form (consultant access only)
      • Procedures and Skills Competency Assessments >
        • Bendigo Health ICU DOPS
        • CICM CVC WCA
        • CICM Tracheostromy WCA
        • CICM Pleural Drain WCA
        • CICM Ventilation WCA
        • CICM ALS & BLS WCA
        • CICM Communication WCA
        • CICM Brain Death WCA
        • CICM OCA
        • ANZCA DOPS
        • ACEM DOPS
      • Echocardiography in ICU
      • BASIC Provider & Instructor Courses
      • Paediatric BASIC Provider & Instructor Courses
      • Other education opportunities
      • Paediatric crit care education
      • Useful learning links
    • Research & Quality >
      • Research >
        • STARRT AKI
        • SuDDICU
        • PLUS study
        • Recent Publications
    • Well-being >
      • Mentorship
      • Looking after yourself and colleagues
    • Medical Students in ICU
  • Paediatric ICU
    • Introduction
    • GO NOW Criteria
    • Admission criteria for paediatric HDU/ICU
    • Commonly used SCV Paediatric Guidelines >
      • Asthma
      • Bronchiolitis >
        • Bronchiolitis
        • Respiratory Distress Score for monitoring patients with bronchiolitis on HFNC and CPAP
      • Croup
      • Diabetic ketoacidosis >
        • Algorithm for the management of DKA (to be read in conjunction with SCV guideline)
        • SCV - Diabetic ketoacidosis
      • Seizures >
        • Febrile seizures
        • Non-febrile seizures
      • The Septic Child >
        • Assessment & Management (SCV)
        • Criteria for rapid ICU admission of children with sepsis
      • Dehydration >
        • Dehydration
        • IV fluid management
    • Paediatric Crit Care Education >
      • ED/Paeds education sessions
      • Paediatric equipment 'treasure hunt'
      • Curated paediatric educational videos
      • Other paediatric crit care education opportunities
    • Paediatric Resus Card
  • Emergency!
    • Code Blue: ALS algorithms >
      • Adult ALS algorithm
      • Paediatric ALS algorithm
      • Obstetric cardiac arrest flowchart
    • Emergency algorithms/mnemonics >
      • Airway
      • Breathing
      • Circulation >
        • Management Of Uncontrolled, Life Threatening Bleeding (Massive Exsanguination) (PROMPT)
      • Disability
    • MET calls: common scenarios >
      • Staff concern
      • The Dying Patient
      • Hypoxic Type 1 Respiratory Failure
      • Hypercapnoeic Type 2 Respiratory Failure
      • Atrial Fibrillation
      • Hypotension and CV Shock
      • Altered consciousness
      • The Agitated Patient
      • Oliguria/Anuria
    • MET calls: resources
    • Paediatric Resus Card
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  • Home
  • Administration
    • Team members
    • Useful contacts
    • Orientation >
      • ICU Orientation PPT 2020
      • ICU Orientation Guide 2020 >
        • Unit description, inl. contacts, unit details and nursing support
        • Duty Hours
        • Expectations
        • Lines of Responsibility
        • Hospital at Night
        • ICU to Ward patient discharge process - flowchart
        • Ward Rounds
        • Ongoing patient management: prescribing, investigations
        • MET calls
        • Deaths in ICU
        • Clinical Performance Meeting
        • Bendigo Health ICU Manual
        • ICU Hub
        • Research
        • Dress code
        • Infection Control
        • Procedures
        • Intubation
        • Education & Learning opportunities
        • Admissions & Refusals
        • Pager/CISCO Phones
        • National Safety and Quality Health Service Standards
        • Unit Guide: Feedback
        • Disclaimer
        • HMO Learning Objectives
      • Roster rules for ICU junior doctors (Appendix A)
      • ICU ROVER 2019 >
        • Introduction
        • Unit description and Key Contacts
        • HMO Schedule: ward rounds and handovers
        • HMO responsibilities: admissions & discharges
        • Rostering & Education
