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  • Foreign body ingestion
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Foreign_body_ingestion/
    , however the highest incidence is between the ages of 6 months and 3 years Children with developmental …
  • Upper limb non-use
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Upper_Limb_NonUse/
    not easily account for the findings Mechanism incompatible with the child’s age or developmental capabilities …
  • Oral Hypoglycaemic Poisoning
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Oral_Hypoglycaemic_Poisoning/
    child whose developmental age is inconsistent with accidental poisoning as non-accidental poisoning …
  • Brief Resolved Unexplained Event BRUE
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Brief_Resolved_Unexplained_Event_BRUE/
    or circumstances are inconsistent with the child's developmental stage Key features may include the following …
  • Family Violence
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Family_Violence/
    developmental milestones School aged child Recurrent abdominal pain and headache Regressed behaviours (eg …
  • Hypoglycaemia
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Hypoglycaemia/
    function and neurogenic response. This response varies between individuals, age groups and developmental …
  • Slow weight gain
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Slow_weight_gain/
    (thighs), skin, hair, gums, eyes and nails Developmental level, caregiver-child interactions, signs …
  • Headache
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Headache/
    or progressive worsening Focal neurological symptoms New onset seizures Developmental regression Features …
  • Intravenous access - Peripheral
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Intravenous_access_Peripheral/
    minutes Explain what you are doing in a developmentally appropriate way Use play therapy, distraction …
  • Adrenal crisis and acute adrenal insufficiency
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Adrenal_crisis_and_acute_adrenal_insufficiency/
    irradiation or midline damage eg post pituitary surgery, midline tumours Developmental regression …