Your son has a fever. Should you take him to the hospital?
“Uh-oh. Aaron has a fever. Could it be swine flu?”
Parents are thinking things like this – that’s for sure. They’ve heard on the news that 30,000 to 90,000 people could die this year from the swine flu, also known as H1N, and those numbers sound scary. What if their kid is one of those 30,000?
What most parents don’t know is that…
40,000 people usually die each year from the regular, plain ol’ version the flu that we’re all used to dealing with already.
But because they don’t want to take any chances, many parents are rushing off to their nearest hospital emergency room to get their kids checked out when there’s the slightest indication of illness in their kids.
However, in a new CNN.com article by Dr. Sanjay Gupta, he shares that heading off to the ER because your child is running a fever, isn’t necessary. And in fact…
Showing up at your doctor’s office without calling ahead can actually put your child at greater risk for getting sicker because you’ll be exposing your child to lots of other kids who are (and have been) spreading germs and viruses in the waiting room. Ick.
Check out the full article for:
- 5 situations you should definitely call your child’s doctor about…
- 3 instances in which you should call 911 right away…
- How to know when it’s time to send your child back to school if she’s been sick at home…
- How to avoid wasting hours in your pediatrician’s waiting room…
What To Do If You Think Your Child Has Swine Flu [Cnn.com]
