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  • Safety Quality and Standards Circulars 2019 -2020

    Topics:
    • Safety and Quality, 
    • Safety and quality standards circulars

    Date published: 21 January 2020

    Advice in relation to Safety, Quality and Standards for 2019-2020

    Documents

    • HSC (SQSD) 20/20 - Deterioration due to rapid offload of pleural effusion fluid from chest drains Adobe PDF (102.86 KB)
    • HSC (SQSD) 20/20 - Tab AAdobe PDF (179.42 KB)
    • HSC (SQSD) 17/20 - Foreign body aspiration during intubation, advanced airway management or ventilationAdobe PDF (83.92 KB)
    • HSC (SQSD) 17/20 - Tab AAdobe PDF (323.25 KB)
    • HSC (SQSD) 11/20 - Blood control safety cannula and needle thoracostomy for tension pneumothoraxAdobe PDF (544.79 KB)
    • HSC (SQSD) 10/20 - Interruption of High Flow Nasal Oxygen during TransferAdobe PDF (475.36 KB)
    • HSC (SQSD) 35-19 - Risk of Harm to Babies and Children From Coin/Button Batteries in Hearing Aids and Other Hearing DevicesAdobe PDF (215.05 KB)
    • HSC (SQSD) 34-19 - Risk of Death and Severe Harm from Ingesting Superabsorbent Polymer Gel GranulesAdobe PDF (218.4 KB)
    • HSC (SQSD) 33-19 - Depleted Batteries in Intraosseous InjectorsAdobe PDF (334.82 KB)
    • HSC (SQSD) 16-19 - Requirements on Health Institutions of the New Medical Device and Invitro Device RegulationsAdobe PDF (419.47 KB)
    • HSC (SQSD) 11-19 - Assessment and Management of Babies who are Accidentally Dropped in HospitalAdobe PDF (356.65 KB)
    • HSC (SQSD) 5/19 - Early Alert SystemAdobe PDF (572.91 KB)
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