Go to the drug-store, and buy a pulse oximeter to keep on hand. Make sure the battery is good and you know how to use and read it (it's simple). If your kid seems sluggish, check his pulse-ox (and temperature), and if it reads low, the kid is in trouble, and you need to get him to the ER NOW as in 911. Ditto for adults.
Or if the kid is not taking fluids and peeing as usual, especially tots/infants, it's ER time. I recall a case where parents didn't want to "over-react" to kiddo not taking in enough fluids, then finally bring her in when she became semi-conscious, resulting in permanent loss of kidney function and brain damage.
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Pulse oximeter
Date: 2022-12-08 08:20 pm (UTC)Or if the kid is not taking fluids and peeing as usual, especially tots/infants, it's ER time. I recall a case where parents didn't want to "over-react" to kiddo not taking in enough fluids, then finally bring her in when she became semi-conscious, resulting in permanent loss of kidney function and brain damage.
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