Little Doctors Academy
Little Doctors Skills Lab
Grade 5-7
Encourage enquiry and research
Build clinical skills
Teamwork and leadership
Program Outline
1
Thinking Like a Clinician: History, Exam, Differential
Use a structured approach to a clinical problem
Practice asking clear, respectful questions with SOAP
Record key facts systematically
2
Triage
What is normal, what is urgent?
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Measure and interpret vital signs including temperature, blood pressure, pulse rate and oxygen saturation
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3
Cardiovascular: Perfusion, Blood Pressure, and Fainting
Fainting can happen when you are perfectly healthy, why?
What does blood pressure mean?
Dehydration and vasovagal response
4
Respiratory: Ventilation, Oxygenation and Asthma
Macro and miocro anatomy and physiology of respiratory system
What is asthma and how to deal with it?
5
Electrolytes and Rehydation
What causes dehydration and electrolyte imbalance?
What is better, water or Gatorade?
Math in ORS
6
Nervous system, reflexes and stoke
Anatomy and physiology of central nervous system
Reflexes vs voluntary movement
What is stroke and how to handle the emergency?
7
Microbiology and Infection Control
Different types of pathogens
Which is more dangerous?
Vaccines and antibiotics
How can we protect ourselves?
8
Medical Technologies: Labs and Imaging
Flu-test: how does it work?
Why is it not 100% accurate?
Lab science: centrifugation and how blood bank uses it?
9
Medications and Dosing for Kids
Where and how to find drug labels
Medication safety
How to find my correct dosage
What is cross checking and why is it necessary?
10
Allergies and Anaphylaxis
Histamines and allergies
Anaphylaxis
EpiPen
11
First Aid Skills Lab
Sprains, cuts, burns
On-site first aid, wound care and disinfection
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12
ER Team Challenge
Case scenario challenge
Problem solving
Systematic analysis
Team work and collab
