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PART 4: KEEPING YOUR CHILD HEALTHY

EMERGENCIES

As mentioned in the chapter on MANAGING A HOSPITAL STAY, do not waste precious time in an emergency. If you are in doubt about the seriousness of the situation, rush the child to the nearest doctor or a hospital. If required, give first aid to the child.

Following is the list of possible emergencies discussed in the book in the chapter on THE A-Z OF CHILDHOOD ILLNESSES:

Abdominal pain
Allergies
Artificial respiration (see Cardiac Pulmonary Resuscitation and Mouth-To-Mouth Breathing)
Asthma
Bites and stings
Bleeding
Bone, joint and muscle injuries
Breathlessness
Bulging fontanelle (see under Meningitis)
Burns
Choking
Common cold in an infant
Convulsions
Croup
Crying
Cuts
Dog bite (see Rabies)
Diarrhoea with dysentery (also see the chapter on Home Remedies)
Drowning (see Cardiac Pulmonary Resuscitation and Mouth-To-Mouth Breathing)
Electric shock
Eye problems, including injury to the eye
Fractures (see Bone, Joint and Muscle Injuries)
Head injury
Hernia (see Obstructed Inguinal Hernia discussed under Abdominal Pain)
High fever (see the chapter on Home Remedies)
Mouth-to-mouth resuscitation
Nose-related problems, including bleeding from the nose
Poisoning
Rabies
Scorpion bite (see Bites And Stings)
Snake bite (see Bites And Stings)
Splinters
Stridor
Unconscious child (see Encephalitis, Head Injury, Malaria, Meningitis and Poisoning).

Danger Signals In A Newborn
A newborn who appears sick and stops suckling must be shown immediately to your doctor.

Some other danger signals in a newborn are:

Yellow or green vomit
Convulsions
Excessive crying
Listlessness
Breathlessness
Very hot or very cold skin.

Part 4
Keeping Your Child Healthy

Guide to Child Care