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Child Has Fever, Frequent Vomiting, Cramps In Stomach. Sleeps In Short Intervals. Gave Advil. No Allergies. Emergency?
My 8 year old daughter has had a fever of 102 for 24 hours. In the first 18 hours the fever was accompanied by frequent vomiting (about 8 times) And painful waves of cramps in her stomach that come and go the whole time. I have given her children's Advil 3 times in the last 24 hours and she's been taking tiny sips of water. She's been taking cat naps all day for approx one hour, then she's up for an hour and then falls asleep in my lap. Could you advise when I should consider taking her to the Emergency Unit at the hospital? If she stays in the same state and temperature all night, should I take her to a walk-in medical clinic? She is a healthy child who doesn't get sick very often and she has no allergies or other health issues. Thank you in advance for your help.
You should take her to the ER because you are giving some danger signs like drowsiness or lethargy. Frequent vomiting can lead to loss of fluid from the body and hypotension.
Continue to ask further queries as required. Hope this helps. Take care. Dr Y V Siva Sankara Murty M.D.(Pediatrics) Associate Professor of Pediatrics
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Child Has Fever, Frequent Vomiting, Cramps In Stomach. Sleeps In Short Intervals. Gave Advil. No Allergies. Emergency?
Hi, Thanks for writing to health care magic. You should take her to the ER because you are giving some danger signs like drowsiness or lethargy. Frequent vomiting can lead to loss of fluid from the body and hypotension. Continue to ask further queries as required. Hope this helps. Take care. Dr Y V Siva Sankara Murty M.D.(Pediatrics) Associate Professor of Pediatrics