Autoinflation for glue ear in children Interventions Glue ear is the most common chronic condition of childhood, with 80% of children affected at some point
Egg allergy prevention Conditions Hen’s egg allergy is the second most common food allergy in infants and young children (cow’s milk is the most common) but most children outgrow egg allergy by adolescence
Honey and cough in children with URTI Conditions In general, cough associated with an URTI in children does not require treatment but treatment may be necessary when the cough interferes with sleep
Manipulation and subluxation of radial head (pulled elbow) Interventions In up to 50% of presentations of pulled elbow, there will be no known (or reported) pull to the arm
Pain management strategies for childhood immunisation Conditions Vaccine injections are the most common cause of iatrogenic pain in childhood
Probiotics in pregnancy for infant atopic eczema Conditions The gut of a healthy fetus is sterile; after delivery, the mother’s gut flora colonises the infant’s gut
Sweet solutions: procedural pain in infants (up to 12 months of age) Conditions Sweet solution given directly to the tongue causes an orally mediated increase in endogenous opioids
Wet combing: head lice Interventions Half of the people infested with lice do not scratch; all people in contact with an affected person should be manually checked for lice
Dilute apple juice for children rehydration Interventions Traditionally, beverages with high sugar content have been discouraged because of their potential to induce osmotic diarrhoea although recent studies have found this effect to be minimal
Behavioural interventions including alarms: bedwetting (enuresis) Conditions Bedwetting affects around 15–20% of children aged 5 years with parents who wet the bed as children are more likely to have children with enuresis