Unwell Infant and Child - Component 10 PDF
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This document provides information about meningitis and septicaemia, including symptoms, assessment, and management guidelines for children. It's part of a larger unwell infant and child component. Focuses on the clinical aspects of diagnosing and treating the conditions using the ABCD assessment.
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Unwell Infant and Child - Component 10 Meningococcal Meningitis and Septicaemia Meningitis – meninges inflamed Septicaemia – bacteria invade the bloodstream Meningococcal disease is the leading cause of death by infection in children and young adults and can kill a he...
Unwell Infant and Child - Component 10 Meningococcal Meningitis and Septicaemia Meningitis – meninges inflamed Septicaemia – bacteria invade the bloodstream Meningococcal disease is the leading cause of death by infection in children and young adults and can kill a healthy person of any age within hours of their first symptoms. ©Department of Clinical Education & Standards Unwell Infant and Child - Component 10 The Rash ©Department of Clinical Education & Standards Unwell Infant and Child - Component 10 Meningococcal Meningitis and Assess Septicaemia ABC, gain history of patient: acutely unwell, irritability, pyrexia, ‘flu- like’ symptoms. Neck stiffness, photophobia and haemorrhagic rash. Cold, mottled skin or flushed and warm. Headache, vomiting, D&V, rigors, seizures, drowsy/confusion, lethargic. Assess the pain using SOCRATES, FLACC and Wong-baker faces. You may find -Altered observations (HR,RR,AVPU) -Non-blanching rash with tumbler test JRCALC PLUS – Guidelines – ©Department of Clinical Education & Standards Meningococcal meningitis and septicaemia Unwell Infant and Child - Component 10 Management Manage any time critical ABCD, provide O2 if saturations below
