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PAEDIATRIC EMERGENCIES DR.S SEN Specialist Registrar Paediatrics North Western Deanery
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- PAEDIATRIC EMERGENCIES DR.S SEN Specialist Registrar
Paediatrics North Western Deanery
- PAEDIATRIC EMERGENCIES
- 2. SHOCK (Septicaemia, anaphylaxis)
- 2. UPPER AND LOWER AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION
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- Croup and Epiglottitis, Foreign Body
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- Asthma, Bronchiolitis, Chest infection
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- Supraventricular Tachycardia
- PAEDIATRIC EMERGENCIES
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- Increased intracranial pressure
- PAEDIATRIC EMERGENCIES
- PAEDIATRIC EMERGENCIES
- EMERGENCIES IN BABIES
- COMA
- STATE OF UNRESPONSIVENESS DUE TO DIFFUSE LESIONS OF HEMISPHERES
/ BRAIN STEMS
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- bleeding, tumour, abscess, hydrocephalus
- Non-structural lesions (95%)
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- seizures, drugs / poisons
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- infection (meningitis, encephalitis, HUS)
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- metabolic (hypoglycaemia, DKA, Reye)
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- renal failure, hepatic coma
- COMA: ASSESSMENT AND DIAGNOSIS
- Rapid History and General Examination
- Skin (trauma, petechiae, bleeding)
- Sutures in infant and neck stiffness, systemic, AF
- Pupils, Reaction, EOM Palsy, Fundi, Dolls Eye
- Motor- Posture, Tone, Symmetry/Lateralizing signs
- Pain, Grimace, Flexion, Extension, None
- Assess level of Central Dysfunction
- CHILDRENS COMA SCORE (15)
- 2 incomprehensible sounds
- MANAGEMENT OF COMA
- Always emergency - get Registrar/Consultant
- Airways - check, suction, ventilation if needed
- Breathing - ensure adequacy: RR, BS,saturation
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- Give high flow oxygen, if breathing
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- Ventilate with bag and mask
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- Intubate with Anaesthetist, if
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- breathing inadequate / GCS 8 / herniation syndromes
- Circulation - monitor BP, CRT, PR
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- iv access: 2 venous and arterial lines
- INVESTIGATIONS IN COMA
- FBC, U+E, LFT, BC, Blood gases, Glucose,
- NH3, toxic screen, lactate, aminoacids, ammonia,
- CT scan (has limited value),
- LP only with neurosurgical support
- TREATMENT OF COMA
- Treat Shock - Restore and control BP
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- Maintain BS with 10% dextrose 5mls/kg PRN
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- Restricted fluid (document type & rate)
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- Mannitol, if increased intracranial pressure
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- Consider Cefotaxime, Acyclovir, Erythromycin
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- Consider Flumazenil, Naloxone, Anticonvulsant
- May require transfer to PICU
- SHOCK
- Failure of circulation of oxygen to tissues
- resulting in lactic acidosis, cellular dysfunction
- 1. Hypovolaemic shock due to loss of blood or fluid
- 2. Distributive (septic) shock: maldistribution of blood
- 3. Obstructive shock: reduced vascular size
- 4. Cardiogenic shock: primary heart problem
- 1. HYPOVOLAEMIC SHOCK
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- trauma, gastrointestinal bleed, coagulopathy
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- gastroenteritis, diabetic ketoacidosis, polyuric states,
mineralocorticoid deficiency
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- burns, peritonitis, bowel obstruction/ necrosis
- 2. SEPTIC (DISTRIBUTIVE) SHOCK
- MALDISTRIBUTION OF BLOOD WITHIN ORGANS DUE TO ABNORMAL
PERIPHERAL FUNCTION
- Sepsis: Gram negative bacteria, Meningococcus
- Drugs: antihypertensives, barbiturates
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- REDUCED VASCULAR SIZE AND LIMITED BLOOD FLOW DUE TO INTRINSIC
OR EXTRINSIC FACTORS
3.OBSTRUCTIVE SHOCK
- 4.CARDIOGENIC SHOCK
- PRIMARY HEART PROBLEM WITH INADEQUATE CARDIAC OUTPUT AND
INADEQUATE TISSUE PERFUSION
- SVT, bradycardia, ventricular tachycardia
- Left sided outflow obstruction
- Critical aorta stenosis and coarctation of aortae
- ASSESSMENT OF SHOCK
- Full history and physical examination
- weak pulse, mottled extremities,
- Children can compensate for hypoperfusion states
- Hypotension is a late sign of decompensated shock
- EARLY AND LATE SHOCK
- tachycardia bradycardia, dysrhytmia
- tachypnoea severe tachypnoea and gasping
- low pulse pressure hypotension
- cool extremities, decreased CR absent peripheral pulses
- dry mucosa mild oliguria severe oliguria anuria
- restlessness / agitation unconsciousness
- GENERAL MANAGEMENT OF SHOCK
- MONITOR: HR, BP, BP (CVP), O2 sat., fluid balance
- AIRWAY, BREATHING, CIRCULATION
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- Reverse hypoxia and acidosis
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- Control bleeding with direct pressure
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- Obtain intravenous (arterial) access
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- FBC, U+E+osm, LFT (fibr, glu), BG, BC, clotting, BG
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- MSU, X-ray, ECG, Brain scan
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- no response to Dopamine 2-20ugm/kg/min
- SPECIFIC MANAGEMENT OF SHOCK
- Hypovolaemia: rapid volume replacement
- Septic shock: antibiotics and inotropes
- Cardiogenic shock: minimal volume support
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- Inotropes (Dopamin, Dobutamine), if low BP+high HR
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- Chronotropes (Isoproterenol or Epinephrine),
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- if low BP + bradycardia or normal heart rate
- Obstructive shock: drainage
- Anaphylaxis: oxygen, adrenalin, hydrocortisone
- RESPIRATORY FAILURES Upper Airway Obstruction Asthma (see BPA
guideline)
- ASTHMA ASSESSMENT
- ASTHMA TREATMENT
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- prednisolone 2mg/kg/day (max 40)
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- hydrocortisone: 4mg/kg 6 hourly
- AMINOPHYLLINE (with paediatricians):
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- maint. 1mg/kg/hour (max 20mg/kg/day)
- SYMPTOMS OF CROUP
- Babies and toddlers (rarely school children)
- Inspiratory stridor (=croup)
- Intercostal, suprasternal or subcostal recession
- Use of accessory muscle use
- Differentialdiagnosis of viral or spasmodic croup:
- (Get a second opinion from ENT Consultant)
- epigolottitis, bacterial tracheitis, laryngeal foreign body,
retropharyngeal abscess, infectious mononucleosis, angioneurotic
oedema, diphtheria
- CROUP - ASSESSMENT
- Mild croup: stridor only when crying / agitated
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- no hypoxia and comfortable
- Moderate croup: stridor at rest
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- recession and tachypnoea, but no hypoxia
- Severe croup: STRIDOR all the time
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- recession and tachypnoea, tachycardia
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- HYPOXIA- MONITOR SATURATION
- NO INVESTIGATIONS, PLEASE
- CROUP - MANAGEMENT
- Mild croup : comfortable, stridor only when crying
- No treatment, reassure and discharge with advice to return
- STRIDOR AT REST, recession and tachypnoea
- HYPOXIA, stridor, tachycardia, decreased breath sounds
- Keep calm and nurse in warm room, in upright position
- Oxygen if oxygen saturations