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Civilian Emergency Platform
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — An adult has high fever with rigors, confusion, rash, or difficulty breathing.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — NOT EXPERT REVIEWED — NOT FOR PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Temperature above 38.5°C with shaking, weakness, or confusion.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Non-blanching rash, stiff neck, or fast breathing.
Scene hazards: Dehydration, Sepsis
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Have person rest in cool room.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Offer water or ORS if alert.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Lukewarm sponge forehead and limbs — not ice cold.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Note other symptoms for doctor: cough, urine pain, wound.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Call 112 if confused, difficult to wake, stiff neck, or rash that does not fade.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Say high fever with danger signs.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Meningitis, sepsis, and malaria need urgent hospital treatment.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Blood tests determine cause — do not rely on fever alone.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Do NOT bundle in heavy blankets during high fever.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Do NOT ignore altered mental status as "just fever."
MYTH: DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Always starve a fever — no fluids needed
REALITY: DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Dehydration worsens illness. Fluids are essential unless vomiting prevents keeping them down.
DANGER: DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Kidney injury and shock from dehydration during infection.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — High fever is a symptom — infection or inflammation may be serious.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Sepsis can develop from common infections.