would this hurt her or be very dangerous I am without transport
My daughter is 9 yrs old 60 lbs she has a slight fever all I have here are extra strength tylenol?
Question posted by jessicam on 28 Nov 2013
Last updated on 29 November 2013
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Call your local drugstore and ask the pharmacist. They are a great source of info at a time like that. Or call your primary care docs after hours number. Some questions are better answered by professionals in my opinion. But I certainly don't mean any offense to other answers by saying this.
Are there places that still have an after hours number? All we get when we call the dr after hours is the office is closed, if you have a medical problem go to an urgent care center. They forget to mention that the urgent care center will cost you 3 times what the dr would.
Some do, some don't. I had to call my doctors office last week due to a very bad reaction to a new medicine. It had the recording saying they were closed and go to ER if its an emergency but I stayed on the line and it eventually connected me to the on call nurse.
Children seem to run higher fevers than adults do, but its still a worry. Usually pediatricians have someone on call who you can talk to on the phone and will give you advice that is safe. My ex and I did that when our son was a baby with ear infections. Obviously they can't give you medication over the phone, but may be able to tell you how much to give the child. Pills can usually be crushed and mixed with juice or some other flavored drink. The Dr. can tell you how much fluid to add to the crushed pill to get the right concentration, and then how much of the fluid to give the child.
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Can you break it in half? You wouldn't want to give her the whole tablet. I used to give my kids ibuprofen for a fever. The liquid kind. It would be a good idea for you to have some childrens tylenol or ibuprofen in the house for her. If her temp is 100 or less she really doesn't need anything. Just give her lots of fluids and don't bundle her up. Keep her cool. Does she have any other symptoms of anything?
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