Criteria developed for nurses to identify patients who should be referred to a clinician for assessment of suspected pneumonia, meningitis, or septicaemia.

aTo be referred for further assessment if one or more of the following are present for 14 days or less.bRaised respiratory rate for age is defined as greater than 50 breaths per minute for children at least 2 months but less than 12 months, and as greater than 40 breaths per minute for children at least 12 months but less than 60 months.cImpaired consciousness is defined as V, P, or U on the AVPU score, where A is if the patient is alert, V if responsive to verbal stimulus, P if responsive to pain stimulus, and U if unresponsive.dProstration is defined as inability to drink or breast feed, or to remain sitting in a child otherwise able to sit.