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Catch meningitis early - watch Dr Hilary demonstrate the 'tumbler test'
Meningitis and septicaemia are life-threatening diseases.
Knowing the signs and symptoms - and acting quickly to get medical help - can save lives.
Patients with septicaemia will develop a rash which may start anywhere on the body.
Tumbler test
The "tumbler test" can be used to see if a rash might be septicaemia:
- If you press the side of a clear drinking glass firmly onto the spots or bruises, they will not fade.
- Remember that in a small number of cases, the rash may disappear at first, but may later change into one that does not.
- Even though the rash can be harder to see on dark skin. The tumbler test can still be done.
- Look for the spots or bruises on paler parts of the skin, e.g. palms of the hand or soles of the feet.
