NICE guideline issued on treating fever in under-5s

摘要

How to assess and manage young children with a raised temperature is the subject of National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence guidance published this week."Feverish illness in children:assessment and initial management in children younger than 5 years"is the first national guideline to provide all health care professionals - including pharmacists,GPs,nurses and paediatricians - with a practical"traffic light"tool to assess symptoms and decide whether a child needs to be referred to a specialist or may be treated at home.