“Your baby suddenly has a fever and vomits in the middle of the night, do you need to send him to the emergency room?” There are always many unpredictable accidents during the growth of a baby, and parents are often overwhelmed by the suddenness of the situation. What kind of situation should we call the emergency room for? What do you need to pay attention to when your baby is in the emergency room? Let us answer your questions one by one! Common questions about emergency care for babies Do babies need to be sent to the emergency room? Babies have lower resistance and tolerance, so once they have problems, they are often more serious and dangerous than adults, so most parents often choose to send their babies to the emergency room directly when they notice that something is wrong. Parents can make a preliminary assessment based on the baby’s condition. Take vomiting as an example, if the baby has vomiting and diarrhea, but the number of vomiting is not very frequent, and the vomiting improves significantly after 4-6 hours of rest on an empty stomach, you can first recuperate at home; if you still vomit after resting on an empty stomach, you suspect dehydration and need to send the baby to the hospital immediately for examination. In addition, parents can observe the baby’s vital signs, including breathing, pulse, blood pressure, temperature, etc. They should also pay attention to the baby’s skin color, consciousness, pain response and other signs. If the baby’s condition is different from the normal standard, make sure to send him/her to the emergency room immediately and do not delay in seeking medical attention. Normal Vital Signs for Infants and Toddlers Top 10 Symptoms that Require Emergency Care Although a baby cannot express how uncomfortable he is, his body can show many symptoms, and careful attention to these symptoms can help parents assess whether they need to call the emergency room. The following are the top 10 signs that your baby needs emergency care, which will help parents understand when to send your baby to the emergency room. 1. High fever Fever in babies under 3 months of age; fever in babies over 3 months of age for more than 3 days; fever over 40.1°C at any time. 2.Coughing Cough with shortness of breath, nasal agitation, appearing blue lips; hoarse voice, coughing sound like breaking; coughing for more than 2 days with fever; sudden onset of shortness of breath, shortness of breath, unable to lie down, unable to cry or drink water. 3.Diarrhea More than 4 times a day, or stools in the form of sticky jelly; stools like tar or jam; no urine for more than 8 hours a day, accompanied by dry mouth and lips or sunken eyes. 4, breathing difficulties baby shortness of breath or each gasp will make the rib cage with the tugging to immediately seek medical attention; in addition to be alert to the tracheal foreign body caused by breathing difficulties; 1 to 3 years old baby high fever and more than 40 breaths per minute also need urgent medical attention. 5, abdominal pain Severe pain in the abdomen, infants and children are crying or changing diapers when touching the abdomen is loud crying. 6. Bleeding Bleeding can cause hemorrhagic shock and death. Common bleeding include vomiting, hemoptysis, blood in stool, epistaxis and bleeding from various traumatic injuries. 7.Convulsions High fever convulsions can cause the baby’s limbs to twitch, clench the teeth, and even pass out. The baby’s skin will appear pale blue and the eyes will roll up, which requires the parents to stay calm and take the baby to the emergency room. Another rare case is the convulsions caused by epilepsy and meningitis, the baby often does not have a high temperature, when the convulsions last more than 3 minutes, call the emergency services quickly. 8. Dehydration Young babies are easily dehydrated in case of fever, vomiting or diarrhea, so mom and dad should feed the baby some electrolytes or juice every 15 minutes. If the baby refuses to drink any liquid and has deep sunken eyes and dry, cracked lips, the baby must be seen urgently. Severe dehydration can cause shock or even death. 9.Head injury If your baby is unconscious, briefly unconscious, blurred vision or jet vomiting after a fall or fall, do not hesitate to seek emergency medical attention immediately. 10.Accidental injury After falling, crying is difficult to soothe or muffled after landing on the head, accompanied by vomiting; upper limbs are pulled after crying and painful to touch is obvious; after injury, joints are obviously swollen, unable to exert force or limbs appear deformed; electrocution, burns, drowning, car accidents, poisonous insect bites, cat and dog bites, etc.