Case Presentation
Presenting features
Upon the first encounter with the patient, the mother brought the child in her arms to the ambulance. The patient appeared to be nervous, scared and even started to cry. The child was left in her mother’s arms, this making the child be a little at ease. Without a thermometer, it was still evident that the child was most definitely burning up.
Medical
It was obvious that the patient had a fever, which was later to be discovered that I was caused by an ear infection (acute otitis media). This ear infection was in the middle ear, but fortunately there was no drainage, this meaning that the patient’s tympanic membrane was still intact.2 It was evident that the ear infection was irritating the patient
Presenting features
Upon the first encounter with the patient, the mother brought the child in her arms to the ambulance. The patient appeared to be nervous, scared and even started to cry. The child was left in her mother’s arms, this making the child be a little at ease. Without a thermometer, it was still evident that the child was most definitely burning up.
Medical
It was obvious that the patient had a fever, which was later to be discovered that I was caused by an ear infection (acute otitis media). This ear infection was in the middle ear, but fortunately there was no drainage, this meaning that the patient’s tympanic membrane was still intact.2 It was evident that the ear infection was irritating the patient