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Title
Acute Exacerbation of Asthma - MED/PIL67
Acute Neck Pain - MED/PIL97
Adult Venous Thromboembolism (VTE) Risk Assessment for Trauma Patients with Lower Limb Immobilisation - MED/PIL84
Advice Following Treatment of an Infection - MED/PIL47
Advice Leaflet for Patients Admitted to CDU with Back Pain - MED/PIL31
Advice Sheet for First Febrile Convulsion - MED/PIL45
Advice Sheet for First Seizure in Children - MED/PIL46
Advice Sheet for Patient Following Procedural Sedation - MED/PIL59
Alcohol and Driving - MED/PIL29
Alcohol and Substance Misuse - MED/PIL30
Alcohol Withdrawal Severity Scale & Treatment Tool - MED/PIL79
Balloon Gastrostomy Tubes in the Emergency Department - MED/PIL23
Blackouts, Faints and 'Funny' Turns - MED/PIL68
Bronchiolitis - MED/PIL33
Burns / Scalds - Emergency Care - MED/PIL69
Care of Your Plaster Cast - Emergency Care - MED/PIL57
Care of Your Cast - December 2020
Cellulitis - Emergency Care - MED/PIL70
Challenging Behaviour Support Information - MED/PIL34
Chest Injury Emergency Care - MED/PIL35
Controlling Pain at Home - MED/PIL71
derma+flex Gel Tissue Adhesive - MED/PIL37
Diabetes Referral - Emergency Care - MED/PIL38
Drugs and Driving - MED/PIL41
Elm Staying Safe - MED/PIL42
Emergency Department Adult Sedation Proforma - MED/PIL85
Emergency Department Allergy & Anaphylaxis Referral Letter - MED/PIL81
Emergency Department Physiotherapy Referral Form - MED/PIL80
Emergency Department Virtual Fracture Service Referral (VFS) Form - MED/PIL83
Eye Care - Emergency Care - MED/PIL43
Fascia Iliaca Nerve Block for Fractured Neck of Femur in Emergency Department (ED) - MED/PIL87
Fast-Track Home - Soft Tissue Injury - MED/PIL28
Feverish Illness - Emergency Care - MED/PIL44
Fractured Pubic Rami
Hip Pain Without Fracture - MED/PIL98
Humeral Head Fracture - MED/PIL95
Lesser Toe Fracture / Dislocation (any toe except the big toe) - MED/PIL48
Mallet Finger - MED/PIL96
Medicine Same Day Emergency Care (SDEC) Appointment Proforma - MED/PIL82
Mental Health Information - Emergency Care - MED/PIL88
Minor Head Injury Discharge Advice - Adults - MED/PIL89
Nasal Irrigation (washout) with Salt (Saline) Solution - MED/PIL91
Neck Injury - Emergency Care - MED/PIL92
Non-Fatal Strangulation - MED/PIL93
Nosebleed or Nose Injury - MED/PIL94
On Your Bereavement - Emergency Care - MED/PIL32
OPAT - Rapid Response Community Nursing Team - MED/PIL55
Paediatric (Children's) Clavicle Fracture - MED/PIL56
Radial Head or Neck Fracture (Elbow) - MED/PIL61
Rapid transfer from ED - MED/PIL60
Rivaroxaban Information for Fracture Patients with Lower Limb Casts / Boots / Brace - MED/PIL49
Same Day Emergency Care Medicine (SDECM) Out of Hours Information - MED/PIL50
Sheffield Children's Hospital Admissions for Urgent Surgery Parent Information - MED/PIL72
Spontaneous Pneumothorax - MED/PIL58
Surgery for Aortic Dissection in Yorkshire and Humber - MED/PIL51
Suspected Scaphoid Fracture (Treated in Plaster Cast or Splint) - MED/PIL52
Time Critical Medication - MED/PIL53
Tissue Donation - MED/PIL62
Transient Ischaemic Attack (TIA) - MED/PIL54
Transient Loss of Consciousness - Learn to Manage Fainting and Near Fainting Episodes - MED/PIL63
Understanding Anxiety - MED/PIL64
Universal Cardiology Outpatient Referral for Emergency Care and Acute Medical Specialties - MED/PIL86
Using a Walking Frame (NWB) - MED/PIL73
Using a Walking Frame (PWB & FWB) - MED/PIL74
Using Crutches (NWB) - MED/PIL75
Using Crutches or Sticks (PWB & FWB) - MED/PIL76
Using Stairs with a Stick or Crutch - MED/PIL77
Viral Induced Wheeze - MED/PIL78
What to do About Your Drinking After Leaving Hospital - MED/PIL40
What to do if Your Child has Diarrhoea and Vomiting - MED/PIL39
Wound Care - Emergency Care - MED/PIL66
Your Child has a Viral Infection - MED/PIL65
Your Child has Croup - MED/PIL36
Your Child Has Had a Head Injury - MED/PIL90