Hear me out this isn't a thread where my kids is critically unwell and I'm asking here when I should be taking him to hospital.
Brief history - My eldest DC is already in hospital for a routine admission and whilst he was in he became unwell with a headache getting worse every hour and then constant vomiting, he was given IV fluids and IV paracetamol and made a recovery in 2 days, the hospital took a viral sample from the back of his nose and isolated an Entobactor virus and said it was viral meningitis.
However, it's a week later and my second born has the same symptoms but don't have the ease of already being in hospital with a central line for treatment.
It's 24 hrs now that he's hasn't kept fluids down for even a short time and can't keep pain relief down so is in a lot of pain with his head.
I've tried giving him tiny sips or ice lollies but nothing has worked.
Since it's viral I know it will self limit and go but do you think I should call 111 tonight and see if he can have IV fluids or is it too soon for that? My views may be skewed due to my eldest son.
He's alert, not particularly sleepy so I'm not worried he's seriously dehydrated to a dangerous level but I equally don't want him to get there.
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12 yr old 24hrs unable to keep down fluids.
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TitsalinaBumSquash · 30/07/2019 18:01
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