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Hospitals must have guidelines in place to ensure the safety of children admitted to hospital, to monitor injured children known to be at risk, and identify concerns arising from any injury or pattern of injuries.⁸⁶ They must provide the appropriate training related to these guidelines.

Guidelines for fasting before anaesthesia for emergency surgery should comply with national guidelines.⁵²

Hospitals must have guidelines in place to ensure the safety of children admitted to hospital, monitor injured children known to be at risk and identify concerns arising from any injury or pattern of injuries.^29,55They must provide the appropriate training related to these guidelines.

Clinical protocols should be developed from national guidelines and reviewed on a regular basis.

Access to paperless guidelines through a readily available hospital intranet repository is encouraged.