Re: Tori - IVs when not eating

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I will try and work on getting an Emergency Release pamphlet created.

EVERYONE - I know I post this every couple of months, but it is

critical for every RSS or underweight SGA child's parent to know,

and understand. If our children can not EAT for more than 4 hours,

they have to have an IV with glucose D10 UNTIL They can eat normally

for several hours without a drop in blood sugar or continued

vomiting.

This does NOT mean until rehydration occurs. It means until the

child can eat carbohydrates, hold them down, and allow the body to

replenish the body's glycogen storage.

The MAGIC website has Dr. Harbison's explanation of why this is

critical on their website under the Member's Only section. Please

make sure to read this carefully.

I will try and get printed and approved the ER treatment pamphlet,

so that everyone can carry one with them.

But for now, carry the RSS or the SGA pamphlet with you at all times

(which does state that the child must have an IV if they can not

eat). You can also print out the Dr. H document on why hypoglycemia

is such a risk with these kids, from the MAGIC website. Even if you

can't understand this well enough to explain it to the doctors, hand

them the documents.

I hope this helps in the meanwhile.

> I had to take Tori to the ER today. She went to summer school this

> morning and was fine her teacher called around 11 am and said Tori

had

> been crying and fussy all morning and said that she did not feel

good

> so I had go get her and bring her to me I was in town alreay.

She

> had vomited 5x with 2 hrs and when I got her she did 2 more times,

she

> was real tired and weak I called her ped and she said to take her

to

> the ER so I did she called and said to out her on IV fluids we sat

> there for 2 hrs before they did and they drew blood pricked her

finger

> cked her temp. I called to DR H office they had already left for

the

> day so I paged the on call DR Macrdo she called me back then spoke

to

> the ER Dr. they said because her bllod work and elecrolites were

good

> that she could go home she had not eat anything all day and while

in

> the hospital she was not responding. I got scared I thought DR H

said

> if there sick they need to be admitted until eating again. Well we

are

> home she is still passing keytones and running a fever she did eat

> some soup But they told me that it was just a virus. I do not

agree

> with them because it hit her so fast and she seems to be fine now.