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Paediatric Emergencies - Coggle Diagram
Paediatric Emergencies
Common Causes of Death
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- Altered conciousness / lethargic
Cardiac Arrest
Aetiologies
Resp failure
Respiratory depression
Convulsions - post seizure
Poisoning
Raised ICP
Respiratory obstruction
Foreign body
Asthma
Croup / Epiglotttitis
Circulatory failure
Fluid loss
Blood loss
Burns
Vomiting / diarrhoea
Fluid maldistribution
Sepsis
Anaphylaxis
Cardiac failure
Systematic approach
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- Secondar assessment - identification of key features
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- Stabilisation, transfer to definitve care
Respiratory Failure
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- Effects of Respiratory Inadequacy
Signs
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- Mental status - decreased
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Circulatory failure
- HR ↑
Tachy : >160 in <1 year
120 in 1-5 yr
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- Blood pressure ↓
Late sign
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- Effects of Circlatory Inadequacy
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- Skin temp / colour - ↓ cyanosed
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Neurological Failure
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Decorticate
Decerebrate
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Orange Flags
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New onset headache - occipital , fatigue
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