The resuscitation tools and guides are designed for clinicians and nurses to use in the resuscitation environment. The guides open as a PDF.
ABCD (Airway, Breathing Circulation, Disability)
Guides for airway management
Videos and skill sheets on how to use breathing devices in a medical emergency. Videos link to the Children's Health Queensland Vimeo channel.
Drugs (CREDD)
The CREDD drug dosage guides have dosing information on emergency medicines for patients based on weight. If you're not sure of the weight of the patient you can check the estimated weight based on their age.
All guides open as a PDF. There are also CREDD training resources and videos available.
Estimated weights provided by the Children’s Resuscitation Emergency Drug Dosage (CREDD) book published by Children’s Health Queensland Hospital and Health Service in August 2019. View the CREDD user guide [PDF 290.7 KB] for copyright licensing details.
Age | Estimated weight |
Birth (term) | 3.5 kg |
1 month | 4 kg |
2 months | 5 kg |
3 months | 6 kg |
4 months | 7 kg |
6 months | 8 kg |
9 months | 9 kg |
1 year | 10 kg |
2 years | 12 kg |
3 years | 14 kg |
4 years | 16 kg |
5 years | 18 kg |
6 years | 20 kg |
7 years | 22 kg |
8 years | 25 kg |
9 years | 28 kg |
10 years | 30 kg |
11 years | 35 kg |
12 years | 40 kg |
13 years | 45 kg |
14 years | 50 kg |
Common flowcharts
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Retrieval and transport
If your patient is critically ill, follow your usual in-region pathways or call Retrieval Services Queensland (RSQ) on 1300 799 127.
You can also call our CATCH team for non-critical advice or use our triage tools to check if your patient needs a non-critical or critical transfer.
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