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Update your RDS mobile app to v4.7.2 to download toolkits even when website is down.

We are pleased to advise that deep linking capability, enabling users to directly download individual mobile toolkits, has now been released on the RDS mobile app. You will see that each toolkit has a small QR code icon in the header area beside the search icon – see screenshot below. Clicking on this icon will open up a window with a full-size QR code and the alternative of a short URL for sharing with users. Instructions are provided.

You may need to actively update to the latest release - RDS app version 4.7.1 - to see this improvement.

Updating to this latest version of the RDS app is also strongly recommended to get the full benefits of the new resilience arrangements – specifically, that if the RDS website should fail, you will still be able to download new mobile app toolkits. To check your current RDS version, click on the three dots bottom right of the RDS app screen. This takes you to a “More” page where you will see the version number. To install latest updates:

On iPhones – go to the Apple store, click on your profile icon top right, scroll down to see the apps waiting to be updated and update the RDS app.

On Android phones – these can vary, but try going to the Google Play store, click on your profile icon top right, click on “Manage apps and device”, select and update the RDS app.

Please get in touch with ann.wales3@nhs.scot with any questions.

Key points - examination: vital signs, respiration, GCS, pupils, injury

Clues to substance ingested:

Coma	Fits	Constricted pupils	Dilated pupils	Arrhythmias
tricyclics	amphetamine	opiates	atropine	antiarrhythmias
benzodiazepines	mefanamic acid	organophosphates	cocaine	tricyclics
ethanol, methanol	phenothiazines		tricyclics	phenothiazines
opiates	theophylline		phenothiazines	anticholinergics
barbiturates	tricyclics		quinine	sympathomimetics
lithium	lithium		sympathomimetics	ecstacy
quinine	organophosphates			B-blockers
ethylene glycol	ethylene glycol			organophosphates
organophosphates	quinine			quinine

Pulmonary oedema	metabolic acidosis	hyperthermia	renal failure	hypotension
aspirin	aspirin	anticholinergics	aspirin	tricyclics
tricyclics	ethanol	MAO inhibitors	methanol	ecstacy
irritant gases	tricyclics	aspirin	paracetamol	B-blockers
opiates	methanol		ethylene glycol	Ca antagnoists
organophosphates	ethylene glycol		lithium
	digoxin		quinine

Next review date: 30/08/2024

Author(s): Richard Stevenson.

Reviewer name(s): Richard Stevenson.

Document Id: 216