MediumPaediatricsAcute otitis media (non-Indigenous child)au-amcau-racgp
A 3-year-old non-Aboriginal girl presents with 24 hours of left ear pain following a cold. She is febrile to 38.3 °C but otherwise well and eating and drinking. Otoscopy shows a bulging, erythematous tympanic membrane without perforation. This is her first episode of ear infection. According to Australian paediatric guidelines, what is the most appropriate initial management?