Paeds Cases · clinical-assessment-and-reasoning
‘They’re not themselves’ — seriously ill child structured encounter
A bedside structured encounter testing recognition of serious illness, PAT, focused ABCDE, communication, early escalation, safeguarding, handover and disposition.
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RACP General PaediatricsRACP DCEMRCPCH ClinicalRCPSC Pediatrics
Prompt
Aisha is 8 and has cerebral palsy with an expressive communication disability. She is less interactive and working hard to breathe. Her mother says, ‘They’re not themselves.’
Station status
This is one MedVellum formative structured clinical encounter. The scoring, prompts and performance descriptions are educational feedback tools. They are not an official college station, timing, mark allocation, pass score or reproduced examination format. The encounter assesses first-impression recognition, immediate stabilisation, communication, reassessment, escalation and safe transfer of information. [1] [18]
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