54 | Oh BABY! • If your child is having difficulty breathing for any reason , you should take him/her to the emergency room right away. If it is an infant and he/she is flaring his nostrils to breath or his chest is moving up and down very fast you should head to the emergency room. If he/she has any color change to grey or blue you should call 911. • Convulsions need to be taken seriously and child should be taken to nearest emergency room. • Injury to the head or broken bones should be seen in the emergency room. • Any uncontrolled bleeding should be seen right away in the emergency room or call 911. • If your child won’t wake up or is comatose take him to the emergency room or call 911. • Any severe stomach pain should be taken to the emer- gency room . • An infant (less than 3 months) with a temperature of 100.4 degrees. • Not urinating. • In case of poisoning call the poison hotline -1800 222 1222 You DO NOT need to take your child to emergency room if they have a low-grade fever, runny nose, or rash. BUT, you should go to the pediatrician’s office the same or next day. Fever causes anxiety in most parents but unless you have an infant who is less than 3 months old, you do NOT need to worry unless the fever lasts more than 2 days or is as- sociated with the symptoms above. If your child feels warm give him or her age appropriate tylenol or ibuprofen first and then check the temperature. There is no need to give your child a bath unless it is heat stroke and they have been in the sun for many hours. When to Take Your Child to the ER