Clinical Practice Guidelines – First Aid Response CPGs 2026

Last Updated: April 2026

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 

Principles of General Care 

1.5 Secondary Survey Medical – Adult 

V3, 07/2024 

11/2025  

1

Principles of General Care 

1.6 Secondary Survey Trauma – Adult 

V3, 07/2024 

11/2025  

Airway and Breathing 

2.1 Foreign Body Airway Obstruction – Adult 

V6, 07/2024 

11/2025  

Airway and Breathing 

2.3 Abnormal Work of Breathing – Adult 

V4, 03/2021 

11/2025  

Airway and Breathing 

2.5 Asthma – Adult 

V6, 04/2026 

04/2026  

Cardiac 

3.1 Cardiac Chest Pain – Acute Coronary Syndrome 

V5, 07/2024 

11/2025  

Circulation 

4.3 Fainting 

V3, 07/2024 

11/2025  

Medical 

5.3 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, 04/2026 

04/2026  

Trauma 

8.3 External Haemorrhage – Adult 

V6, 07/2024 

11/2025  

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 

V4, 12/2020 

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 

V4, 12/2020 

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  

13 

Paediatric 

13.5 Foreign Body Airway Obstruction – Paediatric 

V6, 03/2021 

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 Support – 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 

V6, 10/2024 

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