New and Revised Sections
- Resuscitation Guidelines updated with Australian Resuscitation Council Guidelines both adult and paediatric
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- New clinical care guidelines for Diabetic Ketoacidosis, Diabetic Foot Infection and Osteomyelitis in the Diabetic Foot
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- Pan Benzathine Penicillin is included where Bicillin LA is not available
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- There has been some reordering of the Health Management Protocols (HMPs) and Clinical Care Guidelines for ease of accessibility and for contextual reasons.
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Note: The fifth edition contains changes of particular clinical importance in the management of:
| CARDIAC ARREST |
| BASIC LIFE SUPPORT |
| ADULT and PAEDIATRIC CARDIORESPIRATORY ARREST |
| FITS/CONVULSIONS/SEIZURES |
| TRAUMA AND INJURIES |
| STROKE/TIA |
| CELLULITIS |