Feverish illness in children

Feverish illness in children - Assessment and initial management in children younger than 5 years

Summary

This advice in this guideline covers the care and treatment of children aged under 5 years with fever in the NHS in England and Wales.

Guidance documents

• Full guidance PDF format
• NICE guidance PDF format  | MS Word format
• Quick reference guide PDF format
• Understanding NICE guidance PDF format  | MS Word format
• CG47 Feverish illness in children: search strategies
• CG47 Twymyn mewn plant o dan 5 mlwydd oed: deall canllawiau NICE (fformat MS Word)

Implementing this guidance

• Costing report
• Slide set
• Audit support

• Feverish illness in children: implementation advice
• Feverish illness in children: discharge advice sheet
• Feverish illness in children: online educational tool
• Feverish illness in children: online educational tool - a guide for paediatric practitioners

Other information

Expected review date: May 2010