GIVE YOUR CHILD THE FEVER MEDS!
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These wholesome ones are satisfying, especially when you almost expect to hear a joke about Austin or they all start yelling in stress or panic LOL.
Ikr! I was actually going to comment this but I didn't want to steal someone's comment. His wholesome content hits so different, especially when the parent or patient actually responds nicely.
I agree, not that I don’t like his jokes or anything, but it’s nice to see some wholesome content. And it’s always nice when the patient or patient’s parent actually believe him.
Educating and making me want to give him a hug for being so sweet! ❤️
Though I was 100% expecting a *1 month later* cut and him walking back to the others and be like "I just had the strangest feeling of Deja Vu" "You mean the lady with her kid again?" "Again?!? Oh shit really that was the same woman!?"
I totally agree! But I kind of missed hearing mufkr in there.
I love how Rich showed respect to the mom while explaining how she fucked up
This is the art of Emergency medicine lol.
What mom?
@@flipnasty2296 the person rich was talking to
@Thinking Out Loud Just want to second this comment. It’s a trope of shaming moms for worrying too much, and sometimes doctors won’t believe them. Many of the parents in my mom’s generation were put through that kind of shame by medical professionals, and those stories get passed down to their adult kids when they become parents. It’s sad, and I’m glad Stevio had compassion in the video for parents who just aren’t sure.
@Thinking Out Loud I was one of those kids who could put on a smile and be cheerful no matter how badly I felt.
To everyone told otherwise: take a photo with a time stamp (if you have access to that kind of technology) of the thermometer/child’s temperature before you give them medicine. Visual evidence of the fever (or other symptoms) pre-medicine should help with grumpy medical staff. This was a tip from a doctor of mine.
Plus, it's just nice to have the record to help you track the fever.
If you don't have a timestamp, take the photo while holding the thermometer next to a clock, or make sure there is a clock in the background
To be fair some doctors are asses to moms. My mom had to fight to get my brother an x-ray because she knew his bronchitis hadn't cleared up. But since he was a 5 year old with ADHD he was running around the doctors office so they didn't believe her
Low and behold it had progressed to walking pneumonia
Glad there are doctors like you that take parents seriously :)
You know he's not a Dr right?😁
Yes, some docs are real jerks.
Your a great parent
I was a 24 year old with walking pneumonia. That poor kid. You can definitely feel like crap and move around.
@@christina7991 same concept tho regardless of semantics, nurses and doctors alike need decent bedside manner and to listen to patients and their advocates.
@@astralsheepu7379 He is not a nurse either. He was an ER Tech who quit his job for comedy as he is good at comedy and it pays more.
this to me screams a parent who has a lifetime of experience not being believed or having their feelings invalidated. Somebody who feels the need to prove themselves for things that they shouldnt have to has been questioned or doubted relentlessly.
I agree...so many times I had my symptoms questioned in my life that I show up to the doctor without interventions so they actually believe me.
@@rikkansi it's worst of all for women of colour. My friends parents immigrated from India and her chronic pain was ignored for over a decade which turned out to be endometriosis. It's horrendous.
@@rikkansi Not physical, but mental, despite a professional diagnosis of Autism, anxiety disorder, and clinical depression, my school waited until I physically couldn't get out of bed every day because I was so miserable before they put me in special ed . . . would have loved it if they'd believed the clinicians and gave me supports before I had to be hospitalized . . .
Very insightful and well stated.
@@sjfrench8034 I hope you're getting the help you need now
No they won't believe you. I was really sick and I had a high fever but since it was so cold outside by the time I got there my fever was gone. They said there was nothing wrong with me, so yes they do think you're crazy and they treat you badly.
Not one bad word in the presence of a child. I’m so proud of you!! ❤️
This is literally what we are told to do. Taking my son home from NICU, we were reminded not to give them fever reducers when going to the doctor or ER because we would be covering symptoms and behaviors that needed to be seen/checked, and prolonging the problem. And I have been turned away after taking my older kids in for help post-tylenol because "they seem to be doing fine right now," and then later right back again because they're worse.
