We are here only 3 days this week.
Perc will be available for any of your after hours needs during the holiday break.
Today we have had some weekend reports of CROUP.
Croup usually presents in the middle of the night with a very barky cough. Some kids actually sound like seals.
If this happens, stay calm and go into a steamy bathroom for a few minutes. Most of the time the symtoms ease quite a bit from either steam or going outside into the night air.
If you feel like your child is really laboring, it is reasonable to head over to the emergency room.
In most cases of croup the symtoms have significantly lessened by the time you get there, but in some cases the kids need treatment including a shot of steroids to calm things down.
The croup virus is quite contagious and usually lasts around 3 days, with nights being worse than the days.
Running a humidifier at night and giving lots of oral fluids during the day should help out a lot.
We still have some cases of hand/ foot/ mouth around including some unfortunate moms who must not have had it when they were young.
Most of what we have been seeing are the very persistent coughs and colds.
Anything that has been lingering for more than 3 weeks probably deserves an evaluation.
A few stragglers still have the tummy bug, but that has tapered off for now.
Hope you all have a happy thanksgiving and easy travels if you are braving the airports or doing a road trip
~Nurse Judy
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