How To Know When To Take a Child To the Emergency Room

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Figure out whether you're overreacting or experiencing a genuine medical emergency with these guidelines.

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Monitoring of symptoms

Step 1: Call your doctor for advice if your child has neck stiffness or a rash with a fever. These could be signs of meningitis, a potentially life-threatening infection.

Tip: Make sure your child has had their vaccinations against meningitis.

Step 2: Call 911 if your child gets a head injury that's accompanied by unconsciousness, vomiting, unresponsiveness, confusion, or weakness in the limbs.

Step 3: A stomach ache is usually no cause for alarm. But if their stomach is swollen and tender to the touch, there's blood in their stool, and they're vomiting, visit the E.R.: They may have an intestinal blockage. If the pain is severe and concentrated on the lower right side of their abdomen, it could be appendicitis.

Tip: If you suspect appendicitis, don't give them aspirin, which can make the condition worse.

Step 4: Call your doctor if your child has been vomiting longer than 12 hours, their vomit is bloody, or if it's accompanied by a swollen abdomen, severe abdominal pain, lethargy, irritability, infrequent urination, or the inability to keep liquids down. You doctor can advise you if it's an emergency situation.

Step 5: Handle minor burns at home. Call 911 if it's a chemical burn; a major burn to the hands, face, or genitals; looks like an open sore; or is larger than your child's palm.

Step 6: If your child shows signs of a severe allergic reaction, such as swelling of the upper body or face that causes the throat to swell, restricting breathing, call for an ambulance immediately.

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[sporemaster34]

Why the balls did the children get burn injuries on there genitals

[cantsnapurpicture]

if he's allergic to peanut butter, then why did the mom buy some, and why did he take a big spoonfull of it?

[DroqThatBeat]

i had meningitis before, it sucked

[UncleSamProduction]

Best way to know is if they won't wake up but they are still breathing.

[BlakeOlson64]

wow, 17 people dislike knowing if a child is in danger. pricks

[jackaroot123]

1:22 surprise face?

[TheNightsMoon]

1:24

What the hell? He looks like he just burned his testicles lol

[staystrongxxstarveon]

Take them to the emergency room if their temperature is over 106 degrees. I have a 105 last year. It gets bad.

[96alyssaa]

My little sister fell out of a shopping cart once and had to go to the ER. True story.

[BuggaBu52]

How did they get harmed with a shopping cart? #akward

[Superdeduper739]

@cantsnapurpicture it was a crazy night

[MultiRump]

@JapaneseAmericanGirl ooh wow some mom you have (no offence). anywayz do u have a fever too? if yes, you shood see a doctor. and if not then i guess its okay.