Ok. So I'm not crazy. My kid is 15 now, so it's been a while since I've been given advice like this, but I could have sworn I read or had been told at some point this very thing.
Agreed. Happened to me many times.
I was never told this. I was always told to give the meds then go in if symptoms persisted despite meds being given.
If they turned you away because they seemed fine then you should've reported them.
@@de5072 Makes sense to me, if the meds are working and they're alright while they take effect that does not sound like an emergency. You can go to a pediatrician the next day.
Um really just in the case of a newborn fresh out of the NICU. That circumstance is special depending on the reason the baby was in the NICU. Otherwise....if Tylenol or ibuprofen is working, only take to the ER if the symptoms and/or fever keep returning after 24 hours of use.
Meanwhile, I took my daughter to the walk-in clinic because she had the flu. The male doctor told me that my teenage daughter was beautiful and looked too good to be sick. I kid you not. I insisted on a flu test and she had the flu, type A. The doctor did not tell me that, but the nurse came and told me. We got Tamiflu and went home. If I had been obedient and quiet, my daughter would not have been treated for the flu and I have many more similar stories.
To be honest, I have had medical professionals (generally doctors, not nurses) disbelieve me when I show up without a fever. I would much rather have Steve as my nurse. ;-)
I disagree. My daughter had a fever for several days when she was 2, and was sleeping constantly. The second time we came in she had a fever of 105. The first person to take her temp said it was only 101 so they gave her medication for nausea and said we could go home if she drank a juice and didn't vomit. I insisted they take the temp again because I was getting 104-105 degree temps at home and when they took it again it was 105 and then they finally starting doing tests and found out she had pneumonia. Had she not had the fever they would have sent us home, even though I told them all her symptoms.
I love this so much. Instead of judgement or showing frustration he just calmy explained how the parent should react better next time. Yes yes yes!
And I love how he relayed it as making it easier for herself.
If you know how many times I've been to the ER for a good reason only to see parents get mad when I get shuffled to the head of the line. This one woman came up raging her child had been there for two hours already. How come they're going to take my daughter first?! The nurse looked her straight jn the eye and said, "Ma'am, your child has a fever and the flu. Her daughter has blue lips caused by a severe asthma attack." She insisted they take her first since she'd been there for a while and, I'd just walked in. This has happened so many times over the years. I wish people would use some common sense.
I've been mad about waiting 4 hours in MY REGULAR DR OFFICE when I arrived on time with appt. I did not recieve any treatment. :( I would expect that waiting time in an emergency room (perhaps longer like 6-8 hrs, after all I live in 'Murica!) With just a fever, cough, sneeze, etc a regular dr office or clinic can diagnose too. No need for emergency room unless the perosn passed out or somemthing major!
Sadly it's not always just a lack of common sense... Too many people just *don't care* and would gladly let you or your child die if it meant they get what they want. Really grinds my gears that people with this attitude are allowed to roam free in a civilized society
Right? When I roll in near death from liver failure, everyone's up in arms since I "look fine," but I come in with a dog bowl full of blood that's gushing from my facial orifices, it's fine if I go ahead.
I swear, I wish I could just invest in fake blood packets for an invisible disability to make it more "believable."
@@Nylak-Otter last time I stumbled into an emergency a couple of months ago they took drunks, a couple of losers that only needed a sandwich and a blood sugar check and some twit that slipped by her car before me because, I looked fine. I ended up being transferred to a different hospital by staff for emergency surgery that night after waiting eight hours. One of the nurses was personally offended since she thought I was a know it all and I must think I'm better than other people. I told her I needed to be admitted for a sinus abscess. By the time I got to the other hospital and they were clearing it out it exploded breaking part of the bone inside my nose. I got to stay in the hospital for a month only to catch covid from my daughter three days out. It's not just the patients who are assholes. One of the doctors after my surgery got in my face too. He didn't like it when he said something and, I told him I wanted proof. Turns out he was full of shit and didn't like informed patients. He actually put in that I left the hospital AMA which I'd bs. I actually got a hold of his boss who signed me out saying he'd take care of Mr. Attitude.
