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WHEN YOU NEED URGENCY BUT NOT EMERGENCY
Snap Paediatrics has established its reputation on the Sunshine Coast for providing families with rapid access specialist Paediatric care.
🩺 Standard Consults
We have a growing team of caring Paediatricians who provide thorough assessment and comprehensive management plans for all medical Paediatric concerns. By focusing on medical concerns, we are able to book an appointment for your child within two weeks of referral or phone call. We know there is also a large demand for behavioural and developmental concerns, which we hope to address in the future.
❗ Urgent Care Consults
We offer 30 minute appointments with a Paediatric Specialist when your child is unexpectedly unwell. We know it can be difficult to find an appointment with your regular family GP when your child is sick. Maybe your holiday to the beautiful Sunshine Coast has been disrupted by your child’s illness. Having to spend hours waiting in an Emergency Department, only adds to the stress of having a child who is unwell, so we are offering an alternative. You can book an Urgent Care Consult online, right now!
✔ Prompt
For Urgent Care Consults, we will see your child the same or next clinic day. For Standard Consults, covering more detailed or long stading concerns, we aim to see you within a fortnight.
✔ Hassle free
We like referrals, but we can see you without a referral too.
✔ Hand-in-hand
We work with your GP (and other specialists) to ensure your child is improving with coordinated care.
COMMON ThIngs WE TreAT
Respiratory Illness
❗ Acute cough
❗Suspected chest infection
❗Bronchiolitis
❗Mild-moderate croup
❗Mild asthma attacks
🩺 Chronic cough and wheeze
🩺 Concerns about frequent or recurrent asthma episodes
See your nearest Emergency Department if your child:
✘ is abnormally drowsy, floppy or confused
✘ has mottled, pale, or cold skin or has a non-blanching rash
✘ has significantly laboured/effortful breathing or stridor (noisy breath in) at rest
Fevers & Infections
❗Fever
❗Sore throat
❗Ear pain
❗Skin infections
❗Urinary tract infections
See your nearest Emergency Department if your child:
✘ is abnormally drowsy, floppy or confused
✘ has mottled, pale, blue or cold skin or has a non-blanching rash
✘ is less than three months old with a fever
Headaches
❗Minor Head Injury
🩺 Tension or stress headaches
🩺 Migraines
🩺 Post-Concussion Syndrome
See your nearest Emergency Department if your child:
✘ has a severe headache
✘ has lost consciousness or is continuously vomiting after a head injury
✘ has symptoms that are not responding to simple pain relief
Gastroenteritis & Tummy Troubles
❗Acute abdominal pain
❗Vomiting and/or diarrhoea
🩺 Chronic abdominal pain
🩺 Food sensitivities/allergies
🩺 Constipation
🩺 Toileting problems
🩺 Night-time accidents
See your nearest Emergency Department if your child:
✘ is dehydrated with a dry mouth and tongue
✘ is drowsy or not waking up to drink
✘ is unable to walk due to severe abdominal pain (especially with fever)
✘ is abnormally drowsy or not waking up to drink
Minor Injuries
❗Sprains and strains
✘ Deformed or bent bones
✘ Significantly swollen joint
If you’re unsure, we recommend visiting your nearest Emergency Department as they have the necessary equipment to rule out serious injury.
Simple Seizures
🩺 Follow up after first-time seizure
🩺 Febrile convulsions
✘ Epilepsy requiring medication management
✘ Not back to normal baseline after seizure
If the condition is new to you, or you’re just unsure, we recommend visiting your nearest Emergency Department as soon as possible.
Rashes
Rashes
❗Viral rashes
🩺 Eczema
🩺 Mild allergies
🩺 Birthmarks
✘ See your nearest Emergency Department for fever with a non-blanching rash (ie. a rash that doesn’t go away fully when pressed).
Infant & Newborn Concerns
🩺 Feeding difficulties
🩺 Unsettled baby
🩺 Reflux
🩺 Poor weight gain
🩺 Jaundice
✘ See your nearest Emergency Department for fevers in infants less than 3 months old.
NoTE
Some conditions really should be seen to immediately. In order to provide prompt service we cannot treat the following:
✘ Severe illness or injury (life or limb threatening – call 000)
✘ Conditions best treated in the Emergency Department
✘ Developmental assessment and management
✘ Behavioural concerns and management
✘ Writing prescriptions for ADHD/behavioural medications
If it is not an Emergency but you are unsure if your child is suitable to be seen in a Snap, please call or email our friendly staff.
