Summary
• Treating the Special Care patient requires complete
familiarity not only with the child’s condition, the
medications the child in on and their interactions as
well.
• A medical consults should be obtained if necessary.
• The parents of these children can show varying
emotions and you need to be aware of them when
dealing with them.
• Use of restraints may be necessary, caution must be
exercised in their use after getting the necessary
consent from the parent.