If your child is unwell and you need to take them to hospital, then they will be looked after by doctors who are specially trained in the management of children (paediatricians). Paediatrics has its own areas of subspecialisation, mostly similar to the areas of subspecialisation of adult internal medicine and surgery, for example paediatric orthopaedics. Neonatologists specialise in children under the age of one month. Some paediatricians specialise in infants (children up to the age of one year) and young children, and others specialise in older children and adolescents.
While your child can suffer many conditions that are similar to the ones that an adult can suffer from, they can also suffer from other conditions that present in childhood rather than in adulthood. For example, children may suffer from congenital problems, genetic or inherited conditions that manifest in childhood, and require specialist expertise.
Acute illnesses in your child in which it is critical to make the diagnosis quickly and to begin appropriate treatment include:
- Infectious diseases, such as mumps, measles, etc.
- Acute epiglottitis
- Low blood sugar (hypoglycaemia)
- Acute anaphylaxis (acute response to an allergy)
- Acute meningitis
- Acute asthma
- Status epilepticus (acute convulsions)
If you believe you may have a paediatric clinical negligence claim, please contact the team by email at clinnegenquiries@kingsleynapley.co.uk or by calling +44 (0)20 7814 1200.
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