Criteria for discharging patients
| General criteria |
| When well (playing and taking feeds) |
| With the agreement of parents |
| Specific criteria |
| Pyrexia |
| <38°C for 12 hours |
| Diarrhoea with/without vomiting |
| When no significant vomits for >12 hours |
| When <3 diarrhoea stools in the last 12 hours |
| Breathing difficulty |
| Asthma |
| Back on normal medication and ≥4 hourly β2 agonist |
| When parent/child have been taught how to use inhalers and are confident in their use |
| >5 years PEFR >75% of predicated best |
| <5 years pulse <140/min, resps <50/min |
| Bronchiolitis |
| Feeding adequately—that is, equivalent to >100 ml/kg/day |
| Temp <38°C |
| Croup |
| No stridor |
| No recession |
| Temp <38°C |