Triage is triage! Most urgent first.
I came in with a severe foot injury years ago as I'd had a puncture. I was limping and in pain and there was nobody at the desk when I came in. When someone did come around, they had me fill in a form and told me to take a seat and that someone would assess it shortly. It wasn't until I started walking away and they SAW my foot that they called out for me to stop, went to get someone and rolled out a wheelchair. My foot was proper purple and bloody. I needed intravenous antibiotics and steroids over 2 or so days. Got drawn on in texta to mark where the border of the purple was and if it had gone down.
I totally understood why someone with a foot injury would be less of a priority and was happy to wait regardless, but was also so grateful that when they did get a look at it the situation changed immediately as I didn't realize how serious it was either. Thanks, person at the desk!
Oh my goodness they do mistreat parents that bring in a sick child with no noticable fever! ("You're just another overreacting mother!") Actually heard those words more than once!
And for reasons no one understands, fevers get so much worse at night! So even if the kid is alternating between Tylenol and ibuprofen all day, as soon as you're ready to go to bed that's when out of nowhere your kid comes up with a 104.F or higher temperature! So yes, they'll still be at the ER at two in the morning!
It’s bc a fever is the body’s way of trying to detox, and the body is working hard to detox @night! -Worst thing you can do is give pharma poison to an already ill child.
I do this. I'll not take meds before going to see a doctor. I've had 2 different doctors call me a liar. Only years later to be diagnosed as Celiac. I understand this mom!
Keep up the good work!
Me too. Though it's less that I have a fever, and more so to show how it is, or has gotten. If I have a fever it could life, or death since I am very vulnerable. Even pneumonia can make me very sick. Thankfully I got vaccinated.
Here's something: when I had my daughter, the pediatrician gave me some papers that said NOT to administer fever reducing drugs so as not to mask any symptoms. It was ages before someone at the clinic told me to go ahead. Some of these are issues of communication on the side of MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS, I found. As a medical professional, this is one of many miscommunications that happen. Snark isn't helpful.
This video is way more humble than I thought it was. It's not even a joke, it's just wholesome.
Edit: Also, ER is open at 2:00 AM?
Not sure where you are, but in the U.S. the emergency room is 24/7 everyday of the year.
Turns out people don't stop having medical emergencies late at night.
So yeah er is open at all hours ;)
Emergency room is ER. They're open 24/7 and have people working by shifts so you won't find the same time at night as in the morning.
There's also emergency laboratory where emergency lab technicians also work 24/7 and take care of emergency tests while the other lab workers take care of the regular non-emergency tests
I communicated my intended message poorly. Rather than have more misunderstanding I deleted original message. Response below is appropriate.
You handle these scenarios so well and level headedly without judgment towards these people. It's so awesome.
Actually I’ve experienced this. They acted like I was stupid for giving my kids the meds for fever and told me they need to see for themselves. It’s crazy. I’m also a Hispanic, a woman, and with biracial kids. There’s a lot of great nurses and doctors out there but there are definitely some biased, sexist, and racist ones. My kids are 20 now so it was a while ago, but that’s why I did like mom in this skit for so long. A lot of mom’s do.
I love how Rich is clearly frustrated at first but explains it with patience and grace.
I brought my son in to the pediatrician when he was very young (I think about 6 or 7 months old?) because he had a really unusually high fever. I had given him some Tylenol and wrote down the temps at what times and when I gave the Tylenol. The doctor looked at me like I was stupid and said “MOST people wait longer so I don’t really know what to tell you. Come back if there’s any other symptoms.” 🙃 I was like ummm he’s my first kid and with a 104° fever I didn’t really think I should wait to bring him in.
My mom, brother and I have been to a clinic for the same sickness (strep throat) and they said for each of us on separate occasions "Well, you don't have a fever so that means no infection... No antibiotics." And all our voices sounded HORRIBLE because of phlegm and coughing and my mom had to go back for them to say her test did in fact indicate she needed antibiotics. I had to put off taking Tylenol for fever to qualify for antibiotics 🤒 for me they also said "Well you do have a LITTLE bit of strep throat so here's antibiotics." I either have it or I don't! You hear how I sound I've been this way for over 3 days already omg. I got sick again soon after (like 2 weeks) because my strep never went completely away. Got a but better and all of a sudden 10x worse again. I hate needing to go to dr and I think other Americans share my feelings. Go to dr spend money and "oh, it's just viral it will go away..." $80 minimum.
