Paediatric Emergencies 1.30

‘Paediatric Emergencies’ serves as a comprehensive resource for healthcare professionals managing critically ill pediatric patients, providing essential and time-sensitive information. The application encompasses guidelines for a wide range of emergencies, including:

• Anaesthesia
• Analgesia
• Anaphylaxis
• Asthma
• Bradycardia
• Bronchiolitis
• Burns
• Cardiac Arrest
• Coma
• Congenital Heart Disease
• Croup
• Diabetic Ketoacidosis
• Fever
• Head Injury
• Hyperkalaemia
• Hypertensive Crises
• Hypoglycaemia
• Hypokalaemia
• Hypomagnesaemia
• Hypophosphataemia
• Hyponatraemia
• Intravenous Fluids
• Local Anaesthetic Toxicity
• Malaria
• Malignant Hyperthermia
• Meningitis/Encephalitis
• Meningococcal Disease
• Normal Physiological Values
• Poisining
• Raised Intracranial Pressure
• Sedation
• Status Epilepticus
• Supraventricular Tachycardia
• Trauma
• <liVentricular Tachycardia

The app integrates algorithms sourced from renowned organizations such as the Advanced Life Support Group (ALSG), Association of Anaesthetists of Great Britain and Ireland (AAGBI), British Society for Paediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes (BSPED), British Thoracic Society (BTS), College of Emergency Medicine (CEM), Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety (DHSSPSNI), Meningitis Research Foundation (MRF), National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE), Paediatric Accident and Emergency Research Group, Resuscitation Council UK, Royal Belfast Hospital for Sick Children (RBHSC), Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN), and Toward Optimized Practice (TOP).

The application's interface prioritizes usability, allowing practitioners to rapidly access pertinent information. Notable features include:

• The ability to input age in ‘Years, Months, and Days’ or by ‘Date of Birth’.
• The option to record known weight in ‘kg’ or ‘lb/oz’.
• If weight is unknown, the app automatically estimates weight using the preferred method—either the Advanced Paediatric Life Support (APLS) formulae or the 50th percentile based on age and sex derived from World Health Organization (WHO) growth charts.

This tool is an indispensable resource for paediatricians, anesthetists, emergency medicine physicians, and other healthcare providers involved in the care of critically ill children.