For over twenty years there have been papers highlighting the use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM). The use in children is increasing across the world and estimated at between 10% and 89%. There is a wide belief they are safe. We know that doctors do not routinely ask parents about use in clinics and we also know that parents don’t want to inform doctors as they don’t think that the doctor will know about the particular CAM or indeed be interested. Farrington et al. [Acta Paediatr 2019;108: 419–422. doi:10.1111/apa.14595] present a simple collection …. To read the full article, log in using your NHS OpenAthens details.
Free access. Paediatric health providers and educators influence infant mortality through advocacy and training within families and communities. This research sought to establish the efficacy and training of two-finger versus two-thumb-encircling techniques for lone responder infant chest compressions with ventilations in initially trained infant caregivers.
Editorial. Sudden out-of-hospital cardiac arrest with unsuccessful cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is the third leading cause of death in industrialised nations. Up to 70% of out-of-hospital cardiac arrests are witnessed by family members, friends and other bystanders. A greater percentage of cardiac arrests in infants are likely to involve first responders who are the child’s family members or other close caregivers. There is considerable rescuer variation in compression treatment styles, as shown in figure 1.1 When compared with adults, relatively few CPR data exist regarding treatment of children during cardiac arrest. As a result, internationally agreed CPR guidelines have been developed with data often extrapolated from adults or animal studies.2. To read the full article, log in using your NHS OpenAthens details.
This letter sets out:
how much funding local authorities are getting as part of the children’s social care strengthening families protecting children (SFPC) programme
the purpose of the children’s social care strengthening families protecting children programme
Our first version is now ready for stress testing by a select group of parents and families from our charity partner, WellChild. If you're joining us at RCPCH Conference and exhibition on 13-15 May, come to our stand for a sneak preview!
Open access. The prevalence of asthma and obesity have increased over the last decades. A possible association between these two chronic illnesses has been suggested, since the prevalence of asthmatic symptoms rises with increasing Body Mass Index (BMI). However, asthma is only one of several possible causes of shortness of breath in obese children. The aim of this study is to evaluate the prevalence of overtreatment with asthma medication in a cohort overweight/obese children with respiratory symptoms visiting a pediatric outpatient clinic.
The media reports may give the impression that this study refutes previous thinking that social media use can have a detrimental effect of wellbeing. In fact the findings don't seem to be so clear cut.
The study found that social media use is linked with reduced life satisfaction, while less social media use is linked with greater life satisfaction. But the links were very small and may not be significant.
The study has a number of limitations.