Illness chart
Task B (007.2.1 009.4.1.2.3)
Complete a grid to identify the common signs and symptoms of childhood illnesses/allergies, accidents and injuries and how these should be responded to within your early years setting.
Illness/Allergy
Signs and Symptoms
Procedural Response
Allergy (examples)
1.
2.
3.
007.2.2
Chicken Pox
High temperature (fever), aches and headache often start a day or so before a rash appears.
Spots (rash). Spots appear in crops. They develop into small blisters and are itchy. They can be anywhere on the body. Several crops may develop over several days.
Loss of appetite or feeding problems.
Stay off work/ school until the last blister has burst and scabbed over.
Meningitis
Fever
Vomiting
Headache and feeling unwell
Red ticks show symptoms more specific to meningitis and septicaemia and less common in milder illnesses.
Limb pain
Pale skin
Cold hands and feet often appear earlier than the rash
Neck stiffness
Dislike of bright lights and confusion.
Soon as you detect the infection call 999 immediately
Mumps
Swelling and pain of one or both parotid glands are the usual main symptoms.
The mouth may feel dry.
Chewing and swallowing may be sore.
Fever (high temperature), headache, feeling tired and being off food may develop for a few days. ...
Mild abdominal (tummy) pain may occur.
Stay off work or school until five days after you first developed symptoms wash your hands regularly, using soap and water always use a tissue to cover your mouth and nose when you cough and sneeze, and throw the tissue in a bin immediately afterwards
Measles
A high temperature, sore eyes (conjunctivitis), and a runny nose usually occur first.
Small white spots usually develop inside the mouth a day or so later. These can persist for several days.
A harsh dry cough is usual.
Going off food, tiredness, and aches and pains are usual.
Diarrhoea and/or vomiting is common.
A red blotchy rash normally develops about 3-4 days after the first symptoms. It
Complete a grid to identify the common signs and symptoms of childhood illnesses/allergies, accidents and injuries and how these should be responded to within your early years setting.
Illness/Allergy
Signs and Symptoms
Procedural Response
Allergy (examples)
1.
2.
3.
007.2.2
Chicken Pox
High temperature (fever), aches and headache often start a day or so before a rash appears.
Spots (rash). Spots appear in crops. They develop into small blisters and are itchy. They can be anywhere on the body. Several crops may develop over several days.
Loss of appetite or feeding problems.
Stay off work/ school until the last blister has burst and scabbed over.
Meningitis
Fever
Vomiting
Headache and feeling unwell
Red ticks show symptoms more specific to meningitis and septicaemia and less common in milder illnesses.
Limb pain
Pale skin
Cold hands and feet often appear earlier than the rash
Neck stiffness
Dislike of bright lights and confusion.
Soon as you detect the infection call 999 immediately
Mumps
Swelling and pain of one or both parotid glands are the usual main symptoms.
The mouth may feel dry.
Chewing and swallowing may be sore.
Fever (high temperature), headache, feeling tired and being off food may develop for a few days. ...
Mild abdominal (tummy) pain may occur.
Stay off work or school until five days after you first developed symptoms wash your hands regularly, using soap and water always use a tissue to cover your mouth and nose when you cough and sneeze, and throw the tissue in a bin immediately afterwards
Measles
A high temperature, sore eyes (conjunctivitis), and a runny nose usually occur first.
Small white spots usually develop inside the mouth a day or so later. These can persist for several days.
A harsh dry cough is usual.
Going off food, tiredness, and aches and pains are usual.
Diarrhoea and/or vomiting is common.
A red blotchy rash normally develops about 3-4 days after the first symptoms. It