Sometimes your paediatrician “monpediatre” is not available.
“My child cries, he complains. How much does it hurt? Should I bring him to the emergency department? ”
The fever persists; your baby has an earache, coughs a lot etc. What to do ? If in doubt, go to the paediatric emergency room. The medical and nursing staff will assist you. They are trained to recognize and deal quickly with the most pressing diseases.
It is not always easy for you, the parents, to know how to react when the child is ill. You may observe new symptoms, in other cases, the disease is chronic.
Every year, paediatric hospital emergency service provide consultations for children.
I suggest you to visit the following website to review the most common diseases in children. And to teach you to recognize the warning signs and react accordingly.
http://dea.hug-ge.ch/infos_patients/enfantmalade_fiches_presentation.html
