This SBA will test your knowledge about bronchiolitis – are you ready?…
What did the Pistachios do ?!?!
A case of a 3-year-old child brought in to the ED by their mum, blue and breathless.…
Preparing for a Bronchiolitis Epidemic
Many accused hospitals and medics of not acting quickly enough to prepare for Covid19, and we’re not going to let that happen for the muted bronchiolitis epidemic. Using all we’ve learnt f…
Are you barking up the right treatment?
A 2-year-old boy is brought to the Emergency Department with a barking cough and noisy breathing. Can you diagnose and treat him before he deteriorates?…
Croup
Eighty percent of children presenting with an acute onset of stridor and a cough have croup…
Acute Stridor
Children present commonly to the Emergency Department with stridor. Stridor is a sign of upper airway obstruction. The ED physician must be able to diagnose, initiate treatment, appropriately investig…
Wheezing child
A 6-year-old boy is brought in by his mum after becoming wheezy and short of breath.…
Congenital Heart Disease
This session details the three main presentations of Congenital Heart Disease to the emergency department; shock, cyanosis and congestive heart failure.…
Congenital Heart Disease
This session details the three main presentations of Congenital Heart Disease to the emergency department; shock, cyanosis and congestive heart failure…
An Apple a Day keeps the Doctor Away
A 14-month-old boy presented to the Emergency Department following a choking episode the previous day at kindergarten. He had been eating a piece of diced apple at the time.…
Ketamine Kids Procedural Sedation
A 4-year-old girl fell whilst playing in the playground on a metal slide and sustained a 3 cm open wound to her left cheek and upper lip.…
Blue Baby Spell
A 21-day-old term baby presents to your emergency department in respiratory distress and appears dusky blue.…
What’s that funny noise?
A 17-year-old presents with acute respiratory distress and a biphasic stridor.…
Time for PIMS-TS
Understanding paediatric inflammatory multisystem syndrome temporally associated with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) (PIMS-TS)…
Paediatric Inflammatory Multisystem Syndrome (PIMS-TS)
Understanding paediatric inflammatory multisystem syndrome temporally associated with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) (PIMS-TS).…
A Constant Cough
A 9-week-old female infant presents to Paediatric A&E at 2200 hrs with a history of coughing, difficulty in breathing, lethargy and reduced feeding.…
Barking in the Night
A 2-year-old boy is brought to the ED at 2 am with noisy breathing and a barking cough.…
Acute Severe Wheeze Please
A 5-year-old girl presents with acute shortness of breath and wheeze…
The Shocked Neonate
A 22-year-old lady delivers a 36-week-old baby unexpectedly at home. The baby was initially pink with an Apgar of 9, and a birth weight of 7lbs…
Just a viral infection
6-month-old boy brought in because he can’t breathe.…