206944 999 Parenting & Family Family Health & Safety Family Emergencies true Tue, 21 Jul 2009 04:03:54 -0700 /system/videos/3/44/69/20/206944.flv children, kids, emergencies, medical, hurt, room, hospital, doctor, er, e.r. How To Know When To Take a Baby To the Emergency Room http://www.howcast.com/videos/206944-How-To-Know-When-To-Take-a-Baby-To-the-Emergency-Room http://www.howcast.com/videos/206944-How-To-Know-When-To-Take-a-Baby-To-the-Emergency-Room/edit approved 149 640 360 <object width="425" height="273" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" id="howcastplayer"><param name="movie" value="http://www.howcast.com/flash/howcast_player.swf?file=206944"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.howcast.com/flash/howcast_player.swf?file=206944" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="273" allowFullScreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" ></embed></object> 3 carlo_scialla http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/206944/know_when_take_baby_emergency_room_xxlarge_maintained_aspect.jpg 699 false false false 78249 0 20 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/206944/20.jpg If your baby is having difficulty breathing, is breathing noisily, or has a blue tinge to their skin, call 911.

]]> 78250 1 28 Tip Lift your baby’s shirt. If they’re using their stomach or neck muscles to breathe, it’s an emergency.

]]> 78251 2 34 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/206944/34.jpg Take their temperature. If a baby three months old or younger has a fever of 100.4 Fahrenheit or more and is unresponsive or sluggish, go to the ER immediately. For a baby older than three months, take them if their fever is above 105 and they aren’t responding normally.

]]> 78252 3 51 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/206944/51.jpg If a baby is crying inconsolably or cries even harder when you pick them up, get immediate help.

]]> 78253 4 59 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/206944/59.jpg Go to the ER if your baby’s vomit is bloody or green, or has been throwing up longer than 24 hours. If it’s an infant less than six months old, take them to the ER if they’re vomiting forcefully no matter what.

]]> 78254 5 72 Tip If your baby has been vomiting and has diarrhea, pay attention to their urine output. If it’s much less than usual, they may be dangerously dehydrated.

]]> 78255 6 81 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/206944/81.jpg Know the difference between a baby who is tired and cranky due to a garden variety illness, and one who is dangerously ill. Signs of the latter include extreme lethargy, a baby who cannot be roused, and one who shows confusion.

]]> 78256 7 94 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/206944/94.jpg Call your doctor if your baby falls from a height of two feet or more, even if they show no sign of being injured. Call 911 if they are unresponsive, have a seizure, have blood or clear fluid leaking from their ears or nose, have bruising around the eyes or behind the ears, or become lethargic.

]]> 78257 8 111 Tip If an infant under two months old has a bruise on their head or swelling, it may indicate child abuse.

]]> 78258 9 117 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/206944/117.jpg Get emergency help if your baby gets a chemical burn, an electrical burn, or a second-degree burn, which is evidenced by blistering. Call 911 for any burn larger than the baby’s hand.

]]> 78259 10 129 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/206944/129.jpg If you suspect your baby ingested poison or adult medication, call your local poison control center. They will instruct you as to whether you should call 911 or take your baby to the hospital.

]]> 78260 11 140 Fact The majority of pediatric emergency room visits are for non-urgent conditions, according to one study.

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