Nine Things to Know before Taking Your Child to the ER
No parent wants to have to take a child to the emergency room. Unfortunately, chances are it will happen with one of your children at some point. Consider these nine things to know before taking your child to the ER so you and your child are both prepared.
1. Find out if the hospital nearest you has a pediatric unit or if it is a standard ER. It is common knowledge that children need to be handled differently than adults. In fact, and in many cases, the illnesses they experience will have dissimilar symptoms than the same illness will have for adults.
2. Ask your pediatrician where they would recommend taking the child if you had to go to the ER. It is also a good idea to find out from the pediatrician if the hospital they recommend has a pediatrician on-call in the emergency room. If you are not comfortable with the way your child is being handled or you