PURPOSE
The Westmead Hospital Trauma Clinical Algorithms have been developed, utilising evidence-based information, to enhance patient and clinical decision-making, improve efficiency in delivery of safe, standardised health care.

INTENDED AUDIENCE
The algorithms presented are intended primarily for health professionals and the following audiences, specifically at Westmead Hospital, Sydney NSW Australia:
Physicians, nurses and other health care professionals
Health care administrators
Researchers

OTHER AUDIENCES INCLUDING PATIENTS
If you are a patient and accessing these algorithms, you should understand that the information presented is designed for the use of the expert audiences, identified above. You should seek assistance from your health care professional in interpreting these materials and applying them in individual cases.

MEDICAL ADVICE
The algorithms are evidence-based processes that are intended to assist physician and patient decisions regarding the health care of trauma patients at Westmead Hospital. Although designed to standardise decision plans for trauma, the algorithms cannot address the unique needs of each patient or the combination of resources available to a particular community or health care professional. The algorithms are not entirely inclusive or exclusive of all methods of reasonable care that can result in the same outcome. Deviation from these algorithms may be justified by individual circumstances. The use of these algorithms outside Westmead Hospital must be applied based on individual patient requirements using expert, professional judgment.

DISCLAIMERS
The algorithms are for use specifically at Westmead Hospital, NSW, Australia. The creator and contributors to these algorithms do not assume any legal liability or responsibility for the use/application or resulting outcomes thereof these guidelines, both within or outside Westmead Hospital.
Westmead Hospital does not assume any legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy, completeness, and/or clinical efficacy of these algorithms.

INHLOSO
I Westmead Hospital Trauma ubuchule obuphezulu Clinical kuye kwenziwa sisebenzisa ilwazi ubufakazi-based, ukuthuthukisa nesineke emtholampilo izinqumo, kuthuthukiswe izinga ekwethuleni eziphephile, ukunakekelwa kwempilo zifane.

Ezihlosiwe
I ubuchule obuphezulu sethulwe kuthiwa ukuthi ngokuyinhloko abaqeqeshiwe bezempilo kanye nezilaleli ezilandelayo, ikakhulukazi at Westmead Hospital, uSydney NSW Australia:
Odokotela, abahlengikazi kanye nezinye ukunakekelwa kwezempilo
Ukunakekelwa kwezempilo abaphathi
Abacwaningi

EZINYE ababukeli kubandakanya neziguli
Uma isiguli futhi zisebenzisa lezi ubuchule obuphezulu, kufanele niqonde ukuthi kwaziswa yakhelwe for ukusetshenziswa uchwepheshe izethameli, uhlonze ngenhla. Kufanele afune usizo wezempilo wakho ekunakekelweni okhokhelwayo ekuchazeni lezi izinto zokwakha kanye siyisebenzisa emacaleni ngabanye.

ISELULEKO SEZOKWELASHWA
I ubuchule obuphezulu bangabantu izinqubo ubufakazi-based enzelwe ukusiza udokotela kanye nesineke izinqumo mayelana ukunakekelwa kwempilo kweziguli ukuhlukumezeka at Westmead Hospital. Nakuba eklanyelwe vamisa isinqumo izinhlelo ukuhlukumezeka, le ubuchule obuphezulu abakwazi ukubhekana nezidingo eziyingqayizivele isiguli ngasinye noma inhlanganisela kwezidingongqangi ezikhona emphakathini noma ukunakekelwa kwempilo okhokhelwayo. Le ubuchule obuphezulu abazona esibandakanya ngokuphelele noma okukhethekile azo zonke izindlela zokunakekela esizwakalako engaholela umphumela ofanayo. Ukuphambuka kulaba ubuchule obuphezulu angase ingathethelelwa by izimo zomuntu ngamunye. Ukusetshenziswa kwalezi ubuchule obuphezulu ngaphandle Westmead Hospital kumele usetshenziswe okusekelwe izidingo isiguli ngamanye besebenzisa uchwepheshe, ukwahlulela lochwepheshe.

DISCLAIMERS
I ubuchule obuphezulu ungayisebenzisa ngokukhethekile at Westmead Hospital, NSW, Australia. UMdali kanye nomthelela ngayo kulezi ubuchule obuphezulu ungacabangi nganoma yimaphi kwezomthetho noma umthwalo uhlelo / application ukusetshenziswa noma imiphumela kwaphumela yalokho la iziqondiso, kokubili ngaphakathi noma ngaphandle Westmead Hospital.
Westmead Hospital ayifuni lokucabanga nganoma yimaphi kwezomthetho noma umthwalo kunembile, kuphelele, kanye / noma amandla emitholampilo yalezi ubuchule obuphezulu.