Anonymous
01/02/2023 14:19
Subject: Poll: how old are your kids and how many times have they been to the ER in their life?
9 and 6, never.
Anonymous
01/02/2023 07:16
Subject: Re:Poll: how old are your kids and how many times have they been to the ER in their life?
27 and 25. never.
Anonymous
01/02/2023 00:46
Subject: Poll: how old are your kids and how many times have they been to the ER in their life?
DS 14 - 4 x (very high fevers/viruses or needing stitches)
DD 14 - 3 x (suicidal)
DD 14 - 3 x (suicidal)
Anonymous
01/01/2023 23:07
Subject: Re:Poll: how old are your kids and how many times have they been to the ER in their life?
DDs 5 and 10: once each for ER. Older DD had severe doubled-over stomach cramps and younger DD had a burn. I would have taken that one to urgent care, but they told me ER because of infection risk.
Multiple urgent care visits including ear infections, wheezing, nursemaid’s elbow, a bone bruise from a monkey bar fall that I thought would be a break (but wasn’t) and a jump-rope injury turned out to be a fractured ankle.
Multiple urgent care visits including ear infections, wheezing, nursemaid’s elbow, a bone bruise from a monkey bar fall that I thought would be a break (but wasn’t) and a jump-rope injury turned out to be a fractured ankle.
Anonymous
12/31/2022 20:51
Subject: Poll: how old are your kids and how many times have they been to the ER in their life?
I responded none and then we had to go to the ER yesterday. This thread is cursed.
Anonymous
12/30/2022 17:57
Subject: Re:Poll: how old are your kids and how many times have they been to the ER in their life?
Boys - 11 and 14, never. I have a friend with kids the same age and her son has been to the ER multiple times. Some of this is the level of risk taking the kid has, a little is parent carelessness (we all get careless at some junction=no one is perfect), and a lot is dumb luck.
Anonymous
12/29/2022 17:24
Subject: Poll: how old are your kids and how many times have they been to the ER in their life?
8: 3x (pneumonia, high fever with rash, abdominal pain)
6: 1x (abdominal pain)
1: 0 times
6: 1x (abdominal pain)
1: 0 times
Anonymous
12/29/2022 16:32
Subject: Poll: how old are your kids and how many times have they been to the ER in their life?
7 y/o girl: once as a young infant for some nothing burger that we were sent to the ER for out of an abundance of caution. Blood in the stool (turned out to be a dairy allergy)? Weird skin thing (eczema related to the allergy)? Don’t remember at this point.
Anonymous
12/29/2022 15:53
Subject: Re:Poll: how old are your kids and how many times have they been to the ER in their life?
Some of these are crazy. “I thought he had a broken toe but it was fine”??? The EMERGENCY room?
Anonymous
12/29/2022 15:26
Subject: Re:Poll: how old are your kids and how many times have they been to the ER in their life?
17 year old boy: 18 months old for a limp (turned out to be a fracture), 3 years old for a cracked open chin, 4 years old for pneumonia, and 14 years old for "wheezing/shortness of breath" at sleep away camp- got an ambulance ride and everything for that one.
15 year old: Urgent care for gluing a bagel cutting knife vs. finger
15 year old: Urgent care for gluing a bagel cutting knife vs. finger
Anonymous
12/29/2022 12:03
Subject: Re:Poll: how old are your kids and how many times have they been to the ER in their life?
15 - 0
10 - 1 (was 5 and had a laceration that required stitches)
10 - 0
10 - 1 (was 5 and had a laceration that required stitches)
10 - 0
Anonymous
12/29/2022 11:51
Subject: Poll: how old are your kids and how many times have they been to the ER in their life?
7/5/3
3YO - never
5YO - once because we thought he swallowed something and needed a chest xray
7YO - once I think, I feel like there was a second time but I think it was just urgent care, it was because she fell off of a high chair
3YO - never
5YO - once because we thought he swallowed something and needed a chest xray
7YO - once I think, I feel like there was a second time but I think it was just urgent care, it was because she fell off of a high chair
Anonymous
12/29/2022 09:35
Subject: Poll: how old are your kids and how many times have they been to the ER in their life?
13-3
15-3
Both boys and these are just ER visits unsure of how many urgent care
15-3
Both boys and these are just ER visits unsure of how many urgent care
Anonymous
12/29/2022 08:00
Subject: Re:Poll: how old are your kids and how many times have they been to the ER in their life?
16: 2 (anaphylaxis @ 5 mos in an ambulance, broken nose)
14: 1 (severe but not anaphylactic reaction after oral meds didn't work and a trip to urgent care)...and, yes, we have epi-pens but the reaction was more of a slow burn that we really didn't see coming
But the 14yo has broken her arm twice. Ortho Urgent Care for both.
After reading through all of these, I feel grateful that we've been lucky and that we have a medical system, expensive as it is, capable of dealing with any/all of these issues at just about any time, day or night. Every time we've been, it's been heartbreaking to hear the cries of an infant or child in pain. I don't see how the staff can do it.
14: 1 (severe but not anaphylactic reaction after oral meds didn't work and a trip to urgent care)...and, yes, we have epi-pens but the reaction was more of a slow burn that we really didn't see coming
But the 14yo has broken her arm twice. Ortho Urgent Care for both.
After reading through all of these, I feel grateful that we've been lucky and that we have a medical system, expensive as it is, capable of dealing with any/all of these issues at just about any time, day or night. Every time we've been, it's been heartbreaking to hear the cries of an infant or child in pain. I don't see how the staff can do it.
Anonymous
12/28/2022 21:55
Subject: Poll: how old are your kids and how many times have they been to the ER in their life?
14 and (knock on wood) we haven't had to go to the ER in years. But early on we had several visits, including for a febrile seizure, an unrelenting virus complete with projectile vomiting, head wound from a fall requiring staples, and a burn. And multiple urgent care visits for ear infections.