From an Undislosed Location
More bad reasons to bring your child to the ER
1. For crying for a half hour, then sleeping, then crying again (infants tend to do this)
2. For vomiting…once
Good, I’m not the only one making these lists…
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Could just be colick…or perhaps the child in #1 had intussusception. Krafty little buggers.
I have worked telephone triage, and you would not believe the “illnesses” that people think are ER material. My favorites:
Parent: My child threw up, do I need to bring him in?
Nurse (me): How many times has he vomited?
Parent: Only once.
Nurse: Does he have a fever?
Parent: No
Nurse: Any trouble breathing?
Parent: No.
Nurses: What is he doing now?
Parent: Watching TV and trying to hit his brother.
Nurse: So why on earth do you want to bring him to the ER?
Parent: Well isn’t vomiting dangerous for a 5 year old?
If she told me that her five year old had NEVER vomited, then I would be concerned. I just couldn’t believe that she wanted to bring her kid to the ER, espeically since this was mid-week and her pediatrician had office hours!
Other parental concerns: my six week old baby isn’t sleeping at night, should I bring her in? My son is unconscious–I really don’t want to call 911–can you just send an ambulance quietly?