The ASPCA Hotline advises to go directly to
your emergency hospital if your pet is having seizures, losing consciousness, or has lost consciousness, or is having difficulty breathing.
Please contact your family veterinarian or local animal
emergency hospital if you have any questions or concerns regarding your pet!
Call your local veterinarian or
emergency hospital if it is after hours.
I won't be on here for a few hours to answer questions, so call your local animal
emergency hospital if your veterinarian is closed - or call the ASPCA poison hot line at (888) 426-4435.
Note: Take your dog to your local animal
emergency hospital if your dog has any of these symptoms.
* The dog should have immediate medical treatment at
an emergency hospital if there is any outward distress or injury.
Not exact matches
If we say access to care is just, «
If you get sick and you go to the
hospital and you go to the
emergency room, you effectively have access,» I think everyone would agree that's a very costly way to do business.
The
hospital is now considering whether smartphones can be deployed in future
emergencies, or
if there's a more efficient way to track patients.
Put simply,
if Church is a
hospital for the sick, monasteries is the
emergency room.
Hospitals that accept federal money are only required to examine someone who shows up at an
emergency room to determine
if they suffer from an»em ergency medical condition» or are in active labor.
My towns only
hospital recently became privately owned and yes they will turn you away from
emergency room
if you already owe a bill.
If you can't access the
emergency medical services (EMS), have someone drive you to the
hospital right away.
The centers were designed for several purposes: to admit
emergency patients and help them for a brief period, discharging them
if improved and sending them to
hospitals if extended care was called for; to provide out - patient treatment to individuals and families; to serve as a coordinating or focal channel for many kinds of problems, referring clients to other agencies when indicated; and above all to take mental health services into the community more and more.
They come with all the equipment they need to do both routine post-birth exams on the baby and mom and stitch up minor tears
if needed, as well as equipment like oxygen and neonatal resuscitation equipment on the off chance something goes wrong, so they can begin care while facilitating a transfer to the
hospital if mom or baby need
emergency care.
Let them know that you understand that your baby will be monitored continuously during labor, and ask what the
hospital would do
if an
emergency C - section became necessary.
If you're struggling with thoughts about hurting yourself or your baby, call your local crisis hotline or go to your
hospital's
emergency room immediately.
We can't have it both ways —
if we complain about midwives making bad choices that put mothers / babies at risk, then we should be glad that they are transferring women to
hospital care before an
emergency arises, instead of making fun of them for transferring care.
If you choose an accredited birth center, you'll be cared for by licensed professionals, usually a midwife and a nurse, with a backup
hospital nearby and a doctor on call in case of an
emergency.
if this
emergency HAD happened in the
hospital my baby would almost certainly be alive right now.
But such centers are equipped with IVs, oxygen, medication, and infant resuscitation equipment, so
if need be,
emergency care can be started while you and your baby await transport to the
hospital.
As glad as I am that I'm registering to deliver in a
hospital that has the very best in
emergency care
if something should go very wrong, I'm open to considering that
if I can actually feel what's going on during the birth and can move around, it might go a little easier and with less likelihood of injury.
If there is an
emergency during your labour, the midwife should be able to spot it early and get you to a
hospital.
If you suspect your child has swallowed poison or over-exerted himself in the hot sun, rush him to a
hospital emergency room.
«No one should have to send their child to school wondering
if he is going to get sick from a school lunch — that's just not right,» said Jacqueline Bailey, whose 13 - year - old son ended up in the
hospital emergency room after eating the chicken.
If your child collapse or lapses into unconsciousness, even briefly, after strenuous activity in the hot sun or over exposure in a sauna or hot tub, take him to the
hospital emergency room at once.
I am planning a home birth so
if I do end up in
hospital its because I absolutely have to be there or its an
emergency situation where a C - section is called for I going to be meeting those people pretty much for the first time [laughs] and I don't know what they are, how receptive they would to something like this, so you know there are certain things you think might be easier to ask for verses asking of all of this things, perhaps you know, maybe it doesn't have to be all or nothing but I don't know are there certain things that you think might be good for me to ask for in lieu of asking for everything.
