Pediatrics

A doctor examines the child, orders tests where needed, and treats the current illness.

Feeding, weight, cord, jaundice and general wellbeing checked in the first weeks of life.

A confidential consultation covering growth, puberty, mood, nutrition and risk behaviour.

Motor, speech and social milestones checked against age to detect delay early.

Review of treatment response, growth and results, with the prescription adjusted.

A single injection protecting the newborn against severe forms of tuberculosis.

Drops given by mouth protecting the child against paralytic poliomyelitis.

An injected polio vaccine completing polio protection.

One injection against diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, hepatitis B and Haemophilus influenzae type b.

Protects the child against pneumococcal pneumonia, meningitis and bloodstream infection.

Oral drops protecting the infant against severe rotavirus diarrhoea and dehydration.

An injection at nine months protecting against measles and rubella.

Injections protecting girls against the virus that causes cervical cancer.

Injections protecting the mother and her newborn against tetanus.

Missed doses identified from the card and a catch-up schedule completed.

A separate hepatitis B injection for newborns or older children needing protection.

An injection protecting against typhoid fever, useful before travel or in an outbreak.

Protects the child against chickenpox and its complications.

Protects against hepatitis A, a liver infection carried in food and water.

Adds mumps protection to the routine measles-rubella dose.

An annual injection reducing influenza illness, especially in asthmatic or chronically ill children.

Given after an animal bite, or before travel, to prevent rabies.

Required for travel to endemic countries and recorded on the international certificate.

Weight and height plotted on a growth curve at each visit to detect faltering early.

Weight, length or height and head circumference measured against age standards.

A colour-coded tape around the upper arm identifies acute malnutrition in minutes.

Supplementary feeding and counselling, with weekly weight follow-up until recovery.

Appetite test, therapeutic feeding and antibiotics, with admission when complications are present.

A six-monthly capsule protecting the child's eyes and immunity.

Albendazole or mebendazole given every six months to clear intestinal worms.

Iron and micronutrient powders given to prevent and treat anaemia in young children.

Practical support on breastfeeding, attachment and introducing complementary foods.

The child is checked for danger signs and classified using national IMCI charts.

Breathing rate and chest indrawing assessed, then antibiotics and oxygen given as required.

Oral rehydration salts and a fourteen-day zinc course given, with feeding advice.

A drip rapidly replaces fluid when the child is too dehydrated to drink.

Confirmed by rapid test and treated with combination therapy or injectable artesunate.

Supportive care, vitamin A and treatment of complications, with isolation to protect others.

The painful ear examined and treated to relieve pain and prevent hearing loss.

Scabies, impetigo, fungal infection and eczema diagnosed and treated.

A pale child tested for anaemia and treated with iron, deworming or transfusion.

The seizure stopped, the fever lowered and the underlying infection treated.

Yellow skin assessed with bilirubin testing and treated with phototherapy when required.

Wheeze relieved with inhaled bronchodilators and a preventer plan agreed with parents.

Urine tested and treated, with imaging when infections recur.

Bronchodilator mist given through a child-sized mask to open narrowed airways.

A small cannula placed in a vein to give fluids, antibiotics or glucose.

Milk or therapeutic feed given through a nasal tube when a child cannot swallow.

Oxygen given by prongs, mask or hood to correct a low blood oxygen level.

The baby lies under blue light that breaks down bilirubin and clears the jaundice.

A cut cleaned under local anaesthetic and closed with stitches or tissue glue.

A small blood sample taken by heel prick or vein for laboratory testing.

Cross-matched blood given by volume-controlled drip, with close monitoring.

Vision, hearing, growth and immunisation status checked, and a certificate issued.

Sight and hearing tested so that problems affecting learning are found early.

Practical teaching on hygiene, feeding, danger signs and when to return urgently.

Confidential advice on puberty, menstruation, contraception and infection prevention.

A critically ill child is stabilised, then transferred with a referral letter and escort.