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'''Management'''
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Always manage using the following '''sepsish'''' six-step protocol:
#Antibiotics, [[Abnormal Saline|fluids]], and IV paracetamol should always be initiated based on triage nurse observations. Do not wait for a doctor to review clinically.#Ensure patient is managed in majors: it's important to reinforce the notion that this is a [[Paper Cut|major illness ]] early on.
#If the patient has an obvious history of gastroenteritis, they may be suffering from Tazocin deficiency. Do not hold back on the IVs.
#Ensure that they are accompanied by an anxious partner or relative who can helpfully suggest things like "How do you know it's not meningitis?"<ref>[http://gomerblog.com/2014/08/family-member/ RN Relieved to Find Out That Patient’s Family Member’s Aunt is a Nurse]</ref>