Child's Fever, when to go to the hospital?!
Question: Child's Fever, when to go to the hospital!?
Last night I had to call my daughter's doctor (who was on call , after hours), because her temp!. was almost 103!.
I always thought 103-104 meant you should get the the ER right away, but the doctor said that a child's temp can get to 106 with out needing to go to the emergency room!.
Needless to say I'm a little shocked at that statement, because a few years back I had a different doctor and my other daughters temp was 104 and the doc said "get her some ibprophen, tylenol and soak her in a cool bath for 20 minutes, then get down here right after"
Why would one doctor act one way, while the other acted like it was no big deal!?Www@Answer-Health@Com
I always thought 103-104 meant you should get the the ER right away, but the doctor said that a child's temp can get to 106 with out needing to go to the emergency room!.
Needless to say I'm a little shocked at that statement, because a few years back I had a different doctor and my other daughters temp was 104 and the doc said "get her some ibprophen, tylenol and soak her in a cool bath for 20 minutes, then get down here right after"
Why would one doctor act one way, while the other acted like it was no big deal!?Www@Answer-Health@Com
Answers:
because doctors have different opinions and different styles of dealing with patients!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.don!.t ever let ur kids temp get to 106!!!!!!! thats like borderlining brain damage temperature!.!.!.!. thats kinda scary because temperatures can rise and fall in relatively short amounts of time!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.i would never let my own temp get to 106!.!.!.!.!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
it was not to high 103
follow your doctors instruction
if you feel he was not right go by your own judgement and get another doctorWww@Answer-Health@Com
follow your doctors instruction
if you feel he was not right go by your own judgement and get another doctorWww@Answer-Health@Com
well, i am only a child (13) however, i had a fever like this b4, and as soon as i reached 103 mum rushed me 2 er!. if i were you i would definately listen to your 1st doctor!. better safe than sorry!. xWww@Answer-Health@Com