Crying (lasts 45 minutes regardless of comfort measures)
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Emergent Care - Have you identified one or more of the following symptoms?
- Painful cry
- Constant crying for longer than 2 hours (older than 3 months)
- Injury
- Danger of child abuse
- Fever of 100.4 (rectal) or greater under 8 weeks of age
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No |
Seek Immediate Medical Attention!
These symptoms can be life-threatening. |
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| most sick infants are somewhat irritable and fussy
crying substitutes for what they cannot express verbally about not feeling good
if a baby's crying responds to comforting, it is probably not serious |
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Urgent Care - Have you identified one or more of the following symptoms?
- fever 100.4 (rectal)or greater with change in normal behavior/sleep pattern
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No |
Contact Your Health Care Provider. |
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Self-Management - You can help in the following ways:
- refer to other specific self-management guide if other symptoms are present
- undress child and check for any unusual change (i.e. rash, hernia, string around finger or toe)
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