You absolutely should not wait on a 104. low-grade fevers (below 102) are probably fine to keep them home with but 104 is definitely something you want them in the ER for in case that fever doesn't come down from the Tylenol. At the very worst you spend a few hours in a waiting room and see your kid feel better, but if you are right and it is something that the Tylenol is not going to bring down, you are right there to get help.
Adding on to what has been said, if you wait till fevers get to 104-105, your child will most likely have a febrile seizure, which is very scary if you don’t know what to do, so it’s best to be in the care of a medical professional. ( incase you don’t know what febrile convulsions/seizures are, they are seizures used to lower young children’s high temperature, as kids immune systems can’t regulate temp very well.
@@zoesbabyalives5615 When my son was barely 2, he got a fever that spiked over 106*. After fighting him a long time, I was finally able to get some meds in him just before we went to the ER. It lowered to around 102*, so we sat in the waiting room for over 8 hrs (the nurses had to give him additional meds to keep his fever down) just for the doc to tell me I was overreacting because he hadn’t reached 108*. Turns out he had a respiratory virus. Horrible experience.
@@noelsouthmoor That doctor was out of line saying that, you had every right to react the way you did, and (most of the time) it’s better to overreact than under react. I always say it’s better to be safe than sorry.
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Confused.
• You didn’t believe the child had a fever on parent’s say-so and had to take a temperature yourself to see if they were right.
• After discounting the parent’s report of their child’s fever, you tell the parent that you will always accept their report on the child’s fever.
???
If the parent’s say-so is enough, why did you take the child’s temperature?
If the parent’s say-so needs to include the child’s temperature as measured at home, shouldn’t that be part of the education? Take the temperature; give meds if temperature over X; come to ER if necessary; and report temperature and the time it was taken.
@@alisoncummins2726 why do you really care about some random comment on a comedians video? I'm not a medical expert nor do I claim to be, I'm complimenting a fucking TH-cam video. Go try to stir up shit somewhere else, troll.
@@alisoncummins2726 I think you should watch it again because you seem to have misunderstood. He believed the mom when she said the kid had a fever. He took the temperature to see how bad it was. 101.8 isn't good, but it's not as bad as 103.7, for example. He had to know if it was a low grade fever, or a high grade fever. He can't just guess by "he feels warm".
As a pediatric nurse, I can tell you this conversation happens all the time!!!
When you bring the child in with no fever bc you gave them tylenol/motrin alternating for 3 days and the ER just tells you to keep doing it until it stays away though...
Every single day, numerous times!!! Poor kids. It’s just letting the kid suffer unnecessarily.
@J & Mom LIVE We don’t do anything different for kids with a fever either. Just charge you a thousand dollars for some Tylenol you could’ve given at home. Most kids just pick up viral illnesses which pass in 3-5 days. We don’t have a magic potion, I promise
@@jmomlive3566 Well, if the meds already work, what else should they do?
@@iz2333 monitor, hydrate and make sure your little one gets plenty of rest. There's really nothing else to do unless you start to see an adverse change in the child's condition.
Interesting. We have been told (not by the ER) that if we medicated the kids and brought them in after giving them medicine (so they weren't displaying a temperature), that the medical folks couldn't diagnose/treat them for the fever, since they didn't have any actual evidence of it. :(
Not necessarily true. If Tylenol or ibuprofen is bringing a fever down effectively than a trip to the ER isn't warranted yet. If the fever keeps coming back after 24 hours of use than go in. Or...if other symptoms are there like NVD or lethargy than go. Definitely lethargy in young kids. If the kids is a limp noodle it gets me worried.
thanks for showing your humanity in this one. education education education. the fear mothers have in not being able to advocate for their child is so real. even your "dig" on saving yourself a 2am trip was spot on. its amazing what a little information given with understanding can do.
