Course: Emergency and Urgent Care for Children: a Survival Guide

Early recognition of a rising intercranial pressure will lead to the best chance of an early intervention and prevention of additional injury to the brain. The way we recognise changes …

The team decide that some pain relief would be appropriate for Toby. Imagine that you are in the pre hospital setting and you need to give drugs to a child. …

Here we see Oscar being assessed after having been given diazepam. Does anyone have any comments on the assessment they have seen? Discuss below.

In this clip we see the paramedics doing an initial assessment of the injured child, Toby. An important part of this assessment in head injuries is the Glasgow Coma Scale. …

Cameron has gathered some vital information from Oscar’s grandad. Are there any red flags at this point? What are the side effects of drugs that you have given to stop …

In the previous step we saw poor Oscar being assessed by the paramedics. Let’s look at what you should focus on when presented with a fitting child. Focused Seizure History …

Here we see the paramedics arriving at the scene where they find a young boy (Oscar) fitting on the sofa. What are your priorities when presented with a child having …

The most common medical presentation to the Emergency Department is children with breathing difficulties. As there are many different causes of breathing difficulties, it is important to be able to …

By now we can see that Fraser is very unwell. He has signs of low saturations 87%, tracheal tug, respiratory rate of 40 and a HR 140. If you look …

You have now completed the abdominal pain topic. How confident would you feel if you were presented with a child with abdominal pain? You can also use this step as …

From this video we can see that that the child, Fraser, is not well at all… Referring back to the table in the previous step, what are you worried about …

This session has looked at abdominal pain and the difficulties with deciding whether there is a serious cause for it or not. It is important to remember the “big sick” …

In this short video we can see the paramedics arriving at the scene of a child in respiratory distress. These sorts of cases are always a concern, respiratory distress in …

So the decision has been made to take Chloe into hospital for further examination and possible tests. Would you have done the same thing? Mum, Rachael, called 999 for an …

Cam has highlighted a very real difficulty when presented with a young female. He cannot be alone in having these concerns. As parents, how would you feel if you were …