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KidsCare Online

Should I Call?

    Call 911 NOW (your child may need an ambulance) IF:
  • Major bleeding that can't be stopped.
  • Fainted or too weak to stand.
    Call Your Doctor NOW (night or day) IF your child has any ONE of the following:
  • You think your child has a serious injury.
  • External bleeding that won't stop after 10 minutes of direct pressure.
  • Bleeding from inside the vagina.
  • Vaginal injury with a penetrating object.
  • Skin split open or gaping and may need stitches.
  • Swollen or painful scrotum.
  • Painful urination or difficulty passing urine.
  • Blood in the urine.
  • Severe pain.
  • Age less than 1 year old.
  • Could have been caused by sexual abuse.

Action: If you are unable to reach your doctor - go to a nearby KidsCare clinic or to a local hospital Emergency Department.

Use our Facility Search to find an urgent care clinic near you.

    Call Your Doctor WITHIN 24 HOURS (during regular daytime office hours) IF:
  • You think your child needs to be seen.
    Call Your Doctor DURING WEEKDAY OFFICE HOURS IF:
  • You have other questions or concerns.
    Provide Care at Home to children for:
  • Mild genital injury and you don't think your child needs to be seen.
  1. Symptom Description
  2. Care at Home?

Parent Care for Pediatric Symptoms. Copyright © 2000-2008. Barton D. Schmitt, MD
Reviewed/Modified: Jan 2008 by Intermountain Healthcare, Inc.


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