Key points in history and examination | |
---|---|
Nausea/vomiting | Fever |
Primary survey positive | Primary survey positive |
Pregnancy/Pre-existing illness | >39°C |
Age <6 months | Associated vomiting |
Drug/alcohol ingestion | Associated jaundice |
Blood in vomit | Meningism |
Severe abdominal pain | Recent travel from a malaria area |
Significant dehydration | High (or low) white cell count (if taken) |