A 19-month-old child is brought to the emergency department with fever 39.5°C, tachycardia, tachypnoea, mottled skin and reduced responsiveness. Accor...

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A 19-month-old child is brought to the emergency department with fever 39.5°C, tachycardia, tachypnoea, mottled skin and reduced responsiveness. According to the NICE fever in under 5s traffic light system, which colour risk category best describes this presentation?

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Red (high risk)

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Green (low risk)

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Amber (intermediate risk)

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Blue (no risk)

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No category applies

uk-plab-1 MCQ (SBA): Fever in under 5s – traffic light system

A 19-month-old child is brought to the emergency department with fever 39.5°C, tachycardia, tachypnoea, mottled skin and reduced responsiveness. According to the NICE fever in under 5s traffic light system, which colour risk category best describes this presentation?