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KidsCare Online

Should I Call?

    Call 911 NOW (your child may need an ambulance) IF:
  • Purple or blood-colored rash with fever.
  • Sudden onset of rash (within 2 hours) and also has difficulty with breathing or swallowing.
  • Too weak or sick to stand.
    Call Your Doctor NOW (night or day) IF your child has any ONE of the following:
  • Your child looks or acts very sick.
  • Purple or blood-colored rash WITHOUT fever.
  • Bright red skin that peels off in sheets.
  • Large blisters on skin.
  • Bloody crusts on lips.
  • Taking a medication within the last 3 days.
  • Fever.
  • Menstruating and using tampons.

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:
  • Any other widespread rashes, but none of the symptoms described above.
  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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