The Ambulance Victoria (AV) Digital clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) contain clinical information to guide the practice of Ambulance Victoria Paramedics. AV CPGs are governed by the Medical Advisory Committee, and are regularly reviewed in response to emerging clinical evidence, staff feedback, and AV quality improvement requirements.

DISCLAIMER

These Clinical Practice Guidelines (CPGs) are expressly intended for use by Ambulance Victoria paramedics and first responders when performing duties and delivering ambulance services for, and on behalf of, Ambulance Victoria.

Other users:

The content of these CPGs is provided for information purposes only and is not intended to serve as health, medical or treatment advice. Ambulance Victoria does not represent or warrant that the content of these CPGs is accurate, reliable, up-to-date, complete or that the information contained in these CPGs is suitable for your needs or for any particular purpose. You are responsible for assessing whether the information is accurate, reliable, up-to-date, authentic, relevant or complete and where appropriate, seek independent professional advice.

To the maximum extent permitted by law, Ambulance Victoria excludes liability (including liability in negligence) for any direct, special, indirect, incidental, consequential, punitive, exemplary or other loss, cost, damage or expense arising out of, or in connection with, use or reliance on these CPGs or any information contained in the CPGs (including without limitation any interference with or damage to a user’s computer, device, software or data occurring in connection with the CPGs or their use).

These CPGs provide links to external websites. Ambulance Victoria does not control and accepts no liability for the content of those websites or for any direct, special, indirect, incidental, consequential, punitive, exemplary, or other loss, cost, damage or expense arising from use or reliance on those websites.

Ambulance Victoria does not endorse any external website and does not warrant that they are accurate, authentic, reliable, up-to-date, relevant or complete. Your use of any external website is governed by the terms of that website. The provision of a link to an external website does not authorise you to reproduce, adapt, modify, communicate or in any way deal with the material on that site.

If these CPGs contains links to your website and you have any objection to such links, please contact Ambulance Victoria at: clinicalguidelines@ambulance.vic.gov.au