Paediatric Emergencies

Paediatric Emergencies provides the healthcare professional with the time critical information they need when treating an acutely unwell child.
The application covers the following emergencies:

Anaesthesia

Analgesia

Anaphylaxis

Asthma

Bradycardia

Bronchiotitis

Burns

Cardiac Arrest

Coma

Congenital Heart Disease

Croup

Diabetic Ketoacidosis

Fever

Head Injury

Hyperkalaemia

Hypertensive Crises

Hypoglycaemia

Hypokalaemia

Hypomagnesaemia

Hypophosphataemia

Hyponatraemia

Hypotension

Intravenous Fluids

Local Anaesthetic Toxicity

Malaria

Malignant Hyperthermia

Meningitis/Encephalitis

Meningococcal Disease

Normal Physiological Values

Poisoning

Raised Intracranial Pressure

Sedation

Status Epilepticus

Supraventricular Tachycardia

Trauma

Ventricular Tachycardia

Paediatric Emergencies includes algorithms from the following organisations:

Advanced Life Support Group (ALSG), Association of Anaesthetists of Great Britain and Ireland (AAGBI), British Society for Paediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes (BSPED), British Thoracic Society (BTS), College of Emergency Medicine (CEM), Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety (DHSSPSNI), Meningitis Research Foundation (MRF), National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE), Paediatric Accident and Emergency Research Group, Resuscitation Council (UK), Royal Belfast Hospital for Sick Children (RBHSC), Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines (SIGN) and Toward Optimized Practice (TOP).

The easy to use interface and navigation features make it easy for the user to quickly find the information they need and make this application a real joy to use.
Important design features include:

The option to enter age in Years, Months and Days or as Date of Birth

If known weight can be entered in Kg or Lb/Oz

If weight is not known the application will provide an estimated weight using your preference of the Advanced Paediatric Life Support (APLS) formulae or the 50th centile for age and sex from World Health Organisation (WHO) growth charts.

This application is a must for any Paediatrician, Anaesthetist, Emergency Department Physician or any healthcare professional who as some stage may find themselves looking after an acutely unwell child.,

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