        • Common medical conditions managed in ICU
        • Useful resources
        • Basic rules
      • ICU Consultant Orientation Guide 2019 >
        • Structure of Bendigo Health
        • Administration in ICU
        • Clinical >
          • Clinical (introduction)
          • Referrals
          • Clinical Documentation - Admissions & Discharges
          • Deaths in ICU
          • External transfers
          • St John of God ICU (SJOG)
          • Structure of the day
          • Ward Rounds & Handover
          • Interface with other units
          • Clinical Management - local practices >
            • Introduction
            • Respiratory
            • Cardiovascular
            • Renal / CRRT
            • Nutrition
            • Endocrine
            • Infection and antimicrobials
            • Care bundles
            • Resuscitation and Advanced Care Planning
            • Analgesia
          • Outreach responsibilities >
            • Introduction
            • Follow up clinic
        • Non-clinical expectations >
          • Introduction & Portfolios
          • Mandatory competencies
          • Professional Development Reviews (PDRs)
          • Meetings
      • Orientation & Guides (downloadable versions)
    • App user tips >
      • FindMyShift
      • Kronos
      • Synapse
      • Offsite access to additional email addresses
    • VHIMS >
      • VHIMS Resources (intranet only)
      • How to enter a VHIMS (intranet only)
    • Social Media Etiquette
    • BASIC equipment loan
    • Medical Students in ICU
    • ICU Consultants Only >
      • Echuca Telehealth Consults
      • Shift swap form for consultants
      • Electronic TiL request form
      • CME Claim Process
  • Clinical
    • Admissions & Discharges >
      • Admissions & Discharges
      • Guideline to Surgical Admissions
    • Daily ICU review & care >
      • FAST HUGS IN BED PLEASE
      • Oxygen prescribing
      • Oxygen - Paediatric considerations
      • Care of the Invasively Ventilated Patient – Adult Patient (PROMPT)
      • Assessing for extubation
      • Nutrition in ICU
      • Thiamine prescribing
      • Patient Diaries
    • Drugs & Infusions >
      • Inpatient prescribing practices
      • Common ICU Drugs
      • Drug Infusions A-Z
      • Drugs by system/action >
        • Antibiotics
        • Diuretics
        • Antithrombotic therapy
        • Analgesics in ICU
        • Antipyretic
        • Anticonvulsants
        • Antiplatelets
        • Antihypertensives
        • Beta-blockers
        • Neuromuscular Blocking Agents
        • Aperients / Laxatives
        • Prokinetics
    • Care bundle >
      • Post-cardiac arrest care (TTM) (PROMPT)
      • Care of the Post-Operative Patient
      • Spinal Trauma- CPG's (includes cervical spine clearance) (PROMPT)
      • Management Of Uncontrolled, Life Threatening Bleeding (Massive Exsanguination) (PROMPT)
    • Clinical Protocols + Guidelines >
      • Approach to patient with suspected influenza
      • RAPID INFLUENZA AND RSV TESTING
      • Stroke Protocol (SCV Oct 2018)
    • NIV >
      • Domiciliary (Home) non-invasive ventilation (NIV)/CPAP patients
      • NIV (PROMPT)
    • Tracheostomy Management
    • PICCO decision making tree
    • CRRT
    • Procedures
    • The Dying Person in ICU >
      • Care of the Dying Patient
      • Organ & Tissue Donation
    • Patient transfers >
      • Emergency calls to the helicopter pad
      • Transferring ICU patients >
        • Intra & Interhospital transfers
        • MRI transfers - special considerations
    • Welfare & other supports for patients and family >
      • Visiting times
      • Social work, pastoral care & aboriginal hospital liaison officer support
      • Interpreter services
      • Patient relations office
  • Beyond Clinical
    • Education & Training >
      • Education & Training >
        • Learning and Training in ICU
