Nurses in card bid to spot meningitis signs

FRONTLINE nurses are being urged to carry a small laminated card in their uniform pocket to help them quickly recognise signs and symptoms of meningitis and septicaemia.

The aid, produced by the Meningitis Research Foundation, has been endorsed by the Irish Nurses Organisation which represents four out of five nurses working in the health service sector.

Meningitis Research Foundation’s chief executive, Denise Vaughan, said meningitis can kill within a six-hour period if appropriate treatment is not administered quickly.