Reference Book for the CARPA Standard Treatment Manual
Reference Book for the 5th edition of the CARPA Standard Treatment Manual
Will be available 2011
Reference Book for the 4th edition of the CARPA Standard Treatment Manual
1) Emergency & Assessment
Dr ABC: Emergencies & management of injuries
Abdominal Pain
Anaphylaxis
Assessing in custody
Bites: Human & animal
Bites: Snakes & spiders
Burns
Fits
Ischaemic heart disease/Chest pain Part 1: Acute chest pain
Ischaemic heart disease/Chest pain Part 2: Clinical management
Ischaemic heart disease/Chest pain Part 3: Chronic IHD
Marine bites and stings
Meningitis
Near hanging
Pain relief
Procaine penicillin reactions
Poisoning
2) Child health
Anaemia in children
Asthma in children
Babies under 3 months who are sick
Acute chest infections in children 3-12 months
Acute chest infections in children 1-5 years of age
Growth & malnutrition (failure to thrive)
Diarrhoeal Disease
Ear disease in children
Sexual assault and abuse of children
Urinary problems in children
Paediatric chronic suppurative lung disease
Head lice management
Nappy rash (nappy dermatitis)
3) Mental health & Drug problems
Mental Health: Selected overarching issues
Alcohol: Information & brief intervention
Alcohol: Acute problems & withdrawal syndrome
Anxiety
Cannabis: Effects & Risk
Depression
Family violence
Grief & Loss
Kava
Petrol sniffing
Psychiatric emergencies & legal advice
Psychosis
Suicide
Dementia
4) Chronic diseases
Chronic disease management in health centres
Taking medicine: Helping clients make the most of advice & medicines
Chronic Lung Disease
Diabetes
The diabetic foot
Healthy choices for food & activity
Exercise program guidelines
Overweight and obesity in adults
Heart failure
High blood pressure (hypertension)
Chronic renal failure
Lipids
Asthma in adults
Smoking & tobacco
5) Sexual health
Adult health checks: Sexually transmitted infections
HIV testing
Sexually transmitted infections (STI) in the CARPA region \
6) General topics
Adult health checks: Introduction, background & principles
Acute respiratory infections in adults and children over 5 years of age
Chickenpox & zoster
Coral & marine cuts
Dental health: The context of remote dental health & services in Central Australia
Eye conditions
Heat illness
Hepatitis: The management of chronic hepatitis B virus infection in Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islanders
Septic arthritis
Melioidosis
Nosebleeds (epistaxis)
Painful scrotum
Palliative care
Paracetamol: An evidence summary on possible harm from reducing fever
Rheumatic fever
Tinea of skin & nails
Skin sores, abscesses & scabies infections
Sore Throat
Strongyloidiasis
Tetanus immunisation
Tuberculosis (TB)
Urinary tract infection (UTI) & pyelonephritis
7) Reference Section