In all fairness I’ve been told not to give my child meds before I take her in to get a doctors appointment
The people who take people to the ER for no reason must have amazing insurance. Since tons of people with insurance refuses to go when they HAVE to go.
Sad thing is a lot of parents do this because they've had those experiences. Literally had a nurse at urgent care tell me to pop my baby in the bathtub with a popsicle when she had a fever. Turned out she had pneumonia in both lungs and we were turfed to the hospital. ER nurses were golden, though. 🤗
When my son was 9 months, he had a fever so high, our thermometer couldn't register it. This was after cycling Advil and Tylenol. I took him to the ER and his fever was 106.7. He was admitted. He had Roseola. He's 5.5 now and perfectly fine.
I can't imagine how you must have felt! I remember the first fever my baby had.ugh. the non stop worrying
Did the ER staff not believe you until they saw it for themselves? That was my case. They ice bathed my son in the ER as soon as they saw it was really that high.
Ah my son had that at age 2. Scared me so badly. Called the pediatrician and he assured me my son would be fine. He is also now 5.5 ❤️❤️❤️🙏🏻
@Shhh Slots no, they believed me. I was just trying to treat him at home.
I had the same fever when Covid spread in my class. I actually had the highest fever in my class
Everything is an emergency depending on who is looking at it
10/10. Straightforward, informative, wholesome. No conflict or drama. Just straight facts. Am considering adding to my asmr for sleep playlist.
This was so awesome especially when he's usually so sarcastic, he was so sweet and nice!! Sometimes us moms need that reassurance and help knowing what's right and wrong..
Rich needs to teach his bedside manner to all nurses and doctors across the country. I love how he gently explained why they didn't need to be there without shaming mom.
I always feel bad when I go to the ER and I start feeling better. Like goddamnit body, show the doctor how bad it was a couple of hours ago!!
Aww Rich! He's not so callus after all. So many feels.
I think this is the nicest I've ever seen Rich been!
Oh man! Here I've been, on the day of my doctor's appointment not taking the medicine for fever just to show my doctor I've had a fever. 🤦🏼♀️🤦🏼♀️
Sometimes, it kind of seems like doctor's don't believe their patients until they've seen it with their own eyes. But its good to know that fever isn't one of these situations. 😊😊 Thanks for the info!!
Edit: not recently! Due to covid, I wouldn't show up to the doctor's with a fever, without being tested first.
Also in the age of cell phones you can always take a photo with a time stamp of the temperature before medicine. That should be good for weatherworn doctors who don’t believe patients. One of my GPs told me to keep my own records of stuff like that, because it’s harder to ignore evidence even when looking through a biased lens.
@@KMMHealy Thank you for this comment! Wow! Thats smart, I've never thought about!!
My son spiked a crazy high 105°F fever WITH Tylenol on board when he was 18 months old. I flew into the ER panicked and they were like 'yeah OK, sure it's 105°F'. Then they took his temp and it was 105.7°F and they joined me in my panic. He got more Tylenol via suppository and an ice bath in the ER. One of the nurses said she had never actually done an ice bath in the ER in her 10 years of nursing. Turns out my son had pneumonia which caused the fever to spoke so high. He got pneumonia a second time about a year later. I'm so grateful he didn't have febrile seizures and now I'm hyper cautious with fevers. He's 14 now and doing fine.
I really appreciated this one I can only imagine being a mother with a child and having to be in the emergency room in the 1st place and you are very good and kind here and that's usually more what you need in a situation like this. It's also never doubt a mother's instincts when it comes to her children she's probably right just can't articulate the thing that she needs you to understand.
I love the "Feel goods" they counter act the dread I feel from "Are you really that stupid?"
My mom was a paramedic for 15 years and still waited to give meds until we went to the doctor 🤣🤣
I wish they told me this, sometimes I didn’t know what to do. If I gave her the meds and she got a little better but she wasn’t completely better they would look at me like I was crazy and I should’ve just brought her in right away. Oh the ER, so complicated depending on who’s running it.
