When to go to the ER

• In Newborn Infants less than 3 months old if fever is 100.4 or higher rectally
• Chest pain
• Mental status change (sudden change in alertness, memory or confusion, or abnormal gait)
• Shortness of air
• Uncontrolled vomiting
• Fever of 104 or more in children
• Nosebleeds that do not stop with compression for 20 minutes
• Head injury with vomiting or mental status change
• Fall/injury with swelling to extremity
• If child needs immediate exam or treatment
• Abdominal pain (severe)

   If you don't feel comfortable about how your child looks, go to the ER.

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Bowling Green Internal Medicine and Pediatric Associates
1701 Ashley Circle Suite 200
Bowling Green, KY 42104
Phone: (270) 846-4800    Fax: (270) 846-4828