CYPED James Cook

For our last post of the day for World Patient Safety Day, here is some brief sepsis awareness information, which you can screenshot and keep on your phone in the event you may need to recall this information.

According to uksepsistrust, In the UK, there are 48,000 sepsis related deaths each year and 245,000 are affected each year by sepsis. What is it? What do you need to look out for? And What do you do in the event you suspect Sepsis? Find out in the pictures below.

Sepsis is a life-threatening reaction to an infection which needs urgent treatment in hospital straight away. It can be hard to spot, so make sure you know the symptoms.

Find out more http://nhs.uk/sepsis/

MEDICINE SAFETY

When it comes to poisoning prevention, many families wrongly think safety caps are enough to keep children safe. But child-resistant packaging is NOT childproof.

It will slow a child down when they are trying to open a bottle or container, but some toddlers can work their way round it through sheer determination or brute force.

That’s why the best way to keep your child safe from poisoning is to keep harmful products out of reach or in a lockable cupboard.

Download Child Accident Prevention Trust free guide to preventing poisoning for more top tips: https://capt.org.uk/resources/prevent-poisoning-fact-sheet/

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According to gov.uk it is suggested that children must normally use a child car seat until they’re 12 years old or 135 centimetres tall, whichever comes first.

Children over 12 or more than 135cm tall must wear a seat belt. You can choose a child car seat based on your child’s height or weight. This is the very minimum guidelines to think about whilst deciding if your child still needs a car seat. However, like when buying your very first car seat we highly recommend spending time to research and find out what is the best for you and your child. Watch out for our next post which provides you with some advise on choosing and using a car seat along with some useful websites that will help during your research.


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Today is World Patient Safety Day. WHO known as the World Health Organisation, call on parents, caregivers, health practitioners, health care leaders, educators and communities, to unite in action to prevent avoidable harm in paediatric care and to build a safer, healthier future for every child, as part of the global effort.

This week in James Cook University Hospital, the paediatric departments have been involved in bringing awareness to patient safety specifically around safe care for every newborn and child. With lots of fun activities for the children to participate in. Yesterday our little Infection Control inspectors from the wards set off to check our staff are bare below the elbow, giving stickers and certificates to all who past their inspection, some children were able to participate in a competition to design our very own safety superhero! 🦸‍♂️

Throughout today online we will be looking at keeping children safe around the home, we will bring information from The Lullaby Trust on safe sleeping, Child Accident Prevention Trust on safety around medication and poisons and what to look out for if you suspect sepsis and much more.

Whatever your plans this Summer, make sure you know how to keep your baby's fluids up! 💧🍼

To check if your baby is too hot, feel their chest or the back of their neck. If they feel clammy or sweaty, these are signs they're getting too hot.

When your baby is too hot, remove a layer of clothing and adjust the room temperature if possible.

Swipe for top tips to keep your baby's fluids up, based on NHS guidance.

📸- The Lullaby Trust lullabytrust

What are the signs of heat exhaustion and what to do to prevent it!

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