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	Your Child and the Emergency Room Part 2 by John Vonhof
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Your Child and the Emergency Room
Part 2
by John Vonhof

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Getting Treatment

The doctor will examine your child, ask questions about the illness or injury and determine a plan of care. This may include lab work, x-rays, medications, wound cleaning, breathing treatments, splints, or other medical procedures. The staff should keep you informed about what tests or procedures have been ordered and the time they will take.

It is your right to understand everything done to your child and have it done to your satisfaction. You must be your child's advocate. If you feel the doctor has not listened to you or has rushed to judgment, take the lead and express your concern.

Treatment Tips

Younger children can be helped by the use of simplified explanations and language, and simple visual demonstrations of what is going to happen. Older children often will understand and appreciate a more detailed explanation.

Many children will want their parents at their side during treatment"ask if you can stay, but respect their experience with similar situations. If you suspect that you cannot remain calm or may lose control during a procedure, tell the nurse or doctor.

In order to keep your child calm, you must remain as calm as possible. Your child will sense tension and fear -" particularly of procedures that make you squeamish.

Do's

• Do tell your child that medical personnel are going to help them.

• Do tell the nurse if your child's condition worsens while waiting to be seen.

• Do ask about pain medications if you think they are warranted.

• Do ask about your status if a doctor has not seen you yet or if nothing happens within a reasonable time period after being seen.

• Do understand that lab work and x-rays take time, both for the technicians to do them and for the results to be read.

• Do remember to bring an extra diaper, a favorite stuffed animal, toy or blanket, and a few books to read while passing time.

Don'ts

• Don't ask for water or give your child a bottle unless cleared by the nursing staff.

• Don't tell your child that the medicine is candy.

• Don't tell your child that a procedure will not hurt, particularly when you know that it will. Be realistic and explain that the hurt will only be for a moment.

• Don't let your child crawl around on the floor or play with equipment.

Before Signing Out

Make sure you have a copy of your discharge instructions with any prescriptions. If the discharge instructions are unclear, or if you are unsure about follow-up actions, ask for a better explanation.

When You Get Home

After the emergency room visit spend time at home to reassure your child as necessary, talking about what happened, or answering any questions your child may have. The child's memory for medical procedures plays an important role in their response to subsequent medical events.

John Vonhof is a Prehospital Care Coordinator in Emergency Medical Services. This article is extracted from his booklet A Parent's Guide to the Emergency Room: Managing Your Child's Crisis Without Fear. The booklet is available at Footwork Pub.

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