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This is a condensed version of the JRCALC Guidelines meant to be used as a quick reference guide in practice. It is laid out in a similar format to the main reference book but with nine sections rather than seven. The sections are as follows.

 Resuscitation

 Paediatrics

 Trauma

 Special Situations

 Maternity

 General

 Medical

 Medicines

 Page for Age

The main deviations from the layout of the large reference guide are the addition of a Paediatrics section and the use of a separate section for Page for Age. The Pocket Book is very condensed and contains only a fraction of the information found in the large guide. The first seven sections contain tables, algorithms and flow charts with essential information for paramedics pertaining to a selection of emergency situations commonly encountered in practice. These sections should be referred to in order to find basic essential information in an emergency situation and are in no way meant to be a comprehensive set of Guidelines.

The Pocket Book is a handy reference guide for use in practice and most paramedics will refer to it or the app on a daily basis. Either one should always be referred to when administering any medications to check indications, contraindications, dosage and any other pertinent information relating to the drug in question. This best practice approach reflects the requirements of the paramedic standards of proficiency.

The Page for Age section of the Pocket Book is the only section which is completely unchanged from the large reference guide, with the Pocket Book containing full information for each age group. This enables paramedics to find key information on drug dosing by age group easily in an emergency.

Each drug in the Medicines section contains the same information as in the large guide and the only difference in this section is that the more comprehensive Medicines Overview chapter in the large guide is abridged to the Medicines: Best Practice Checklist in the Pocket Book. The Best Practice Checklist is situated at the beginning of the Medicines section of the Pocket Book (see Figure 2.4). This checklist should be referred to before giving any medication in practice and gives a list of drug administration checks as well as reminders about drug administration routes and documentation. All the drugs listed in the large guide appear in the Pocket Book and the Pocket Book contains full information on presentation, indications, actions, cautions, contraindications, side‐effects and dosage and administration for each drug. This means the Pocket Book alone can be referred to when administering a medication in practice with no need to use the large guide.

Figure 2.4 Medicines Best Practice Checklist.

Source: JRCALC Pocket Book, 2019.