The chief complaints today are fever and the tummy bug.
This particular virus has been quite the nasty one.. Some of the patients aren't quite back to having a normal stomach for almost a week, with vomiting and diarrhea coming and going the minute we try to normalize the diet too quickly. I had one little one that needed IV fluids due to dehydration.
I also want to share a safety warning. This past week one of our 1 year old babies swallowed a button battery. Thankfully it passed without incident ( we monitored with X-Ray to make sure it was through the esophagus)but button batteries are everywhere these days and are easy to swallow and can be VERY hazardous if they get stuck in the wrong place on their way out. This one was in a pedometer that had fallen, and the back had come off.
Take a moment to pay attention to anything you have around the house that uses these small batteries and make sure that the baby can't access them.
~Nurse Judy
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