EM Cases · Paediatric fever and serious bacterial illness
Febrile infant with evolving petechiae — SBI resus station
ACEM Fellowship OSCE station linking febrile-child assessment to meningococcal/SBI emergency treatment.
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Target exams
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Prompt
A febrile infant who develops a non-blanching rash during assessment.
Station brief
Format. Clinical-management station, 11 minutes. You are the EM consultant.
References2ShowHide
- [6]Weiss SL, Peters MJ, Alhazzani W, et al. Surviving Sepsis Campaign International Guidelines for the Management of Septic Shock and Sepsis-Associated Organ Dysfunction in Children. Pediatr Crit Care Med, 2020.PMID 32032273
- [10]National Institute for Health and Care Excellence Fever in under 5s: assessment and initial management NICE guideline NG143, 2021.Source