BRADFORD & AIREDALE CCG TRUST

ashcroft surgery,
bradford

Newlands Way, Eccleshill, Bradford, BD10 0JE, West Yorkshire, UK

Useful Numbers

  • CALL 111 –  open 24 hours for help with medical problems of short duration and sudden onset
  • ANY LOCAL PHARMACIST for good advice about medicines, minor illness
  • DISTRICT NURSES: 01274 256 131 for wounds, dressings, elderly people
  • HEALTH VISITORS: 01274 221 223 for advice about babies and children
  • MIDWIVES: 01274 623 952 if you’re pregnant
  • National Coronavirus Support Line 0333 880 6619

CLINICAL PROTOCOLS

Know your vitals

Age

Pulse (HR)

RR

  • Normal temp is: 36.1-37.2.  
  • Be concerned if >38 C
  • Normal CRT is: <2 secs
  • Normal O2 sats: 95-100
  • COPD: normal might be anything > 90.  Ask them what their normal is. 
  • Below 90 is v. worrying.

<1

110-160

30-40

1-2

100-150

25-35

2-5

95-140

25-30

5-12

80-120

20-25

>12

60-100

15-20

Always record the vitals, because if they are off, you generally need to worry!   Always come back to the vitals when you are not sure what is going on – because they can help you decide whether to worry or not.  

  1. Temperature
  2. Pulse or HR
  3. Blood Pressure
  4. Capillary Refill Time (CRT)
  5. Oxygen Sats

Our Clinical Protocols & Policies at a Glance

Please let me know if there is something missing, out of date or needs replacing.

Also remember  that each individual doctor takes responsibility for their own clinical decision making.    These protocols and policies are for guidance only.  Each individual doctor has a responsibility for checking that any protocol, policy or guidance they are using is current and in keeping with  standard clinical practice.

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