Overview

This module will take approximately 30 minutes to complete and includes the following elements. 

• Background
  • Definition and prevalence.
• Risk assessment
  • How to assess a febrile child, how to use the NICE traffic light system.
• Management
  • How to manage a child with red, amber, or green risk features, how to treat fever, what information and advice to provide parents or carers.
• Optional quiz to assess learning goals from the course
• An audit suggestion
• A list of useful links and resources for further reading

Goals

During this course you will learn:

• How to assess a child with fever.
• How to use the NICE traffic light system to determine the risk.
• How to manage, red, amber, and green risk features.
• How to treat fever.
• What advice and information to provide to parent or carers.

Audit Suggestions

Topics covered