Article 999: Refresh, support, advance UK public health literacy & Paramedics (and similar roles).

Category: Paediatrics

  • No SOB, No DIB, But It Is Still Pneumonia

    No SOB, No DIB, But It Is Still Pneumonia

    Reference:

    Newell, S.J. And Darling, 2014. J.C. Paediatrics: Lecture Notes, Ninth Edition, John Wiley & Sons: West Sussex

  • Be wary of the quiet child

    Be wary of the quiet child

    While this is very important, Brugha et al (2013) also warn that the child who isn’t quiet ‘may be distressed as a result of pain’ (Brugha et al, 2013: 16).

     

    Reference

    Brugha, R. et al, 2013. Paediatric Clinical Examination, London: JP Medical Ltd.

  • What red flags need to be looked out for in a child?

    What red flags need to be looked out for in a child?

     

    Reference

    Bruga, R. et al. 2013. Paediatric Clinical Examination, London: JP Medical Ltd

  • Fare Warning: The Decompensating Child

    Fare Warning: The Decompensating Child

    ‘Children are able to maintain their blood pressure through physiological compensation mechanisms in the early phases of serious illness, and the early signs of illness may be quite subtle. […] Once a child decompensates, he or she can collapse extremely quickly’ (Brugha et al, 2013: 11).

    Reference:

    Brugha, R. et al (2013) Paediatric Clinical Examination, London: JP Medical Ltd