ETAT triage | PREM triage |
Lethargy (sleepier than usual) Respiratory Distress (fast breathing) |
Fever (with cough, diarrhoea or any other focus?) 1. fever for the last 2 days Altered level of consciousness? 1. Inconsolable cry 2. Sleepy 3. LethargyFirst acute episode of Breathlessness (not episodic, not chronic?) 1. fast breathing |
Emergency | Fever + altered level of consciousness + first acute episode of breathlessness = septic shock with possible pulmonary oedema due to acute lung injury or cardiac dysfunction |
ETAT, emergency triage assessment and treatment; PREM, pediatric resuscitation and emergency medicine.