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12 minute stationSuspected Meningococcal Sepsis, 6-Year-Old
Dispatch
Cat 1 — 6-year-old, high fever, lethargy and non-blanching rash noted by parent.
On arrival
Child lying on sofa, lethargic, mottled skin, non-blanching purpuric rash on legs and trunk, cool peripheries despite fever.
Initial observations
- Airway
- Patent
- RR
- 34
- SpO2
- 95% on air
- Pulse
- 150
- BP
- 84/50 mmHg
- Temp
- 39.8 °C
- Skin
- Non-blanching purpuric rash, mottled, cool peripheries, CRT 4 seconds