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How should children under-5 with a fever first be assessed

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Using the traffic light system to determine severity

Unless sepsis then activate sepsis protocol

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What is a mnemonic to remember categories for Fever in under 5’s

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CARHO

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What are the 5 categories looked at in traffic light system

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Colour

Activity

Respiration

Circulation and hydration

Other

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What is ‘low-risk’ (green) for colour

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Normal

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What are 4 points ‘low-risk’ (green) for activity

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  • Smiles
  • Stays awake
  • Opens eyes
  • Strong cry
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What is one point for circulation and hydration in green ‘ low-risk’

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Moist mucous membranes

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What is other in ‘low-risk’ green

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No red or amber features

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How will a medium-risk (amber) child’s colour present

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Pale

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Describe 4 features of activity in a medium-risk child

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  • No smile
  • No response to social cues
  • Only stays awake with prolonged stimulation
  • Decreased activity
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Describe clinical features of respiration in a medium-risk (amber) child

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  • Nasal flaring
  • Crackles
  • Tachypnoea
  • Decrease SpO2
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How will RR present in medium-risk child who is 6-12 months

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> 50

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How will RR present in medium-risk child who is older than 12-months

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> 40

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How will SpO2 present in a child who is medium-risk

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< 95%

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What are 4 features of circulation in a medium-risk child

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  • Prolonged cap refill
  • Poor Feeding
  • Decrease Urine Output
  • Dry mucous membranes
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How will HR present if less than 12-months in medium-risk child

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> 160

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How will HR present if less than 12-24months in medium-risk child

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> 150

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How will HR present if 2-5 years in medium-risk child

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> 140

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What are 5 other features in a medium-risk child

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  • Fever >39 if 3-6 months
  • Fever >5 days
  • Rigors
  • Swollen joint
  • Not weight bearing
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How will colour appear in high-risk (red)

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Pale, mottled

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What are four features of activity in high-risk children

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  • Decrease response to social cues
  • Does not wake
  • Looks ill to HCP
  • Continuous high- pitch cry
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What are 3 features of respiration in high-risk children

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  • Grunting
  • Chest indrawing
  • RR > 60
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What is a feature of circulation in high-risk infants

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Reduced skin turgor

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What are 5 other features of fever in high-risk infants

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  • Blueing fontanelle
  • Neck stiffness
  • Status epilepticus
  • Focal neurological signs
  • Focal seizures
  • Non-blanching rash
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What is first-line investigation for fever in under-5

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Observations: HR, RR, T, Cap Refill

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If capillary refill is abnormal, what should be measured
BP
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How is temperature measured if child is under 4 weeks
Electrical thermometer in the armpit
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How is temperature measured if 4W - 5 years
- Infrared tympanic thermometer - Chemdot - Electrical thermometer
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What category is a 3-6m with T > 39
Amber
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What category is a <3m with T > 38
Red
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If a remote assessment and child is life-threatening status what should be done
Call 999
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If a remote assessment and a child is red (high-risk) what is done
Urgent review by HCP in 2-hours
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If remote assessment and child is amber (medium-risk) what is done
Review by HCP - urgency decided by HCP
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If remote assessment and child is green (low-risk) what is done
Manage at home - with appropriate advice for patients
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If non paediatric HCP see's as life-threatening patient, what should be done
Call 999
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If a non-paediatric HCP see's a high-risk (red) infant what should be done
Refer to paediatric specialist
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If non-paediatric HCP see's a amber child what should be done
Safety-net patients: - Arrange further follow-up - Liaise with other HCP to ensure child can be assessed out-of-hours
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If non-paediatric HCP see's a green child what should be done
Manage at home
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If suspected pneumonia, but patient is not admitted to hospital, what should NOT be done
Do not do a CXR
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If suspect UTI and under 3-months what is done
- Refer to paediatrics | - Urine collection
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If suspect UTI and 3-months to 3-years what is done
- Urinalysis
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If suspect UTI and over 3-years what is done
- Urinalysis
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Explain antibiotics in fever in child under 5 given by non-paediatric specialists
Do not give antibiotics if unable to identify source of fever
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If non-paediatric specialist suspects meningococcal disease, what should they give
Start IV (or IM) benzylpenicillin asap
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In a child under 3-months what investigations are performed by paediatric specialist
- Obs: T, RR, HR - FBC, CRP, Blood Culture - Urinalysis - CXR - Stool Culture
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What are the two indications for lumbar puncture in children under 3-months
- ALL children under 1-month | - 1-3 months with WCC <5 or >15
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In children older than 3-months with red-features what 4 investigations are ordered
- FBC - CRP - Urine testing - Blood Culture
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In high-risk children older than 3-months what 4 investigations may be ordered
- ABG - U+E - CXR - LP
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If children older than 3-moths with amber features what 3 investigations may be ordered
- FBC - CRP - Urine testing
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When is LP indicated for amber children over-3
ALL children under 1-year
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When is CXR ordered for amber children over-3
WCC >20 and T > 39
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What investigations are indicated for low-risk children
Urine test
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If a children over-3 have fever, without identifiable cause, what is done
Admit to hospital for period observation
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If child is symptomatic with fever, what is first-line
Anti-pyretics (NSAIDs, Paracetamol)
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What are indications for antibiotics in children under 3-months with fever
ALL children under 3-months Children 1-3 months with: - Fever - WBC <5 or >15
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What antibiotics are first-line for under 5's with fever
Third generation cephalosporin
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In addition to cephalosporin, what else are children given and why
ampicillin or amoxicillin = antibiotics effective against listeria

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