Most of his vids are funny. This one was wholesome
Unexpected wholesomeness = W
Now this was unexpected
This was actually pretty wholesome. Pretty respectful to the mom and I like that.
Aww, that’s actually really sweet. He’s growing as a person!
Some people can actually tell when someone has a fever without a thermometer. This is great content thanks
Yes kids and babies usually act different and get flush in the cheeks when they have a fever. But I like to know how high it is. So I check anyway.
@@nataliesue2485 Same here but sometimes I dont have a thermometer that works so I make a mild estimate. I can usually tell if it's high or low by putting my wrist on their forehead. The mom said I was wrong guess who couldnt taste their food and got sent home with a fever.
It tends to be fairly obvious. One trick is to give the kid's forehead a kiss, because your lips are more sensitive, and you'll know if they feel warmer than usual. But then you get out the thermometer to see how serious the fever is and there's different procedures based on the age of the child. Coming at this from a childcare angle.
@@KaiseaWings that's true. My employer moved and doesnt have one with the divorce. So the mom brought one that was broke and just was like okay and told the kid she was lying. The kid couldnt taste her breakfast. And this is the same mom who let's her kids decide if they should take medicine to make ear infections or sickness go away. For the moment I can guess if it's a high or low grade fever with my wrist. Any tips?
@@mj818 Uh. With the parent? Honestly I don't have a lot of experience and haven't worked for a few years, I would take it up with your supervisor and try to sort of talk the mother around. But thermometers are fairly cheap I should think, it's the inner ear ones that are expensive. I would assume that it would be a regulatory thing and you'd _have_ to have a thermometer on hand for child safety reasons? Get your workplace to get an inner ear one, they're about a hundred bucks from memory.
I'm assuming you're in childcare, that is.
Quite a few wholesome ones next to all the salt and loss of belief im humanity.
Always makes one happy to know you helped someone in need, no matter how great the need actually was. The thank you at the end is quite elevating.
Don't know. They took a measurement with the forehead scanner and told my wife she didn't have a fever. We went back to the car to measure that it was 4F difference between their tools. She'd just had a newborn too. Not all people are as awesome as Rich here :P
As a parent I appreciate this one so much. You already feel judged at every turn being a parent and even more so if something is wrong with your kid.
The ones where he de escalates the situation and comforts the patient are so nice
Question a mother’s instinct…“Never do”…I love it!!!
My mom is a nurse, so she knew how to treat anything at home. It makes me often wonder what it's like to grow up in a household where the parents have zero know-how about minor problems like fevers and don't know what certain procedures are for when they get to the hospital. Rich just illustrated that for me.
One of my EMT professors had a frequent caller, a young single mom, who knew very little about parenting. They went to her home many times and taught her how to treat minor problems at home.
If you don't grow up in a medical family, you just don't know. And as a new mom you don't know if it is bad enough to go to the ER or not. And often you just don't learn unless you go. I'm glad that stevio was kind to the mother in this video. She really is trying to do what's best for her child.
Same here! My mom was a nurse and I think my first time at the ER was when I was in my mid-teens.
Erm, fevers are there for a reason and should not be cooled down unless for a baby or elderly elderly person or if a person is near convulsion. Fevers heat our bodies to kill the pathogen/s. Let it do it’s job. If you cool a fever, then it takes longer to heal
@@k8lynmae Fevers are helpful up until a certain point, where it becomes dangerous to the person infected. So your advice isn't entirely untrue, but I would caution against telling people not to take antipyretics in general
These videos explain a lot about ER personnel.
I wish my urgent care was like this (not the er) because I had to go to 3 different Doctors before they believed that I had an ear infection 🙄😅
I love how understanding he was in this
I thought the title said: “give your child the fever” because the “meds” was on another line 😂
That was the most wholesome PSA ever. ❤️
I love that there is a great mix of comic relief, serious information and helpful advice on here.
