How will you establish rapport with mum and child? Eye contact, plain language, non-verbal cues, position yourself below child’s eye level What are your options or strategies for; Distraction methods? Examples audiovisual, bubbles,… – Analgesia? Examples oral versus intranasal options – Topical anaesthesia? Examples including duration of onset, and offset – Positioning of the patient? Sedation? Examples intranasal midazolam – More advanced options could be discussed for bigger procedures Who can help you? Rash A four year old boy presents to the ED after becoming suddenly unwell at his kindergarten. He was well in the morning, his siblings have recently had viral upper respiratory tract infections, and shortly after lunch he developed a fever, sore throat
How will you establish rapport with mum and child? Eye contact, plain language, non-verbal cues, position yourself below child’s eye level What are your options or strategies for; Distraction methods? Examples – audiovisual, bubbles,… Analgesia? Examples – oral versus intranasal options Topical anaesthesia? Examples – including duration of onset, and offset Positioning of the patient? Sedation? Examples – intranasal midazolam More advanced options could be discussed for bigger procedures Who can help you? Rash A four year old boy presents to the ED after becoming suddenly unwell at his kindergarten. He was well in the morning, his siblings have recently had viral upper respiratory tract infections, and shortly after lunch he developed a fever, sore throat
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