You’ve been sent to the ED to get your child’s head scanned after a minor head injury, to “just be sure”. But in the ED, no one is doing that? You just want reassurance from a scan, but instead, you find yourself sitting and waiting in the waiting room, unsure if anyone else is as concerned as you.

In this episode, Nurse Meeya differentiates minor and major head injuries, and why for minor head injuries, no one is rushing to scan.

What is ED looking for? Are they even monitoring my child? What harm is there in just scanning and giving me peace of mind?

Nurse Meeya supports that decades of research from major paediatric collectives into minor head injuries and the effects of radiation, the risk verses benefit. But also, how to know that your child is safe to go home and what to look out for when you go home.

You’re tired, exhausted, mentally drained and cognitively overloaded with your sick child. The last thing you need is to be asked the same questions over and over… and over… Yet everyone you meet in the ED keeps asking you the same questions - you’re tired of repeating yourself. Why do they keep asking the same questions?

From a Paeds ED POV, Nurse Meeya explains why this is. How our highest priority is patient safety and preventing errors or missed details. Listen now to hear the full breakdown!

Your child has been on a public hospital surgery waitlist for years, but now suddenly they have had a flare-up of that concern. What does this mean for their position on that waiting list? It makes no sense why the ED can't just flag your child for priority seeing as they've already been on that waiting list! Referrals and wait times can be hard to navigate + asking for clarity whilst in the ED can be hard.

Tune in as Nurse Meeya explains the referral process, the role of the GP and what ED's role is and isn't.

Your child has been vomiting and you make the decision to go to the ED. But when you get there, why is no one rushing to put a drip in and give them IV fluids? This is a common expectation, and Nurse Meeya gives you the Paeds ED POV as to why that is, and what is usually done instead as first line treatment. This show doesn't go into the red flags of vomiting and signs to look for. Stay tuned for that in upcoming episodes. Again, not given as medical advice. Please go to your GP or ED for your concerns.

Having sick kids is inevitable when you're a parent. You make the decision to take your child to the Emergency Department. But - you're waiting... and waiting... children who have come in after you get taken in first! This is so frustrating when you have an unwell child. Want an explanation of behind the scenes from a Paeds ED POV? You're in the right place! Nurse Meeya talks through some processes that take place in the ED after triage, including when your child gets brought in via ambulance.