Question

in 150 words please:

• Discuss the following statement: "Children compensate well, but then they crump hard."
  • (Crump is medical lingo for "decompensate and die very quickly)
• Discuss the physiological differences that should be accounted for in children, in regards to treating life threatening conditions
• Discuss the Pediatric Assessment Triangle (PAT). Why do we have a special assessment algorithm for children?

Answer 1

Children are difficult to assess and may be more unwell than they appear. Paediatrician helps parents by advising when and how to seek help and regular monitoring, continued health education for severe illness e.g. epilepsy. They are vulnerable, can worsen the condition or die but also have the chance to improve more faster.

Caring for children with life-threatening conditions is challenging because of more susceptible to illness, limited exposure to diseases, immune defence not yet well built, limited ability to understand and move out of danger.

The Pediatric Assessment Triangle is a tool used in emergency medicine to form a general impression of a paediatric patient and used to quickly determine the acuity of the child. It consists of three areas of assessment: Appearance, Work of Breathing and Circulation to Skin

Assessments of children makes crucial contributions to the improvement of children's well-being,So it should be well designed, implemented effectively, develop systematic planning, and are interpreted and used appropriately. Otherwise, it can have negative consequences for both.