Quality standard measure: Proportion of infants and children under 5 years seen by a healthcare professional and suspected of having a fever who have their temperature, heart rate, respiratory rate and capillary refill time measured and recorded
What was measured: Proportion of patients presenting with a fever who have their temperature, heart rate, respiratory rate and capillary refill time measured and recorded
Data collection end: August 2013
Data collection end: January 2014
| Area covered: |
Local |
| Source: |
Andrews A (2015) The assessment and management of the febrile child under five in the primary care setting. Archives of Disease in Childhood, Conference (var.pagings): April |
Quality standard measure: Proportion of infants and children under 5 years seen by a healthcare professional and suspected of having a fever who have their temperature, heart rate, respiratory rate and capillary refill time measured and recorded
What was measured: Percentage of emergency department notes where the vital sign 'temperature' was recorded.
Data collection end: March 2016
| Area covered: |
UK |
| Source: |
Royal College of Emergency Medicine. Vital signs in children . |
Quality standard measure: Proportion of infants and children under 5 years seen by a healthcare professional and suspected of having a fever who have their temperature, heart rate, respiratory rate and capillary refill time measured and recorded
What was measured: Percentage of emergency department notes where the vital sign 'heart rate' was recorded.
Data collection end: March 2016
| Area covered: |
UK |
| Source: |
Royal College of Emergency Medicine. Vital signs in children . |
Quality standard measure: Proportion of infants and children under 5 years seen by a healthcare professional and suspected of having a fever who have their temperature, heart rate, respiratory rate and capillary refill time measured and recorded
What was measured: Percentage of emergency department notes where the vital sign'respiratory rate' was recorded.
Data collection end: March 2016
| Area covered: |
UK |
| Source: |
Royal College of Emergency Medicine. Vital signs in children . |
Quality standard measure: Proportion of infants and children under 5 years seen by a healthcare professional and suspected of having a fever who have their temperature, heart rate, respiratory rate and capillary refill time measured and recorded
What was measured: Percentage of emergency department notes where the vital sign 'capillary refill time' was recorded.
Data collection end: March 2016
| Area covered: |
UK |
| Source: |
Royal College of Emergency Medicine. Vital signs in children . |