EasyPaediatricsMeningococcal sepsis in childuk-plab-1
A 4-year-old boy is brought to the emergency department with a temperature of 39.5 degrees Celsius for 12 hours. He is alert but irritable, has a non-blanching petechial rash on his trunk and neck, capillary refill time is 4 seconds and his hands and feet feel cold. What is the single most appropriate immediate management