Triage - Paediatric febrile seizure — DipIMC MCQ

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ModeratePaediatric and Obstetric EmergenciesTriage - Paediatric febrile seizureDipIMC

At a school-bus incident, a child is not walking after a brief seizure but is breathing normally, has good perfusion and obeys age-appropriate commands. What is the triage category?

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Correct answer: C — Priority 2

Priority 2 is the best answer because non-walking child with stable airway and perfusion is urgent priority. Expectant is less appropriate because expectant triage is considered when survival is unlikely despite resources; Dead is less appropriate because dead category requires absence of signs of life after simple checks. Priority 1 and Priority 3 are also suboptimal because they move attention away from the key pre-hospital priority.. The key DipIMC principle is to treat immediate reversible threats, communicate clearly and move the patient toward the right definitive care.

Reference: JRCALC Guidelines; NICE Febrile seizure guidance