{"id":83388,"date":"2023-09-30T16:05:05","date_gmt":"2023-09-30T16:05:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/happylifestyleinc.com\/?p=83388"},"modified":"2023-09-30T16:05:05","modified_gmt":"2023-09-30T16:05:05","slug":"the-life-saving-but-super-easy-rash-test-every-parent-must-know-using-just-your-thumb-the-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/happylifestyleinc.com\/lifestyle\/the-life-saving-but-super-easy-rash-test-every-parent-must-know-using-just-your-thumb-the-sun\/","title":{"rendered":"The life-saving but super easy rash test every parent must know – using just your thumb | The Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"
AN EX-PARAMEDIC has revealed a life-saving test that can reveal if your child is suffering a serious illness when they have a rash.<\/p>\n
Nikki Jurcutz, a parent educator behind Tiny Hearts, said the easy hack could indicate they need to be seen by a doctor.<\/p>\n
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If you press on their rash and their skin colour does not change, it might mean they have meningococcal disease \u2014 which can cause deadly septicaemia.<\/p>\n
In a video on Instagram, she wrote: \u201cThis is a tool you should use next time your child has a rash.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf the rash blanches aka the changes colour when pressed, this is a reassuring sign. Keep an eye out for any other worrying signs or symptoms.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf the rash is non-blanching aka colour does not change when pressed, this could be a sign of a more serious illness such as meningococcal.<\/p>\n