Pediatric discharge card

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Pediatric Respiratory Discharge Card

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Here's what the card contains, structured across one A4 page:
Patient Info Bar — fillable fields for name, DOB, weight, diagnosis, follow-up physician & timeframe

🫁 ASTHMA
  • Traffic-light action plan (Green / Yellow / Red zones) — signs and corresponding actions for each zone, matching the ED Asthma Clinical Pathway from Tintinalli's (9th ed.)
  • Medications prescribed: Quick relief inhaler (salbutamol + spacer type), controller inhaler (budesonide/fluticasone), oral steroid (prednisolone or dexamethasone course)
  • Spacer/MDI technique reminder
👶 BRONCHIOLITIS
  • Plain-language explanation (RSV, day 3–5 peak, 7–10 day course)
  • Two-column layout: home care vs. return-to-ED signs (feeding, hydration, work of breathing, cyanosis) — per Rosen's EM disposition criteria
  • 24-hour follow-up instruction
🌙 CROUP
  • Barking cough / stridor explanation
  • Medications given in ED: dexamethasone (dose/route) + nebulised epinephrine with post-treatment observation note
  • Home care tips + return signs including drooling/dysphagia (to rule out epiglottitis)
  • Discharge criteria checklist
⚠️ General Emergency Signs — red-flag symptoms triggering immediate ED return for any condition
💡 Prevention & Trigger Avoidance — common triggers and practical prevention tips
Signature bar + copy distribution footer (pharmacy / chart / GP / patient)
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