When to take your child to the emergency room?
Is your child sick and their condition bothering you? First tip, do not rush to the emergency room at the slightest concern. Not only is this not a real emergency 3/4 of the time, but you also risk putting your baby in contact with an environment of germs in the waiting rooms and ultimately making him sicker. ‘it wasn’t. Not to mention that you participate in clogging emergencies which, suddenly, may not quickly deal with the case of a real emergency!
The right reflex: First, call your pediatrician or referring doctor who will decide whether or not you need to send your little one to a hospital. On the other hand, indeed, certain certain symptoms should really be taken into account.
Symptoms of real emergencies
- our little one has a persistent fever greater than 38 ° 5 and which does not drop despite anti-fever;
- your baby has a persistent diarrhea despite treatment. He can become dehydrated very quickly, much faster than an adult;
- a child in asthma attack who cannot breathe and lacks oxygen;
- a baby suffering from bronchiolitis which prevents it from breathing (children under 3 months are too small to benefit from respiratory physiotherapy sessions);
- If, 48 hours after your first consultation with the doctor, you do not see any improvement or your child’s state of health worsens.
It is also possible that your pediatrician or referring doctor who sees your child for the first consultation considers that he must go to the emergency room. In this case, there is no hesitation.
How to lower a child’s fever?
– 1st reflex: discover your child. Too often still, parents think that a sick child with a fever should be kept warm, when the opposite should be done;
– give him an antipyretic suitable for his weight (paracetamol).