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"  Call 911   Call Your Pediatrician     These conditions may pose severe danger and require immediate attention. If your area is not serviced by 911, call your local ambulance service.  Although the following all merit prompt medical attention, there&amp;#039;s usually time to call your doctor. If your pediatrician doesn&amp;#039;t call back within 30 minutes, and your child&amp;#039;s condition isn&amp;#039;t improving, take him to the ER yourself.    Child is unconscious or is choking and turning blue or struggling for breath.  Child has mild asthma symptoms (shortness of breath or wheezing).    A seizure that lasts longer than five minutes; seizure of any duration if child has not had one before.  A seizure that lasts less than five minutes if child has had previous seizures.    A fall from a height of ten feet or more; child cannot move or walk. He may have head, neck, or spinal injuries. Do not move him; wait for ambulance to arrive.  A fall from a relatively short distance -- off playground equipment or down a short flight of stairs, for instance; child is conscious and can move and walk. (If child later seems excessively lethargic or clumsy, develops a headache, or vomits, contact the doctor again.)    Injury to arm or leg with any of the following conditions, which indicate a break: bone protrudes through skin; limb is awkwardly bent; child cannot move injured part. Do not pick up child.  Swelling, tenderness, and pain at site of injury, but child can still move injured part: He may have a sprain or minor fracture.    Burns that blister, are swelling severely, or that appear white and charred. All electrical burns. Dispatcher may instruct you to apply cold compresses to minimize the degree of the burn before help arrives.  Burns with slight swelling or redness.    Uncontrollable bleeding from a wound; wild or potentially rabid animal bite; or any bite accompanied by breathing difficulty or convulsions.  Cuts that are more than superficial, but not bleeding profusely; dog or cat bites with minor bleeding and no other symptoms.    Fever and/or aches accompanied by a stiff neck, potential signs of meningitis.  Fever above 103 degrees F. in a child over six months, above 100.2 degrees in a child under three months, or above 101 degrees in a three- to six-month-old; if a feverish child is listless or disoriented.    An unexplained rash accompanied by shortness of breath or chest tightness. This may be a severe allergic reaction to food or a bee sting.  An unexplained rash with no other symptoms.    Severe vomiting or diarrhea that results in dehydration (child hasn&amp;#039;t urinated in several hours, sheds few tears when crying, and skin or lips look purple).  Vomiting or diarrhea without signs of dehydration.    Note: If your child has consumed any potentially toxic substance, including iron pills (the number-one cause of childhood poisoning fatalities), mouthwash, or perfume, call poison control right away. You&amp;#039;ll be instructed whether to induce vomiting, go to the emergency room, or simply watch your child for symptoms. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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