paediatrics

Prehospital use of the paediatric observation priority score

How is POPS currently used in a prehospital setting within one Welsh health board?.

Diabetic ketoacidosis in paediatrics: tools to assist in recognition of a sick child

Diabetes is a disorder of carbohydrate, protein and fat metabolism resulting from a lack of insulin or a reduction in its biological effects..

Transporting the paediatric intensive care patient: an insight into CATS

St John Ambulance (SJA) is the sole provider of ambulance services to the paediatric retrieval team at CATS and the crews providing the service are based on site at the Great Ormond Street Hospital....

Pre-hospital paediatric seizures: midazolam versus diazepam

The aim of this article is to review the evidence for the use of diazepam and midazolam, and to determine which anticonvulsant is the most appropriate for termination of paediatric seizures by...

The challenges of pre-hospital paediatric trauma care

Who are the paediatric trauma experts? Prior to establishing trauma networks, the entire burden of paediatric trauma divided amongst receiving units led to an average of just over one case of major...

Knowing the difference between faints, fits, convulsions and collapses

Common heart conditions can be separated into two main categories: structural, which are detectable both in life and post-mortem, and chemical, which are detectable only in life. Examples of heart...

Recognising children with surgical problems in the pre-hospital setting

It is of paramount importance that surgical teams are involved early in cases where the situation can progress and rapidly deteriorate (e.g. intussusception or appendicitis) (UK Ambulance Service...