Emergency guidance
When to report to the ER or seek immediate medical attention*
- Significant breathing concerns including gasping for air, difficulty breathing, labored breathing, or fast breathing.
- Inability to tolerate fluids for many hours.
- Significant drowsiness.
- Fever at or over 100.4 in a baby less than 2 months old.
- Seizure activity especially in a child who has not seized before.
- Head injury with fainting, vomiting or unusual behavior.
- Lacerations needing repair, or bleeding that hasn’t stopped after applying pressure for 5 minutes.
- Severe allergic reaction especially if it includes trouble breathing, trouble swallowing, vomiting, near fainting, or sweating.
- Significant abdominal pain especially in the right lower part of the stomach.
- Large amount of blood in the vomit or stool.
*this list is not comprehensive or all-inclusive. It is just meant to be a guide for certain illness processes. If you believe your child has a medical emergency please dial 911 or report to the nearest Emergency Room.
Resource hotlines
Poison control 1-800-222-1222
Suicide Prevention Lifeline 1-800-273-TALK
