Paediatric Emergency Care: What Every Parent Should Know
Dr. Naresh Pagadala
5 Min Read
May 09, 2024
Children are precious; there’s no two ways about it. As parents you want the best life for them and do everything in your capacity to ensure this. We follow the same credo at Manipal Hospitals when it comes to children’s health, to provide comprehensive and holistic paediatric healthcare services under one roof in a cheerful and compassionate ambience.
The Centre of Excellence in Paediatrics and Child Care is a place children will love to come to even when they are sick. This is because our paediatricians are not only skilled in their specialized field of medicine but also are kind, sympathetic and patient to a child’s needs. From the moment a baby is born and during the child’s growing years, in our range of dedicated facilities from Neonatal, immunization and lactation, to paediatric emergency services and the gamut of paediatric specialities, we adopt a multidisciplinary approach to each healthcare speciality in the best interest of our little patients.
World-renowned expertise, state-of-the-art technology, quality, ease of communication, scientifically-backed treatment techniques and the latest technology lets Manipal Hospitals adopt the best paediatric care model to improve the healthcare of infants, children and adolescents.
On top of paediatric experts, Manipal Hospital's family-friendly environment has dedicated paediatric nurses caring for children recognized for their nursing excellence.
More than the world-class medical knowledge, the compassion of its doctors, nurses and everyone involved has been the key to it becoming the tertiary care referral centre for children across the nation and the world. The countless families' happiness and gratitude have been the true measure of the caring service provided at Manipal Hospitals.
Manipal Hospitals' Advanced Children centre supported by a well equipped microbiological and pathological lab, blood bank, radiology department, outpatient and inpatient care, child and parent centric emergency department. Manipal Hospitals is accredited to the National Board of Examinations and conducts three year DNB programme and fellowship in paediatrics, neonatology and paediatric infection control. The department caters to a multitude of services like paediatric ICU (PICU), General paediatrics, Neonatal ICU (NICU), paediatric orthopedics, paediatric neurology, paediatric pulmonology, paediatric rheumatology, paediatrics ent and airway, paediatric ophthalmology services, Blood bank, paediatric urology, paediatric cardiology and cardiac surgery, paediatric nuclear medicine, paediatric interventional radiology, paediatric cardiothoracic surgery, Thalassemia clinic & paediatric haematology-oncology, paediatric rehabilitation, paediatric plastic surgery, Child and family psychology, paediatric genetics, paediatric orthodontics, Lactation services, paediatric allergy, paediatric dermatology, Metabolic services, paediatric endocrinology, paediatric infectious diseases, Developmental paediatrics, child psychologist & adolescent paediatrics
After gathering general information about the patient's health, our paediatrician will review the patient's medical history, and do a complete physical examination. Then the doctor might order the necessary investigations to determine the health of your body.
Paediatricians are trained to diagnose and treat childhood illnesses, from minor health issues to serious diseases.
A neonatologist is a child doctor trained specifically to handle the most complex and high-risk situations. Neonatologists ensure that critically ill newborns receive the proper nutrition for healing and growth.
If your baby has an illness, birth defects, injuries, or was born prematurely then a neonatologist will likely be caring for your baby. If your baby is diagnosed with a problem before birth then a neonatologist will also be involved in your pregnancy.
Pediatric haematology is a branch of medicine that treats patients with diseases of the blood or blood-forming organs using latest technologies.
Some common childhood illnesses are:
Cough and cold
Ear infection
Croup
Diarrhea and vomiting
Fever
Food allergies
Measles
Rubella
Whooping cough
Getting your child vaccinated on time will protect them against vaccine-preventable diseases. Some of the vaccines are:
Chickenpox
Diphtheria, tetanus, and whooping cough
Haemophilus influenzae type b
Hepatitis A
Hepatitis B
Influenza
Measles, mumps, rubella (MMR)
Meningococcal
Pneumococcal
Polio
Rotavirus
Kawasaki disease is defined as inflammation in arteries, veins, and capillaries. It is also called mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome as it affects lymph nodes also.
Manipal Hospitals is the best hospital for children in Bangalore providing advanced treatment to infants, children, and adolescents through innovative medical care, research and training. We have skilled paediatrics who have experience in treating cardiac conditions, neurological conditions, digestive diseases, and other conditions.
A pediatric oncologist specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of cancer that develops in an infant, children, adolescents, and teenagers.
Some allergies can be handled at home, but some need a doctor consultation. You should consult a doctor if your child has a fever, congestion, sneezing, an itchy nose and eyes, shortness of breath, coughing, itchy red rash, scaly patches on the skin, etc.
Children are not small adults, an adage of paediatrics followed conscientiously at Manipal Hospitals, dedicated to providing high-quality, personalized care and nurture and is committed to building long-term partnerships with its little patients. Contact us to know more about childcare and book an appointment with one of our paediatric specialists today.
