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Croup child

Urgent

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Stay calm. Upright on lap. Call 112 if blue lips or very hard breathing. Cool air or steam may help mild cases.

Step 1: Stay calm — anxiety makes child breathe harder
Step 2: Call 112 if lips are blue, child is drooling, or struggling to breathe at rest
Step 3: Take child to steamy bathroom or cool night air for mild cases while arranging care
Step 4: Keep child upright on your lap
Step 5: Do not give cough syrup unless doctor prescribed it

DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Do NOT examine the throat or poke fingers in mouth — can trigger spasm.

DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Do NOT give over-the-counter cough suppressants unless doctor advised.

DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Do NOT lay child flat if breathing is noisy — keep upright.

DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Call 112. Say: "Child with barking cough and noisy breathing. Age [X]. Lips blue: yes/no. Stridor at rest: yes/no."
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Mention if symptoms started suddenly at night and whether steam or cool air helped at all.

Call 112 if stridor at rest, blue lips, drooling, or child becoming limp or confused.

DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Moderate or severe croup needs steroids and sometimes nebulized epinephrine — hospital treatment.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Mild croup that improves with comfort measures still needs doctor follow-up same day if possible.

This helper does not contact emergency services. You must call yourself.

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