Last Updated: April 2026

Clinical Practice Guidelines – Emergency First Response CPGs

Section
Number

Section Name 

Clinical Level 

 CPG Name and Number

 Version

Publication to website

 1

Principles of General Care

1.4 Primary Survey – Adult

V5, 12/2020

 11/2025

 1 

Principles of General Care

1.5 Secondary Survey Medical – Adult

 V3, 07/2024

 11/2025

Principles of General Care

1.6 Secondary Survey Trauma – Adult 

 V3, 07/2024

 11/2025

Airway and Breathing 

2.1 Foreign Body Airway Obstruction 

V6, 07/2024 

 11/2025

Airway and Breathing

2.2 Advanced Airway Management – Adult 

V6, 12/2025 

 11/2025

Airway and Breathing 

2.3 Abnormal Work of Breathing – Adult 

V4, 03/2021 

 11/2025

2

Airway and Breathing 

2.5 Asthma – Adult 

V5, 11/2024 

 11/2025

Cardiac 

3.1 Cardiac Chest Pain – Acute Coronary Syndrome 

V5, 07/2024 

 11/2025

Circulation 

4.3 Fainting 

V3, 07/2024 

 11/2025

Medical 

5.2 Decompression Illness (DCI) 

V2, 12/2020 

 11/2025

Medical 

5.3 Glycaemic Emergency – Adult 

V4, 07/2024 

 11/2025

Neurological 

6.1 Altered Level of Consciousness – Adult 

V3, 07/2024 

 11/2025

Neurological  

6.3 Seizure/Convulsion – Adult 

V4, 07/2024 

 11/2025

Neurological 

6.4 Stroke 

V5, 07/2024 

 11/2025

Trauma 

8.1 Burns – Adult 

V5, 12/2025 

 04/2026

Trauma  

8.3 External Haemorrhage – Adult 

V7, 04/2026 

 04/2026

Trauma 

8.4 Harness Induced Suspension Trauma 

V4, 05/2024 

 11/2025

Trauma 

8.6 Limb Injury  

V5, 07/2024 

 11/2025

Trauma 

8.8 Spinal Injury Management 

V5, 08/2024 

 11/2025

Trauma 

8.9 Submersion Incident 

V4, 07/2024 

 11/2025 

Environmental 

9.1 Hypothermia 

V5, 07/2024 

 11/2025 

Environmental

9.2 Heat Related Emergency – Adult 

V5, 08/2024 

 11/2025 

10 

Toxicology 

10.1 Allergic Reaction/Anaphylaxis – Adult 

V4, 11/2024 

 11/2025 

10 

Toxicology 

10.2 Poisons – Adult 

V4, 05/2024 

 11/2025 

12 

Maternal 

12.2 Pre-Hospital Emergency Childbirth 

V2, 12/2020 

 11/2025 

13

Paediatric

13.1 Primary Survey Medical – Paediatric 

V1, 08/2024 

 03/2026 

13 

Paediatric 

13.2 Primary Survey Trauma – Paediatric

V8, 08/2024 

 03/2026 

 13 

Paediatric 

13.4 Secondary Survey – Paediatric 

V8, 08/2024 

 03/2026

13 

Paediatric 

13.5 Foreign Body Airway Obstruction – Paediatric 

V7, 08/2024 

 11/2025

13 

Paediatric 

13.7 Abnormal Work of Breathing – Paediatric 

V3, 07/2024 

 11/2025 

13 

Paediatric 

13.8 Asthma – Paediatric 

V5, 05/2024 

 11/2025 

13 

Paediatric

13.14 Seizure/Convulsion – Paediatric 

V5, 07/2024 

 11/2025 

13 

Paediatric

13.21 Allergic Reaction/Anaphylaxis – Paediatric 

V5, 10/2024 

 11/2025 

13 

Paediatric 

13.22 Basic Life Supprort – Paediatric 

V8, 03/2021 

 11/2025 

14 

Resuscitation

14.1 Basic Life Support – Adult 

V7, 03/2026 

 04/2026 

14

Resuscitation 

14.6 Post-Resuscitation Care 

V7, 08/2024 

 11/2025 

14 

Resuscitation 

14.7 Recognition of Death – Resuscitation not Indicated 

V3, 12/2020 

 11/2025 

14 

Resuscitation 

14.8 Team Resuscitation 

V2, 12/2020 

 11/2025 

16 

Operations 

16.3 Ten Second Triage

V1, 09/2024 

 11/2025