Infectious diseases
9.1 Infectious diseases Mike Starr Essentials 1 Fever is one of the most common reasons for children to present to the Emergency Department. 2 Serious bacterial infections need to be…
Availing web-based resources
28.1 Availing web-based resources Colin Parker Essentials 1 Web resources are becoming increasingly available and integrated into every day practice. 2 Web-based products would ideally provide clinical decision support platforms,…
Teaching paediatric emergency medicine
28.2 Teaching paediatric emergency medicine Colin Parker Essentials 1 Effective communication skills and healthy attitudes are prerequisites for good paediatric emergency medicine practice, and their teaching should take precedence over…
Male genitalia
25.1 Male genitalia Colin S. Kikiros Essentials 1 A paediatric surgeon or urologist should be contacted to assess an acute scrotum so as not to miss a testicular torsion. 2…
Kawasaki disease
5.8 Kawasaki disease Daryl Efron Essentials 1 Kawasaki disease is an uncommon ED presentation, but should be considered in any child with an unexplained prolonged fever, particularly in the presence…
General approach to poisoning
21.1 General approach to poisoning Naren Gunja Essentials 1 Poisoning in children is usually accidental, particularly in the under-6 age group. Deliberate self poisoning may become apparent as they mature…
Infective endocarditis
5.7 Infective endocarditis Sarah Dalton Essentials 1 Infective endocarditis is the microbial infection of cardiac endothelium. 2 Risk factors include congenital heart disease, central venous access, intravenous drug use and…
Abdominal pain
7.1 Abdominal pain Jason Hort Essentials 1 Only a small percentage of children presenting with abdominal pain have an underlying surgical cause. 2 The age of the child with abdominal…
