MONDAY MORNING PAEDS! ACUTE ASTHMA 1. Spacers are just as good as nebulisation. Also allows you to check parents inhaler technique 2. Steroids PO are sufficient 3. Remember to consider MgSO4 +/- aminophylline in kids not responding to first line treatment #PEM #Paediatrics

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Started this course today! Great facilitators. Special thanks to #EMpret Andreas Engelbrecht for advocating for our prehospital colleagues. #EMPRET #USAID #righttocare #FDP #FOAMcc

Loving the new child friendly visors Children's Health Ireland Jobs Paul Harding Vinehall Displays James Morgan #childcenteredcare

So proud of this incredible team! Proud to call myself a member!

Such a pleasure watching Cork heroes WCRR speak about Peadiatric Major Trauma Care with Rory O'Brien on #2020IAEM - the children of Cork are in safe hands Cork University Hospitals

Really enjoyed the #iaem2020 and very excited to share our poster of the Bronchiolitis Pathway developed in CUH Paeds ED - just in time for the winter! There was a significant decrease in unnecessary investigations and improved patient care.

adc.bmj.com/content/early/… Dani Hall (she/her) Dr_ quinine Turloughbolger one for a CHI PEM journal club

🔥🔥🔥Hot off the press in JAMA Pediatrics We know most treatments make no difference in bronchiolitis, but often they are still used How do we really bring about change in our practice? New PREDICT group study summarised with original author comment. dontforgetthebubbles.com/dont-just-do-s…

Our case of the month is from #DrHeloiseBuys from S Africa. An infant aged 8 months was unwell and febrile for two days. He has drooling and poor feeding. His lateral neck x-ray is shown below. Read more on the diagnosis and management in our bulletin ➡️ wspidsoc.kenes.com/wp-content/upl…

Have you ever wondered what the clinical journey of a child involved in trauma looks like ? Well wonder no more. New post and video by the fabulous Dani Hall (she/her) From Roadside to Resus 🚲 ⚠️ 🚑 🏥 dontforgetthebubbles.com/from-roadside-…

Currently a very hot topic, this is an excellent editorial on air pollution and children's health. #pollution #asthma #ChildHealth RCPCH RCPCH Trainees bmjpaedsopen.bmj.com/content/bmjpo/…

The Complex Cardiac Neonate should not strike fear into your hearts… take a look at your patient. What do they look like to you? How do they respond to your treatment? Call for advice… Cardiologists are always here to help! Team DFTB #DFTBNeonates

The Paediatric Emergencies Intubation Course 2022 is taking place on 25th & 26th May 2022. For more details see paediatricemergencies.com/intubationcour… Tickets go on sale 1st March 2022 at 18:00 GMT

Great to see our docs presenting at IEMTA. IEMTA IAEM

An ED based intervention introducing a 2pg paper paediatric ECG checklist & education proforma, demo’d significant improvement in the interpretation & documentation of paediatric ECG. National Office of Clinical Audit CHI at Crumlin @NCRCIre Royal College of Physicians of Ireland Dani Hall (she/her) IAEM EMP Ireland

New paper providing insight into Emergency department utilisation by homeless children in Dublin, Ireland: a retrospective review bmjpaedsopen.bmj.com/content/6/1/e0… Well done Dr Niamh O'Brien, Paeds SpR, Birgitta Joyce, ED CHI at Temple Street Helen Bedford .

Recently the CHI Allergy team launched a video for families of food allergic patients to manage allergic reactions. Check out page 33 in HSE Ireland Health Matters magazine for 10 key messages for healthcare professionals for managing allergic reactions. ➡️bit.ly/36wr6uP