Probably one of the most respectful people to appear in the e r
Sadly I've had a lot of times where I've done just this and given my son meds and by the time we got in to see the doctor he didn't have a fever and on his visit summary it literally said "patients mother claimed fever, but were not able to confirm the fever in clinic." So.... not all doctors believe you. I wish they did. If doctors believed me i would have saved myself years of pain and thousands of dollars in medical bills and gotten my immune deficiency diagnosed much earlier and without having to literally force the doctor to refer me to an immunologist to get tests done. Anyway, that's a story for another day. I wish all doctors and nurses were like you
That was insanely wholesome.
Just a quick question here. Wouldn't it be better to let the fever run its course? it is an immune response after all.
(Unless it gets dangerously high or lasting for several days of course, but I wouldn't count 38-39°C into that range)
I agree that I wouldn’t give meds for that fever (unless my kid is miserable, of course) much less bring them to the ER… but if a fever is concerning enough for you to consider the ER, then I’d say some Tylenol is in order.
Mum here, not medical professional, but this is what I ave done: If the child has a mild fever but still his usual self, it's ok to let it go, constantly monitoring (every 30 min) making sure it doesn't go above 38ish. But if the kid is not feeling well, it's better to make him/her feel better with the medicine. Also, if you let the fever go too high it gets harder to bring i down.
Thanks for the answers!
Below 38 is fine, the issue is small children sometimes get febrile convulsions if they have a high fever (usually over 38.5) so with them you have to be pretty careful
Yuppp that happened to me and the dr just looked at me, saying ‘I believe you ma’am, even tho your little one is running around’ I was all thank you 🥺
The amount of times I ask people if they've taken the basic over the counter stuff in my family because they forget about them.
And even if they have try pharmacy or something before hospital. I wish all staff were as understanding as in this.
I love that your videos are actually helpful and not ridiculing people that do these things.
When my oldest was 4 he had gotten sick with a cold or maybe the flu. Tylenol alone wasn't keeping the fever down. I didn't have Motrin to alternate and our car had broken down on my husband the same day. The fever got up to 104. I freaked out and called for an ambulance. They came before my got home. He was having to walk. 😳 He asked our next door neighbor to borrow one of their cars. They were so nice and let him. So "Daddy" went to the ER while I stayed home with our (at the time) baby. The dispatcher was so kind and reassured me that 104 in young children isn't as detrimental as it is for adults. The ER essentially reminded my husband that we just need both Tylenol and Motrin in the house as a fever staple. Alternating the 2 even just 1 hr apart is safe and most effective than using only one of those. It works in all 3 of our children now.
Sometimes even given together (but every 6-8 hours) as told by my kids pediatrician.
I remember going to the er cause of a stomach flu that could've been dire (Was a cancer patient at the time), mom gave me some medicine to calm my fever down but it didn't do much so we had to rush to the E.R. This also happened the first week after new years. That was fun...
I love the patients/patient’s family member that actually listen to the doctors and take note of what to do next time
“Okay your kid’s ok. That will be 56 thousand dollars”
This is the most polite video that he has ever made🤣 he didn't get pissed off a tiny bit
My first thought was, bless her heart, she must be a new mom!
And also, when urgent care is available, this is the perfect thing to take there.
My youngest had double ear infections but I didn't know. I saw her pulling in her ear one day and took her to the ER. The doctor was pissed at me- kids are playing while the doctor sternly talks to me. I told him to LOOK at her- she was all smiles and laughing at her brother- how am I supposed to know she's sick when she's acting like that? He asked my daughter if her ears hurt- she said yeah a little. 🤦♀️ Smh.
If only docs and nurses were like this in real life.
Absolutely beautiful. Thanks for these as well.
Took my son in for a hand injury, he had x rays done but the doctor didn't see anything. I looked at the x rays, too. I told the doctor something wasn't right, I didn't have any way to really describe it. He put a half cast on him and we went home. The next day the doctor looked at the x rays again and found damage to the metacarpal region, I don't remember exactly. He'd fractured 2 bones. It was long enough ago where non digital x ray imaging was a chemical process so over night the details became clear. Doctors like him are golden.
So true, yall!
I can't tell you how many times I've been called out to someone's house for A) something they could very easily treat at home, or B) something they really do need to visit the ER for, but are stable and capable of getting themselves there. And of course, C) someone who calls us for dishonest reasons, like trying to get narcotics or trying to get out of being arrested/in jail.
