The ‘Cards Against…’ medical education series is back for 2020. This time we’re tackling tricky teaching topics based on paediatric ECGs!

Neonatal jaundice refers to the yellow colouration of the skin and the sclera caused by the accumulation of bilirubin. Jaundice in the first 24 hours should always be considered pathological.

Excessive crying is defined as >3 hours/day for >3 days/week. Whilst most scenarios are benign and require no tests, parent fears must be heard.

Back by popular demand we continue our card game series with a focus on paediatric dermatology!

Blast your way through a zombie sepsis apocalypse armed with nothing but your quick clinical wits (and maybe the occasional rocket launcher!)

Whilst TAPVD is rare (8 in 100,000 live births) it is an important cause of cyanotic congenital heart disease. In A&E consider it in cases of collapsed cyanotic neonates and infants with mild cyanosis.

What started as an unexpected delivery in the Adult A&E ended with a reflection on how the most important patient we have to take care of is the one staring back in the mirror.

This week we have been testing four of our recently released Resus Drills to see how well each works in practice and what we learned from staff feedback.

The assessment of an infant’s feeding is arguably one of the most important cornerstones of paediatric practice.

Red call: "15 minutes. 21-day-old baby with bronchiolitis." Distraught dad: “He’s not been feeding. Why are his lips blue?”

Tetralogy of Fallot is the most common cyanotic congenital heart disease, making up 10% of all CHDs.

Newborn Life Support (NLS) provides a framework for managing newborn infants who need support at time of birth.

Coarctation of the Aorta is a narrowing of the major vessel from the heart that delivers oxygen-rich blood to the body, affecting approximately 1 in 10,000 births.

Hirschsprung’s Disease is a fairly rare (1:5000) congenital condition which (normally) affects the large intestine.

Intussusception accounts for up to 25% of all abdominal emergencies in children up to the age of five.

"If you focus on the problem, you can't see the solution."

A 5-day-old infant is brought to the ED with difficulty feeding and fast breathing.

It's time for more Paediatric Emergency Simulation Training (aka PEST). Five MDT cases all in one day!

"A 2 week old baby boy is brought to the ED with concerns of poor feeding, vomiting and sleepiness."

Peter is a 14-year-old boy who presented to the ED with sudden onset palpitations whilst getting dressed for school this morning. He feels lightheaded and dizzy.

A 5-day-old baby girl is brought to ED by mum with poor feeding, sleepiness and fast breathing.

Sepsis kills. We simulated how to identify and manage a child presenting with Sepsis.

A 17-year-old has felt palpitations for a couple of hours. Breathing feels slightly tight but has not collapsed.

4-month-old unsettled over the afternoon then found unresponsive in cot. Mum out shopping, baby being looked after by her new partner.

3-week-old baby. Cough & cold symptoms for a few days, worsening breathing over last 48 hours.