{"id":330,"date":"2022-09-12T14:12:55","date_gmt":"2022-09-12T13:12:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/majortraumaservice\/?page_id=330"},"modified":"2022-09-13T12:58:31","modified_gmt":"2022-09-13T11:58:31","slug":"clinical-guidelines","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/majortraumaservice\/clinical-guidelines\/","title":{"rendered":"Clinical Guidelines"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">South East Major Trauma Network Guidelines<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/clinicaltoolkit.scot.nhs.uk\/south-east-scotland-major-trauma-guidelines\/\" target=\"_blank\">South East Major Trauma Network Management Guidelines<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The guidelines can also be accessed via the NHS Lothian Clinical Companion App which can be downloaded on the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.tactuum.quris.nhslothian&amp;hl=en-GB\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Android Play<\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/apps.apple.com\/gb\/app\/nhs-lothian-companion\/id1035636737\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Apple Store<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">NICE Guidelines relevant to Major Trauma Services<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nice.org.uk\/guidance\/ng40\/resources\/major-trauma-service-delivery-pdf-1837446110917\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">NG40 Major Trauma Service Delivery<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nice.org.uk\/guidance\/ng39\/resources\/major-trauma-assessment-and-initial-management-pdf-1837400761285\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">NG39 Major Trauma: Assessment and Initial Management<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nice.org.uk\/guidance\/ng41\/resources\/spinal-injury-assessment-and-initial-management-pdf-1837447790533\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">NG41 Spinal Injury Assessment and Initial Management<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nice.org.uk\/guidance\/ng37\/resources\/fractures-complex-assessment-and-management-pdf-1837397402053\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">NG37 Fractures (Complex) Assessment and Management<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nice.org.uk\/guidance\/ng38\/resources\/fractures-noncomplex-assessment-and-management-pdf-1837399081669\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">NG38 Fractures (Non-Complex) Assessment and Management<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nice.org.uk\/guidance\/cg176\/resources\/head-injury-assessment-and-early-management-pdf-35109755595493\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">NG176 Head Injury Assessment and Early Management<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Royal College of Radiologists<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rcr.ac.uk\/system\/files\/publication\/field_publication_files\/bfcr155_traumaradiol.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Standards of Practice and Guidance for Trauma Radiology in Severely Injured Patients<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">European Association for Urology<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/uroweb.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/24-Urological-Trauma_LR.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Guidelines in Urological Trauma<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Brain Trauma Foundation<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/braintrauma.org\/uploads\/03\/12\/Guidelines_for_Management_of_Severe_TBI_4th_Edition.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Management of Severe Traumatic Brain Injury<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">British Orthopaedic Association&#8217;s Standards for Trauma (BOAST Guidelines)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.boa.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/BOAST-2-March-2015.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">BOAST 2: Spinal Clearance In The Trauma Patient<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.boa.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/BOAST-5.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">BOAST 5: Peripheral Nerve Injury<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.boa.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/BOAST-6.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">BOAST 6: Management of Arterial Injuries Associated with Fractures and Dislocations<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.boa.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/BOAST-10.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">BOAST 8: The Management of Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.boa.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/BOAST-13-Rehab-and-Communication.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">BOAST 10: Diagnosis&nbsp;and Management of&nbsp;Compartment Syndrome of the Limbs<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.boa.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/BOAST-14-Urological-Injuries.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">BOAST 13: &nbsp;Rehabilitation and Communication with Trauma Patients<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.boa.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/BOAST-15-The-Management-of-Blunt-Chest-Wall-Trauma.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">BOAST 14:&nbsp;Management of Urological Trauma Associated with Pelvic Fractures<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.boa.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/BOAST-Open-Fractures.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">BOAST 15: Management&nbsp;of Blunt Chest Wall Trauma<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.boa.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Management-of-Pelvic-Fractures-BOAST.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Open Fractures<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.boa.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Management-of-Pelvic-Fractures-BOAST.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Management of Patients With Pelvic Fractures<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Academic Journal Articles and Useful Websites<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.txacentral.org\/sites\/default\/files\/2017-10\/Health%20Technology%20Assessment%20Report_0.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Roberts et al &#8220;The CRASH-2 trial: a randomised controlled trial and economic evaluation of the effects of tranexamic acid on death, vascular occlusive events and transfusion requirement in bleeding trauma patients&#8221;<\/strong><\/a><br><strong>Published by Health Technology Assessment<\/strong>,<strong>Volume 17, Issue 10, March 2013<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/emj.bmj.com\/content\/emermed\/22\/1\/22.full.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Wise et al &#8220;Emergency Thoracotomy: How To Do It&#8221;<\/a><br><strong>Published in Emegency Medicine Journal, 2005, 22: 22-24<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cobis.scot.nhs.uk\/clinical-guidelines\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Care of Burns in Scotland (COBIS) Website contains clinical guidelines on the management of burns<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>South East Major Trauma Network Guidelines South East Major Trauma Network Management Guidelines The guidelines can also be accessed via the NHS Lothian Clinical Companion App which can be downloaded on the&nbsp;Android Play&nbsp;and&nbsp;Apple Store. NICE Guidelines relevant to Major Trauma Services The Royal College of Radiologists European Association for Urology Brain Trauma Foundation British Orthopaedic<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-templates\/widewidth.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"class_list":["post-330","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"rttpg_featured_image_url":null,"rttpg_author":{"display_name":"NHS Lothian","author_link":"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/majortraumaservice\/author\/nhs-lothian\/"},"rttpg_comment":0,"rttpg_category":false,"rttpg_excerpt":"South East Major Trauma Network Guidelines South East Major Trauma Network Management Guidelines The guidelines can also be accessed via the NHS Lothian Clinical Companion App which can be downloaded on the&nbsp;Android Play&nbsp;and&nbsp;Apple Store. NICE Guidelines relevant to Major Trauma Services The Royal College of Radiologists European Association for Urology Brain Trauma Foundation British Orthopaedic","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/majortraumaservice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/330","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/majortraumaservice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/majortraumaservice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/majortraumaservice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/majortraumaservice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=330"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/majortraumaservice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/330\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":404,"href":"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/majortraumaservice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/330\/revisions\/404"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/majortraumaservice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=330"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/majortraumaservice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=330"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}