If you say it's an emergency, we'll treat it like an emergency. But don't be surprised if your third "emergency" this week is met with unenthusiastic professionalism.
* *slams fairytale book shut* * “ *Like that’s ever gonna happen* “
This was a good little wholesome video. Good job.
You can break a fever with Tylenol and a hot bath 🚿🛁 lolol but new moms get scared, I know I was. Every time my kid got a fever I'd sleep right next to him and make sure he was ok throughout the night 😂
Wait, a HOT bath? I'd always try taking a cold shower when I got a fever.
@@Lance.Gardenhire well, the reason your body gives you a fever is to heat it up so that whatever illness is in it gets destroyed, i think. so if you treat a fever too well, then you might just end up making your illness worse. at the same time though, if you get too hot then you might die. sooo i guess it depends on how bad the fever is, whether you should take a cold or hot shower.
but if you are going to take a cold shower, make sure it’s not too cold, otherwise the huge temperature change in such a short amount of time can hurt you.
@@yourawfulhearttosong Oh! I just always did it as cold as I'm able to stand it. And i used to have swim practice in the morning during november, so that was pretty cold. Guess I should stop doing that.
@@Lance.Gardenhire i just looked it up and apparently you’re supposed to use lukewarm water. so i guess you were both half right lol
Hot bath…no thanks I’d rather not pass out and drown 😄
They *used* to tell you never give the kid (or yourself) anything to bring down the fever before going to the doctor/ER so they can know for sure there really is a fever and how high it really is. I've been told that by both nurses and doctors myself.
this was pretty wholesome by the end
"Never doubt a mother's instinct" , as a mom, it's moooostly true
Never doubt, sometimes supplement.
Understand. . . 🙏 please!!!! He IS SPEAKING THE TRUTH!!!! Ihave personally been thru this, my daughter went limp in my arms about 9-11 months old; my daughter had a 104.3 temp when I brought her to the e.r. They gave her ibuprofen, 20 min later, she was feeling better and bouncing off the walls. . .
This video is everything! I would love to show this to people.
101.8 "okay"
Everyone else but america: What do you mean okay he's literally boiling?!
i love these wholesome ones
That mom's got a case of the anxiety and overthinking. Can relate.
I don't agree with dosing before you go. As a mom of a child with an on and off fever for 6 days, who dosed before we went, temp was 36.9C when we got to ED; it was embarrassing. It did elevate after a while and she ended spending a night in hospital on IV meds for pneumonia.
Honestly, I’ve been in her situation. Once my 4yo was really sick with a high fever. I gave him fever meds and called the nurse hotline who heard his chesty cough and recommended to go to the doctor and that he might need antibiotics. 2 doctor visits over 5 days saw us going home empty handed both times, and I’m sure the second doctor thought I was putting it on with the look he gave me because my medicated child was no longer reading a fever. Anyways a week later we came back to the second doctor, my son, my husband and myself, all sick, and he finally prescribed us all antibiotics. After a few days we were back to normal. Never going to that doctor again.
bro!!! you’re a wonderful educator!! thank you for your service 🙏🏼🙏🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼 lord ive been guilty of this, i got schooled today! wish all medical pros would educate like this!!
holy shit an interaction that didnt result in a meeting with the chief of medicine
❣ loving it
Thanks for this one from a first time mom!
When the patients mom is actually reasonable🤣 great skit man keep up the great content!
How about doing skits with PSA's for doctors? Like trusting that patients know their bodies.
Wholesome 🥰
I had to bring my baby to the er in the middle of the night temp was 102.4 for 6 days in a row. She was not acting herself….I gave her Tylenol/ Motrin fever finally broke when we got to the er but was wheezing/ stridor and pale. she was not seen, vitals were normal…..the triage nurse told me my 11 month old baby was a priority 5 hours later, we were still in the waiting room… I left to go to an urgent care my baby had covid/ flu/ ear infection/ conjuntivitis….if she had a fever in the er it would have been taking more serious.
not me watching this with a fever