Health Chronic conditions such as asthma can cause children to have time off school, infections like meningitis causes development delay. Disability Cerebral palsy can result in brain damage and can cause problems with mobility. Sensory impairment Hearing difficulties are one of the most common causes of language delay and speech problems in young children. Learning difficulties Down syndrome can result in development delay , learning difficulties and health problems. Family background can effect a child's development by the family's values the culture and the way the child is encouraged and cared for all can effect the child development.
With an older child who doesn’t have any communication problems, they are able to tell if they feel ill or have a pain, or are hurting in any way. Workers need to familiarise themselves with the attached suggested signs and symptoms listed below and if any are noticed in a child, then it needs to be passed onto their Line Manager who will make the decision whether it will be necessary to investigate further. Illness | Signs and Symptoms | When children are able to return to school | Flu | Headaches, weakness, fever, cough, sore throat, aching muscles and joints | When recovered | Tonsillitis | Very sore throat, difficulty swallowing, fever, pain in ears and neck | No specific advice – children return when well | Diarrhoea/vomiting | Diarrhoea, stomach pains/vomiting, dehydration | Two days after last episode of diarrhoea or vomiting | Chickenpox | Itchy rash with blister-like appearance, fever | Five days after onset of rash | Mumps | Painful and swollen jaw, pain when swallowing, fever | Five days after onset of swollen glands | Rubella (German measles) | Runny nose, temperature, red-pink rash, sore throat, headache | Six days after onset of rash
Health and Safety MU 2.4 4.1 Identify the signs and symptoms which may indicate that a child or young person is injured or unwell. The child may be quiet, lethargic. The child may start to act out of character. Child may start vomiting or have diarrhoea. The child may develop a rash.
2.1 Describe with examples the kinds of young people’s development inclu influences that affect children andding: * Background * Health * Environment | Examples | Affect | BackgroundHealth Environment | Parents relationshipParents stylesReligion and cultureStep-familyPovertySiblingsIllness and diseaseNutritionProper RestHeredityStressSports and physical activity Noise OvercrowdingParents employmentFamily problems Neighbourhood | Parents that are going through a marriage breakdown, divorce and separation can be stressful for all involved particularly the children and young people. They could get very upset, could go very quiet, could stop eating and could even stop talking. Parents who think that education is not important have a negative input so they don’t encourage their children to get a good education. Parents with a lack of ability will not be able to help their children with their homework, this could be affect on their development.Children will be part of different ethnic background and cultures. Children’s belief may cause them emotional conflict when they want to participate in some physical activities which go against their family’s wishes or religious beliefs.
I feel if we were to take away all their independence, take away their choice, it could lead to the service users having behaviour problems and also in the long term they will lose ability to do skills that they once were very capable of doing. 2. (1.2) Analyse reasons why individuals may need support to maintain, regain or develop skills for everyday life The reason why people would need support to maintain, regain or develop skills for everyday life can be very different. People could have different health problems that affect their skills for everyday life. A few examples on what could have an effect are: * Physical health: feeling unwell with a fever leads to tiredness and can make you unable to do usual daily activities.
| | Potential for choking injuries due to small diameter airways, immature swallowing pattern and curiosity to put objects in mouth. End of passive immunity put toddler at risks for communicable diseases and infections, vaccinations should be up to date. | Potential for increase in illnesses due to exposure to others during group activities. Preschoolers have fears and anxieties about their bodies and need to be reassured through health promotion. | School aged children might develop self-esteem issues around their rapid growth and slimmer figure and start to show concerns.
Treatment that was given. Ensuring that member of staff signs record and a copy of it given to the parent or carer and that the parent is also verbally told of incident. Serious Accident / emergencies: - Asses the situation (how bad the accident is – is it life threatening). Put child into recovery position if necessary
The baby may form problems such as heart defects chest infections. Illnesses such as meningitis can cause epilepsy and hearing problems whilst asthma is long term and the baby may be affected for life. Disabilities have a strong affect on the development and health of a baby. Babies with genetic defects such as down’s syndrome or cystic fibrosis can have delayed development on the baby physically, socially, emotionally and intellectually. A disability may not be noticed at birth but may become apparent when there is a noticeable delay in development by parents or doctors etc.
“Supportive care is treatment to prevent or fight infections, to control pain or other symptoms, to relieve the side effects of therapy, and to help you cope with the feelings that a diagnosis of cancer can bring” (Medicinenet.com, 2013, p.7). Sometimes patients just need someone to talk to, someone that understands what they are going through. It is nice knowing that they are not the only ones dealing with these life threatening events. Families also need help learning how to cope with these events. It is not always easy to know what to say to the family member with leukemia, especially when they are young children with a thousand questions and you have no answers.
There was now a smaller chance that people would come in contact with dangerous microbes early in life, when the infection was milder and maternal antibodies offered temporary protection,” (Oshinsky 31) resulting in more appearances of polio. Polio, also known as infantile paralysis, had the potential to cause partial or full paralysis in a child. However, this contagious disease had different severities. For example, in less severe cases of polio, a child might have discomfort or stiffness of the limbs of their body accompanied with a fever or a skin rash. Polio was passed on through direct contact with an infected child, infected mucus from coughing and sneezing, and feces.