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A 14 year old boy sustained an injury to his right hip whilst playing rugby. Since the injury he has complained of a very painful hip and an inability to weight bear.

"A 9 year old boy presents having fallen from a climbing frame, he has a painful and deformed left thigh which is an isolated injury."

"An 8 year old girl presents with a painful swollen elbow following a FOOSH which occurred as she was jumping off a trampoline."

"You are the senior doctor in Resus on a night shift when a mother brings in her 3 day old baby stating that he is appears blue and is not well."

You are working in the paediatric department in ED when the paramedics bring in a 13 week old baby boy with his mother.

For the following cases of fever without obvious focus please assign a level of risk (low, intermediate, high) and state which investigations (if any) should be performed.

"A 3 year old boy presents following an injury to his nose. He was playing with his older brother when he ran into the arm of the sofa."