injury and illness

Assessment task-MMII 002 managing paediatric illness and injury

Described how to manage an infant with foreign bodies in their eyes, ears and nose

If you get a foreign body stuck in your ears or nose you should go to the nearest NHS walk in centre or minor injuries unit, because when you attempt to remove it yourself it sometimes may occur to get even more stuck.
If you get any foreign bodies in your eyes such as dust, paint or sand it can be removed easily by doing this:
Put on some disposable gloves
Sit the child down
Carefully and gently pull down the lower eyelid and gently remove anything with a clean, wet handkerchief/paper towel, or piece of gauze swab
If this fails to work you should pull the upper eyelid over the lower eyelid to try and flush it out with tears
If the object is still there you should wash the eye out with water, you should do this by put the head over a sink or bowl with the eye open and facing down. Using a plastic safe cup you should pour water into the eye from nose side outwards
If none of these work or the eye is still red and painful you should go to the nearest type of medical help

Describe how to recognise and manage common eye injuries

You would recognise a eye injury by looking for the following:
Being unable to open the eye
Numbness
Swelling
Redness
Paid when moving the eye
Eye hurts in the light
Not being able to see properly
Double vision
Urgent treatment is required to stop any further damage and to treat the injury; therefore you should get immediate medical help

Describe how to recognise and manage chronic medical conditions including:
Sickle cell anaemia
Diabetes
Asthma

asthma
You normally recognise somebody with asthma when they start having trouble breathing you may notice this if they are wheezing or if they are having trouble breathing. Asthma attacks can be brought on by exercising, dust, pollen, stress and very cold air. If a child has an asthma attack you should deal