        • Bendigo Health ICU Medical Education Principles >
          • Departmental overview
          • Medical Stream
          • Medical Weekly Schedule >
            • Wednesdays
            • Airway training (hands-on-real time) in Operating theatre
            • Radiology Conference
            • ‘Labs/lytes’ session or equipment or Journal club
            • Tracheostomy day for doctors
            • Deteriorating patient workshop
            • Ambu Bronchoscope and Cook Surgical Airway CPD workshop
            • Crucial Conversation workshop
            • Team Skills simulation day
            • ALS Simulation
            • Level 1 ECHO training
            • External Speakers
            • VICEN
            • Bendigo ICU Journal club
          • Expectations for Consultants
          • Expectations for all ICU Registrars
          • Expectations for HMOs
          • Medical Student program
          • North West Training Hub
          • ICU Simulation
        • CICM Primary Exam education
        • Curated educational videos & websites >
          • Virtual bronchoscopy
        • Mandatory training for medical staff
      • Term Assessments >
        • Registrar Assessments and In-Training Evaluation Reports (ITERs)
        • Registrar term assessments (consultant access only) >
          • Term Assessment form (consultant access only)
      • Procedures and Skills Competency Assessments >
        • Bendigo Health ICU DOPS
        • CICM CVC WCA
        • CICM Tracheostromy WCA
        • CICM Pleural Drain WCA
        • CICM Ventilation WCA
        • CICM ALS & BLS WCA
        • CICM Communication WCA
        • CICM Brain Death WCA
        • CICM OCA
        • ANZCA DOPS
        • ACEM DOPS
      • Echocardiography in ICU
      • BASIC Provider & Instructor Courses
      • Paediatric BASIC Provider & Instructor Courses
      • Other education opportunities
      • Paediatric crit care education
      • Useful learning links
    • Research & Quality >
      • Research >
        • STARRT AKI
        • SuDDICU
        • PLUS study
        • Recent Publications
    • Well-being >
      • Mentorship
      • Looking after yourself and colleagues
    • Medical Students in ICU
  • Paediatric ICU
    • Introduction
    • GO NOW Criteria
    • Admission criteria for paediatric HDU/ICU
    • Commonly used SCV Paediatric Guidelines >
      • Asthma
      • Bronchiolitis >
        • Bronchiolitis
        • Respiratory Distress Score for monitoring patients with bronchiolitis on HFNC and CPAP
      • Croup
      • Diabetic ketoacidosis >
        • Algorithm for the management of DKA (to be read in conjunction with SCV guideline)
        • SCV - Diabetic ketoacidosis
      • Seizures >
        • Febrile seizures
        • Non-febrile seizures
      • The Septic Child >
        • Assessment & Management (SCV)
        • Criteria for rapid ICU admission of children with sepsis
      • Dehydration >
        • Dehydration
        • IV fluid management
    • Paediatric Crit Care Education >
      • ED/Paeds education sessions
      • Paediatric equipment 'treasure hunt'
      • Curated paediatric educational videos
      • Other paediatric crit care education opportunities
    • Paediatric Resus Card
  • Emergency!
    • Code Blue: ALS algorithms >
      • Adult ALS algorithm
      • Paediatric ALS algorithm
      • Obstetric cardiac arrest flowchart
    • Emergency algorithms/mnemonics >
      • Airway
      • Breathing
      • Circulation >
        • Management Of Uncontrolled, Life Threatening Bleeding (Massive Exsanguination) (PROMPT)
      • Disability
    • MET calls: common scenarios >
      • Staff concern
      • The Dying Patient
      • Hypoxic Type 1 Respiratory Failure
      • Hypercapnoeic Type 2 Respiratory Failure
      • Atrial Fibrillation
      • Hypotension and CV Shock
      • Altered consciousness
      • The Agitated Patient
      • Oliguria/Anuria
    • MET calls: resources
    • Paediatric Resus Card