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Expert Advice in Baby-Everywhere
1. Questions the doctor may ask • Does the baby look sick? • Is the baby eating and drinking? • Does the baby wake on his or her own to eat? • When the baby is awake, is the baby alert to his or her sur roundings? • Does the baby have a temperature? What is it? • Medications the baby has taken? Adverse reaction? A medication that works? 2. Get Immediate Medical Care If a Baby... • Is unconscious or losing con sciousness • Has trouble breathing • Is bleeding • Is injured; appears in pain • Is having a seizure • Has a possible broken bone or a dislocated shoulder • Has been burned • Has a warning sign the baby’s doctor has told you requires hospital emergency care • Has swallowed or inhaled poison. |
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