With thanks to Amutha for this article…. As winter approaches, most of us are very well aware that the bronchiolitis season is in full swing. Bronchiolitis is a lower respiratory tract infection – in the under 1s predominantly – that can cause fever, dry cough, nasal discharge and bilateral fine inspiratory creps ± wheeze. … Continue reading Bronchiolitis season
😈 😉 😆 With thanks to Korkor Ceasar, liaison health visitor, for her on-going input into this section of the website. I have found that resources for parents in the region covering such things as sleep and behaviour are quite difficult to find out about. It is also a bit of a fluid scene with … Continue reading Parenting resources
Ametop (Amethocaine referred to as “magic cream”) as a local anaesthetic prior to venepuncture or lumbar puncture can be used from 1 month of age. Oral sucrose (see “from the literature” section below) works well as a soother in these young babies as does breastfeeding during the procedure (admittedly not very practical for lumbar puncture) … Continue reading Analgesia for children