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should you take your feverish child to the er? these sources could answer that question

montreal regional department of general medicine notes that useful information can be obtained on the provincial government's website, the 811 telephone service and from local pharmacists.

by montreal gazette

dec 21 2022
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even as quebec health minister christian dubé addressed the ongoing crisis of overcrowding in the province’s emergency rooms on wednesday, the montreal regional department of general medicine (mrdgm) issued a communiqué listing sources and information that could be used to help parents avoid taking their children to those ers unnecessarily.
noting that a visit to an er “is not always the best solution if your child has a fever,” the mrdgm, which includes some 2,580 family physicians practising on the island of montreal, pointed out that “a fever is a rise in body temperature and one of the body’s natural responses to some viruses or bacteria. it is one of the body’s defence mechanisms. a child with a fever should stay home.”
the mrdgm added that infections in children “are most often caused by viruses, such as a cold, the flu or gastroenteritis. these infections usually do not last very long, and most people recover on their own.”

the department, meanwhile, reminded the public that the quebec government website (quebec.ca/en/health/health-issues/flu-cold-and-gastroenteritis) contains a page dealing with various illnesses that could occur in children and indicating when a physician should be consulted, and provided links to those pages dealing specifically with fevers in children , influenza and gastroenteritis (stomach flu).

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if parents think their child still needs to be seen by a medical professional, the mrdgm recommends that if their child has a family doctor they should call their clinic. if the child does not have a family doctor, they should call 811 and select option 3.
if a parent needs advice and is unsure whether they should see a doctor, they should call 811 and select option 1 to access the priority line for parents of children 17 and younger.
parents are also advised to consult their pharmacist for advice on which medication to use and for more health tips.
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