Pediatric Readiness Program: The New and Nuanced Ways to Evaluate Fever in Infants Aged Less Than 60 Days

• 2021

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• Beech Burns

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This webinar discusses new ways to evaluate fever in infants under 60 days old. It explains the history of evaluating fevers, including past guidelines and their limitations. The new AAP guideline from August 2021 is introduced, which uses updated tests like procalcitonin and CRP for better accuracy. The guideline offers different approaches based on age groups: 8-21 days, 22-28 days, and 29-60 days. It aims to reduce unnecessary testing and hospital stays while ensuring safety in treating young infants with fever symptoms.

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Focus Areas: Everyday Emergency; Infectious Disease

Audiences: EMS Clinicians; Nurses; Physicians

Emergency Management Stage: Response

Keywords: Bacterial Infections; Fever; Infant; Pediatrics; Infant Health; Emergency Service, Hospital; Practice Guideline

Institutions: Oregon Emergency Medical Services for Children (EMSC); Oregon Health Authority

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