{"id":24964,"date":"2021-03-19T15:52:59","date_gmt":"2021-03-19T14:52:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/semmelweis.hu\/english\/?p=24964"},"modified":"2021-03-19T15:53:48","modified_gmt":"2021-03-19T14:53:48","slug":"lots-of-information-from-little-blood-a-painless-procedure-in-the-pediatric-emergency-department","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/semmelweis.hu\/english\/2021\/03\/lots-of-information-from-little-blood-a-painless-procedure-in-the-pediatric-emergency-department\/","title":{"rendered":"Lots of information from little blood: a painless procedure in the pediatric emergency department"},"content":{"rendered":"

Even a little <\/span>amount of <\/span>blood can <\/span>rapidly <\/span>provide<\/span> a lot of information and almost painlessly, sampling procedures that facilitate this are of par<\/span>ticular <\/span>importance in pediatric emergency departments. <\/span>The smaller the child, the less blood is the goal. Blood drop analysis requires only a drop of blood taken from a fingertip to allow a <\/span>rapid<\/span> test to be performed immediately. <\/span>The procedure used in the pediatric emergency departments will also be discussed at the Semmelweis Health Days event on <\/span>25 <\/span>March, which will also reveal how much blood is needed for what <\/span>sort of <\/span>lab<\/span>oratory<\/span> tests. The program provides an insight into the daily life <\/span>of the 1<\/span>st<\/span> and 2<\/span>nd<\/span> Departments of Pediatrics<\/span>, <\/span>into<\/span> the world of special examinations and procedures.<\/span> <\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cEmergency departments have used blood testing lab<\/span>oratory<\/span> devices <\/span>for years<\/span> that show the desired result within minutes. This is the way to implement effective therapeutic interventions, as <\/span>physicians<\/span> can infer many diseases from the results of blood sampling\u201d, <\/span>pointed out Dr. P\u00e9ter Kriv\u00e1csy, Chief Physician of the Department of Emergency Care of the 1<\/span>st<\/span> Department of Pediatrics at Semmelweis University.<\/span><\/p>\n

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He <\/span>emphasized that the rapid determination of laboratory results is also one of the most important factors in pediatric emergency care. <\/span>Furthermore, <\/span>the smaller the child, the less blood samples <\/span>should be<\/span> taken<\/span>, as 2 milliliters of blood is <\/span>a great amount of blood fo<\/span>r a premature baby.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

A newborn weighing 2.5-3.5 kilograms has a blood volume of 2.5 deciliters and a 5-6 year old has 1.6 liters. In addition, efforts should be made to cause the child as little pain as possible while taking the sample safely.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWith this method, there is no need to insert a needle or cannula into the vein, which is a painful procedure. All it takes is a tiny puncture to do the test\u201d, said Dr. P\u00e9ter Kriv\u00e1csy.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"For both children and parents, medical examinations that involve pain are very frightening and mentally stressful, which is why professionals do everything they can to reduce this necessary pain and dispel fear.<\/span><\/p>\n

Dr. P\u00e9ter Kriv\u00e1csy’s presentation entitled “What can we learn from a drop of blood in pediatric emergency care?” will present the new techniques and efforts used in pediatric care that have helped medicine make much progress towards pain-free examinations.<\/span><\/p>\n

The <\/span>next <\/span>interactive, public health program series of Semmelweis University celebrating its 250<\/span>th<\/span> anniversary are being held on <\/span>25 March<\/span>; the lectures are free but require a pre-registration.<\/span><\/p>\n

Eszter Csat\u00e1ri-F\u00f6ldv\u00e1ry
\nFeatured image: Pixabay
\nPhoto: Attila Kov\u00e1cs \u2013 Semmelweis University
\nTranslation: Katalin Ill\u00e9s-Romh\u00e1nyi<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Blood drop analysis used in the pediatric emergency departments will also be discussed at the Semmelweis Health Days event on 25 March.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":101126,"featured_media":24962,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[129],"tags":[37,84],"class_list":["post-24964","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-health","tag-semmelweis-250","tag-semmelweis-health-days"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/semmelweis.hu\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24964","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/semmelweis.hu\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/semmelweis.hu\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/semmelweis.hu\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/101126"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/semmelweis.hu\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=24964"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/semmelweis.hu\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24964\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":24966,"href":"https:\/\/semmelweis.hu\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24964\/revisions\/24966"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/semmelweis.hu\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/24962"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/semmelweis.hu\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24964"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/semmelweis.hu\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24964"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/semmelweis.hu\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24964"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}