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When should I take my toddler to urgent care for a fever?

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  Taking a toddler to urgent care is generally recommended if their fever is above 101.5°F (38.6°C) and they have other symptoms such as difficulty breathing, severe headache, or severe abdominal pain. It is also recommended to take a toddler to urgent care if they have a fever and cannot keep fluids down or if they have a fever and a rash. Additionally, it is recommended to take a toddler to urgent care if they have a fever for more than 24 hours and have not responded to other treatments. If you are uncertain whether your child's fever requires urgent care, it is best to consult a pediatrician for advice. If your toddler's fever is accompanied by a rash or if they have a seizure, it's also essential to get medical treatment immediately. In these cases, it is best to go to the emergency room or call 911 for emergency medical assistance. If your toddler's fever is not accompanied by any severe symptoms, it may be appropriate to contact their pediatrician or visit a pedi

Pediatric urgent care is an urgent care center that treats children only.

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Urgent care is the fastest and minor expensive alternative to ER. Pediatric urgent care treats only children. Pediatric urgent care is available 24/7.  If your child needs treatment fast the closest urgent care is likely the best. If you know that your pediatrician works with common urgent care, that location may be best for your child. Same-day equipment is offered and commonly the house doctor call will appear within an hour or two of the requests for service. House-call doctors mostly are calm and can spend more time with patients so that all the questions are answered. Pediatric urgent care is commonly utilized by families where parents desire easy and convenient care. Urgent care centers treat nonlife-threatening conditions, including flu, pneumonia, pink eyes any of these types. Pediatric urgent care provides a variety of services to help treat illnesses and injuries that don't require a trip to the emergency room. These services can be beneficial for both parents and child

When to worry about your child's fever

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Fever worries parents. They sometimes fear them. Understand why After all, heat can be a sign of serious work. Once the fever starts, I don't know if it will escalate to a serious level. It's not a big time. The most common fever. They are part of the body's way of fighting infection. The average child gets a virus several times a year. That is, several fevers. Most rashes are nothing to worry about and go away in a day or two. However, sometimes parents need to worry. Here are some situations in which you should be concerned about a fever and seek immediate medical attention: ·          If your child is less than 3 months old. While the most recent fevers are fine, their defenses are still active, and they are not very good at harming us. ·          If the fever is dark and sharp (with small or large spots, flat or raised), it is almost like a bruise, and does not turn pale when pressed. This could be a sign of a serious infection. ·          If your child is sleepy

Child's high fever

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As a parent, there is nothing more precious than your children. If your child shows signs or symptoms of a high fever, panic can be a natural reaction. Don't Move You can quickly gauge the severity of a fever at home by using a baby fever chart. Fluctuations in your baby's temperature for various reasons are normal and not necessarily bad. You may be wondering what kind of fever your child has. Below we describe a baby fever to help you decide whether to treat a baby fever at home and when to call your pediatrician or urgent pediatric care . Infant, Toddler, and Child Fever Chart It is usual for your baby's temperature to fluctuate for many reasons: physical activity, a hot bath, fighting allergies, or even increasing digestion and metabolism. It can also be affected by the time of day, as body temperature tends to be higher in the afternoon and early evening. What temperature is considered a fever for a child? Many people do not know what a high temperature is in c

Benefits of taking your child to pediatric urgent care

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If your child is sick or injured and the pediatrician's office is closed, emergency care can help bridge the gap until you can reach your primary care doctor. Urgent care is designed to save you unnecessary trips to the emergency room (ER), is easy to access, requires less wait time, and costs less than an ER visit. (Severe or life-threatening injuries or sick children should be taken to the emergency room immediately or call 911 .) But not all emergency care is the same. Benefits of taking your child to pediatric urgent care instead of general urgent care. Pediatricians.  Pediatricians only treat children. Most general practitioners are not pediatricians. Because the purpose of a general urgent care center is to care for people of all ages, the doctors and other health care providers are usually trained in family medicine or emergency medicine. These specialties allow pediatricians only a few months of pediatric education instead of three years. The w