Child Health 1 - Daisy

The Case

Meet Daisy

The nurse ask you to see an 8-week-old girl, Daisy, who has been brought in by her parents because she was hot at home.


The nurse has undertaken some initial observations and they are as follows:

  • T: 39C,
  • Resp rate: 58 with mild resp distress,
  • O2 sats: 97% in air,
  • HR: 185bpm,
  • Cap refill: 4 seconds,
  • BP:111/60mmHg,
  • Alert
Open Question

Based on these initial observations what are your thoughts about this child. Can you think of any tools in use in hospital or Primary Care that might allow and objective assessment based on these observations. Write down your ideas before moving on to the next page.