A 10-month-old girl is brought with a temperature of 39.5 degrees Celsius. She is pale, tachycardic and has delayed capillary refill of 4 seconds. Acc...

Question

A 10-month-old girl is brought with a temperature of 39.5 degrees Celsius. She is pale, tachycardic and has delayed capillary refill of 4 seconds. According to the NICE fever guideline traffic light system, how should she be classified?

Accepted Answer

High risk (red) requiring urgent hospital assessment

Answer

Intermediate risk (amber) suitable for routine review

Answer

Low risk (green) and safe for home care only

Answer

Not classifiable as age over 6 months

Answer

Risk is based only on temperature, not other signs

uk-plab-1 MCQ (SBA): Fever in under 5s

A 10-month-old girl is brought with a temperature of 39.5 degrees Celsius. She is pale, tachycardic and has delayed capillary refill of 4 seconds. According to the NICE fever guideline traffic light system, how should she be classified?