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Fever is the body's natural and expected response to infection and up to a point can be allowable. Giving medication to an infant, without medical supervision can intefere with the body's ability to heal and for the doctor's ability to diagnose the patient. There are non medical ways to reduce fever or increase comfort for the child.
Here are two links re fever in infants and young children, hopefully this will explain why the ER acted as they did, their role is to evaluate and stabilize the child and refer back to primary care for further treatment.
http://www.emedicine.com/PED/topic2698.htm
http://www.aafp.org/afp/20011001/1219.html
If child is breastfed, this should continue unless doctor advises otherwise.
Increase liquids and (electrolytes in cases of diarrhea), dehydration can further complicate any illness in small children or adults for that matter but their body mass is less so it affects them more, there are special pediatric rehydration formulas available for this, but in the olden days we used a non diet soda cut 1/2 with water to break a fever, (do not use adult rehydration drinks unless advised by a medical provider).
Limit all environmental irritants and secondhand smoke.
Be sure hunidity is managed, heaters in winter can dry the air increasing risk for URI's, do not use "steam" type humidifiers, use "cool" mist humidifiers and clean them regularly.
Since the child has been treated for a lung ailment, please contact this link for free and confidential testing. Any child who has asthma/symptoms should also have genetic testing for A1AD http://www.alphaone.org/alpha1/get_tested.html
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Fever is the body's natural and expected response to infection and up to a point can be allowable. Giving medication to an infant, without medical supervision can intefere with the body's ability to heal and for the doctor's ability to diagnose the patient. There are non medical ways to reduce fever or increase comfort for the child.
Here are two links re fever in infants and young children, hopefully this will explain why the ER acted as they did, their role is to evaluate and stabilize the child and refer back to primary care for further treatment.
http://www.emedicine.com/PED/topic2698.htm
http://www.aafp.org/afp/20011001/1219.html
If child is breastfed, this should continue unless doctor advises otherwise.
Increase liquids and (electrolytes in cases of diarrhea), dehydration can further complicate any illness in small children or adults for that matter but their body mass is less so it affects them more, there are special pediatric rehydration formulas available for this, but in the olden days we used a non diet soda cut 1/2 with water to break a fever, (do not use adult rehydration drinks unless advised by a medical provider).
Limit all environmental irritants and secondhand smoke.
Be sure hunidity is managed, heaters in winter can dry the air increasing risk for URI's, do not use "steam" type humidifiers, use "cool" mist humidifiers and clean them regularly.
Since the child has been treated for a lung ailment, please contact this link for free and confidential testing. Any child who has asthma/symptoms should also have genetic testing for A1AD http://www.alphaone.org/alpha1/get_tested.html
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