TO ALL ENLISTED : GET ALL TRAINED TO RECOGNIZE SEPTIC SHOCK, IN PEDIATRIC PATIENTS :

https://www.uptodate.com/contents/septic-shock-in-children-rapid-recognition-and-initial-resuscitation-first-hour#H19450291

https://www.idse.net/Pediatric-Infections/Article/03-20/Pediatric-Sepsis-Guidelines-Timely-and-Appropriate-Treatment-Saves-Lives/58024

EV-D68 IS CAUSING MORE AFM, POLIO-LIKE ILLNESSES, THIS FALL SEASON :

https://www.idse.net/Pediatric-Infections/Article/03-20/More-Bad-News-Expect-Outbreak-of-Polio-Like-Illness-in-Children-This-Fall/59252

SEPSIS :

https://www.infectiousdiseaseadvisor.com/home/topics/pediatric-illnesses/updated-guidelines-for-the-treatment-of-children-with-sepsis-but-panel-calls-for-more-research/

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/emp2.12173

https://bcpsqc.ca/event/new-2020-pediatric-sepsis-guidelines-surviving-sepsis-campaign/

TABLE 6 :

STEP-BY-STEP APPROACH, PECARN PREDICTION RULE :

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/emp2.12173

GET THE PROCALCITONIN/PCT, TO RULE OUT IBI/INVASIVE BACTERIAL INFECTION.

CHECK FOR ELEVATED SERUM LACTATE LEVELS TOO.