Paediatric Radiography - part 1 pdf

[...]... examination and will ensure appropriate and effective patient communication and co-operation 1 2 Paediatric Radiography Age 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Months Physical development Sits Walks around aided furniture Sits unaided Cognitive development Climbs stairs Climbs furniture Action co-ordination established Language development Baby noises Basic symbol recognition... 8 (4), 8–9 13 Department of Health (19 91) Welfare of Children and Young People in Hospital HMSO, London 14 Audit Commission (19 93) Children First: A Study of Hospital Services HMSO, London 15 Bee, H (2000) The Developing Child, 9th edn Allyn and Bacon, London 16 Coyne, I.T (19 96) Parent participation: a concept analysis Journal of Advanced Nursing 23, 733–40 17 Hutchfield, K (19 99) Family-centred care:... Blackwell Science, Oxford 8 Bee, H (19 99) The Growing Child, 2nd edn Longman, Harlow 9 Marks, M.G (19 98) Broadribb’s Introductory Pediatric Nursing, 5th edn Lippincott, New York 10 McQuade, L., Huband, S and Parker, E (19 96) Children’s Nursing Churchill Livingstone, London 11 Department of Health (19 96) Focus on Teenagers: Research Into Practice HMSO, Norwich 12 Casey, A (19 88) A partnership with child and... within an individual child Growth is episodic rather than constant and Understanding childhood 5 6 7 8 9 Age 10 11 Years 12 14 15 16 17 18 Growth spurt Physical development Hops, skips, rides bike Start of puberty – girls Basic writing skills Improving pencil manipulation Cognitive development 13 Understands conservation of number Growth spurt Start of puberty – boys Ability to reason logically Increasing... Prefers friendships of own gender Adult identity develops Self-esteem decreases Understands concept of trust Peer approval important Increasing value of self-worth Fig 1. 2 Growth and development staging chart (5 years 18 years) Birth Fig 1. 3 2 years 6 years 12 years Changes in body proportions from birth to adulthood 25 years 3 4 Paediatric Radiography therefore results in growth spurts The natural cyclic... Article 24: Parties shall take all effective and appropriate measures with a view to abolishing traditional practices prejudicial to the health of children 9 10 Paediatric Radiography The UK government, although ratifying the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child in 19 91, has not yet fully embraced the rights of children to be involved in the decision-making process (article 12 ) The fundamental... 17 Hutchfield, K (19 99) Family-centred care: a concept analysis Journal of Advanced Nursing 29 (5), 11 78–87 18 Cook, P (19 99) Supporting Sick Children and Their Families Baillière Tindall, London 19 Hogg, C (19 96) Health Services for Children and Young People: A Guide for Commissioners and Providers, Vol 1 Action for Sick Children, Edinburgh Chapter 2 Consent, immobilisation and health care law As health... and health professionals are to be achieved16 Radiographers, therefore, need to consider their working practices and introduce new ways of including guardians in the examination process if successful short-term partnerships are to be achieved Accepting this partnership in the care of child patients has not been easy for paediatric health professionals and, in particular, the changes that have occurred... References 1 Sinclair, D and Dangerfield, P (19 98) Human Growth After Birth, 6th edn Oxford University Press, Oxford 2 Schickedanz, J.A Schickedanz, D.I., Hansen, K and Forsyth, P.D (19 93) Understanding Children: Infancy Through Pre-School, 2nd edn Mayfield Publishing Company, London 3 Behram, R.E and Kliegman, R.M (19 98) Essentials of Pediatrics, 3rd edn WB Saunders Company, London 4 Swanwick, M (19 90) Knowledge... following imaging departments who allowed us to watch them work and were open in discussions around techniques: Clarendon Wing X-ray Department, The General Infirmary at Leeds Sheffield Children’s Hospital Manchester Children’s Hospital (Booth Hall) Hull A&E Department Bradford Royal Infirmary xi Chapter 1 Understanding childhood A child is, as defined by English law, any person under the age of 18 years It is . atresia 10 8 Malrotation 11 1 Volvulus 11 1 Meconium ileus 11 2 Meconium plug 11 2 Congenital megacolon (Hirschprung’s disease) 11 3 Necrotising enterocolitis 11 3 Abdominal mass 11 5 Jaundice 11 5 Catheters,. tubes 11 5 Endotracheal tube 11 5 Umbilical arterial catheter 11 5 Umbilical venous catheter 11 6 Central venous catheter 11 6 Chest drain 11 7 Feeding tubes 11 8 Radiographic technique for the chest 11 8 Antero-posterior. around furniture Bladder control – daytime 12 345678 910 111 2 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 3 4 5 Months Age Years Understanding childhood 3 Birth 2 years 6 years 12 years 25 years Fig. 1. 3 Changes in body proportions