LET’S TALK / PROTOCOL

WHEN TO TEXT OR CALL THE OFFICE AFTER HOURS WHEN THE OFFICE

IS NOT OPEN; BRING YOUR CHILD TO THE OFFICE TO BE SEEN OR CALL

 

FOR APT

  • FEVER LESS THAN 102
  • COUGHING OR RUNNY NOSE
  • VOMITING OR DIARRHEA
  • LOSS OF APPETITE
  • RASHES WITHOUT ANY OF ABOVE SYMPTOMS
  • OTHER SKIN CONDITION
  • SORE THROAT
  • ABDOMINAL PAIN
  • DIARRHEA
  • CONSTIPATION
  • MILD CHEST PAIN
  • FALL WITH NO LOSS OF CONSCIOUSNESS
  • BABY COLIC OR CRYING
  • HEADCAHES
  • FEEDING PROBLEMS
  • ALLERGIC REACTION WITH NO ACCOMPANIED SHORTNESS OF BREATH
  • ASTHMA THAT IS BETTER AFTER GIVEN ALBUTEROL

 

WHEN TO CALL 911 OR GO TO URGENT CARE

PLEASE NOTE SIGN AND SYMPTOMS BELOW ARE NOT TOTALLY EXCLUSIVE

  • FEVER OVER 103 AND NOT RESPONDING TO TYLENOL, -MOTRIN AND

 

ROOM TEMPERATURE SHOWER

  • LETHARGY OF UNKNOWN CAUSE
  • VOMITING AND LETHARGY
  • SHORTNESS OF BREATH OR DIFFICULTY IN BREATHING
  • SEVERE ASTHMA NOT RESPONDING TO ALBUTEROL
  • CHILD TURNS BLUE
  • SEVERE CHEST PAIN
  • SYNCOPE OR SEIZURES WITH OR WITHOUT FEVER
  • FALL WITH LOSS OF CONSCIOUSNESS, LETHARGY OR VOMITING.
  • FALL WITH LACERATION THAT NEED STITCHES
  • ALLERGIC REACTION WITH LIP SWELLING, DROOLING, SHORTNESS OF

 

BREATH, ANAPHYLAXIS

  • ALLERGIC REACTION WITH PREVIOUS HX OF ANAPHYLAXIS
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