Hi All
Just thought it might be timely to remind us all all of the rare but serious condition of GpA strep given the recent high media coverage.
There is some good advice here from NBMedical https://www.nbmedical.com/blog/invasive-group-a-strep-a-keeping-it-simple-update
[https://www.nbmedical.com/assets/img/nb-square.jpg]https://www.nbmedical.com/blog/invasive-group-a-strep-a-keeping-it-simple-update
Invasive Group A Strep – A Keeping it Simple Update | NB Medicalhttps://www.nbmedical.com/blog/invasive-group-a-strep-a-keeping-it-simple-update
www.nbmedical.com
And here from the hpsc-
https://www.hpsc.ie/news/title-22663-en.html

I always now document and record the vital signs of any unwell children and have a page stuck behind my computer with normal values and amber and red values for kids with respiratory rate/pulse/sats etc.which is very useful. Safety netting carefully is always so important for me when I am sending these kids and parents home without treatment- we all know how quickly a child can become unwell and we are tending to see them earlier in their illness these days.

Best regards

Jean

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Great call Clodagh - I’ll take responsibility for this for us all

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On 18 Apr 2023, at 7:05 p.m., Clodagh Mc Kenna clodaghmckenna1@gmail.com wrote:


Thanks Jean, that's very helpful. Does anyone have a recommendation for a good paeds pulse oximeter. I've two but they are a bit flimsy and don't always pick up the pulse rate

Thanks
Clodagh

On Tue 18 Apr 2023, 16:58 Jean Gallagher, <jgallagher@ranelaghmedical.iemailto:jgallagher@ranelaghmedical.ie> wrote:
Hi All
Just thought it might be timely to remind us all all of the rare but serious condition of GpA strep given the recent high media coverage.
There is some good advice here from NBMedical https://www.nbmedical.com/blog/invasive-group-a-strep-a-keeping-it-simple-update
[https://www.nbmedical.com/assets/img/nb-square.jpg]https://www.nbmedical.com/blog/invasive-group-a-strep-a-keeping-it-simple-update
Invasive Group A Strep – A Keeping it Simple Update | NB Medicalhttps://www.nbmedical.com/blog/invasive-group-a-strep-a-keeping-it-simple-update
www.nbmedical.comhttp://www.nbmedical.com
And here from the hpsc-
https://www.hpsc.ie/news/title-22663-en.html

I always now document and record the vital signs of any unwell children and have a page stuck behind my computer with normal values and amber and red values for kids with respiratory rate/pulse/sats etc.which is very useful. Safety netting carefully is always so important for me when I am sending these kids and parents home without treatment- we all know how quickly a child can become unwell and we are tending to see them earlier in their illness these days.

Best regards

Jean

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On a NB talk last year they were saying it is difficult to access proper paediatric oximeters and they need to be ones that go around the whole foot else not accurate . Please share when you find them Ray as it would be a big help.

Have a good day all

Kimberley

Dr K. Murgatroyd

On 18 Apr 2023, at 16:58, Jean Gallagher <jgallagher@ranelaghmedical.ie> wrote:

 Hi All

Just thought it might be timely to remind us all all of the rare but serious condition of GpA strep given the recent high media coverage.

There is some good advice here from NBMedical https://www.nbmedical.com/blog/invasive-group-a-strep-a-keeping-it-simple-update

Invasive Group A Strep – A Keeping it Simple Update | NB Medical

www.nbmedical.com

And here from the hpsc-

https://www.hpsc.ie/news/title-22663-en.html

I always now document and record the vital signs of any unwell children and have a page stuck behind my computer with normal values and amber and red values for kids with respiratory rate/pulse/sats etc.which is very useful. Safety netting carefully is always so important for me when I am sending these kids and parents home without treatment- we all know how quickly a child can become unwell and we are tending to see them earlier in their illness these days.

Best regards

Jean

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I checked with our nurse and we got this one recently. It’s not for small babies! We sourced from Hibernia medical. She’s ordered a baby one from them
Also (more expensive).
Jean

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On a NB talk last year they were saying it is difficult to access proper paediatric oximeters and they need to be ones that go around the whole foot else not accurate .
Please share when you find them Ray as it would be a big help.
Have a good day all
Kimberley

Dr K. Murgatroyd

On 18 Apr 2023, at 16:58, Jean Gallagher jgallagher@ranelaghmedical.ie wrote:


Hi All
Just thought it might be timely to remind us all all of the rare but serious condition of GpA strep given the recent high media coverage.
There is some good advice here from NBMedical https://www.nbmedical.com/blog/invasive-group-a-strep-a-keeping-it-simple-update
[https://www.nbmedical.com/assets/img/nb-square.jpg]https://www.nbmedical.com/blog/invasive-group-a-strep-a-keeping-it-simple-update
Invasive Group A Strep – A Keeping it Simple Update | NB Medicalhttps://www.nbmedical.com/blog/invasive-group-a-strep-a-keeping-it-simple-update
www.nbmedical.com
And here from the hpsc-
https://www.hpsc.ie/news/title-22663-en.html

I always now document and record the vital signs of any unwell children and have a page stuck behind my computer with normal values and amber and red values for kids with respiratory rate/pulse/sats etc.which is very useful. Safety netting carefully is always so important for me when I am sending these kids and parents home without treatment- we all know how quickly a child can become unwell and we are tending to see them earlier in their illness these days.

Best regards

Jean

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