Have D - Day plan finalized and accessible to others (
hospital information and policies, insurance information and coverage, birth plan outlined, childcare for older children, pet care, doula, post-partum care / help especially
if C - Section anticipated,
emergency contacts)
And although only 4 % of women experience complications that require them to move from the center to the
hospital, it is important to be aware that
if something goes wrong the mother should be transferred to the
hospital immediately because birthing centers do not have the necessary types of equipment or the staff to handle severe
emergencies.
If you want to be within 5 minutes or 2 minutes, of
emergency medical help, the only way is to be at the
hospital.
If she is billing through insurance, she will still charge the «
emergency transfer» fee, but again, most insurance companies don't have a code for a homebirth to
hospital transfer and so it comes out of client's pocket.
So the parents are out that cost, plus the $ 800 - $ 1000 fee the midwife charges
if there is a transfer (
if the midwife collects fees from insurance, she will charge a fee for «
emergency transfers» which insurance companies don't cover, it's out of pocket) PLUS
if the woman wants the midwife to stay with her after she transfers to the
hospital that is an additional $ 750 fee (the midwife will act as a doula for the woman)
Babies who have these
emergencies befall them CAN BE, AND ARE saved
if they are born in a
hospital.
If I, or my daughter, had needed
emergency medical care (or worse) I think that the last person I would want to face at the
hospital would be a doctor with a grudge against homebirth like this doctor has.
If you find yourself making frequent trips to the
emergency room, having a doppler at home so that you can monitor your baby's heart rate may help reduce the number of
hospital trips you have to make.
If there isn't time to get to a
hospital when labor begins, or travel is not an option, call the
emergency numbers for help.
around midnight i began to question my decision to have a home birth, & maria was getting tired... she called in a second midwife for support & my doula arrived from another birth... i was afraid of the power - i hadn't felt it like this in kayenn's birth... i was afraid that i would come apart - even though i had to - i know now that coming apart is a part of the process... someplace in the middle of this birth i realized that i did not know how to do this - i was acting against the birth process - literally & emotionally... i had a mental idea of what it should look, sound, smell, be like... after some hours maria checked me again, i had been at 9 cm for 4 hours... she said to me, «some babies can come through at 9 cm, but yours will not, sokhna... sokhna, you are going to have to fight to bring this baby out... go into the bathroom, get in the shower & work it out... «so i did... i went in the cold bathroom alone & remembered every cold detail of kayenn's birth... i wondered
if i could get to the
hospital on time to have an
emergency c - section & i began to cry... & as i cried i had to go to the bathroom - i sat on the toilet & the rushes came down like nothing i can explain - but they didn't hurt - it was just POWER!
I guess what I am saying is I view birthing as more of a «potential medical
emergency»... because each of my «births» had very serious risks and complications and
if we had not been at the
hospital neither of my children would be here — nor would I!
Emergency contact information Post a list somewhere obvious — like on the fridge or by your landline phone,
if you have one — with fire, police, doctor, poison control, and
hospital numbers.
Do you really want to take the risk of the overwhelming cost of an
emergency hospital stay
if the home birth goes bad?
If you need an
emergency c - section, the midwife can call ahead and the
hospital will prepare.
But
if parents wants to have formula in the house in case of
emergency, they should buy it instead of getting it as part of a marketing campaign via the
hospital.
If you don't have a psychiatric
hospital in your community, a regular
emergency room will work just as well.
If you have a dire emergency, call the police and they will provide transportation to the hospital if neede
If you have a dire
emergency, call the police and they will provide transportation to the
hospital if neede
if needed.
Dr. Perlstein says
if you notice any warmth, swelling, redness or tenderness in the skin around the belly button, or a lot of foul - smelling discharge, you should get your baby to the
Emergency unit of your closest
hospital without delay.
Also wanted to add...
If OB's and
hospitals have your best interest at heart and so many women feel so strongly that women should only give birth in
hospital because of «complications» why is it that these «complications» and «
emergency c - sections» generally occurr just before dinner and 9 - 10 o'clock at night.
If an issue arises during labor or delivery, mothers have to wait for
emergency professionals to transfer her to the
hospital.
It is also important for women thinking about a planned home birth to consider
if they are healthy and considered low - risk and to work with a CNM, certified midwife, or physician who practices in an integrated and regulated health system; have ready access to consultation; and have a plan for safe and quick transportation to a nearby
hospital in the event of an
emergency.
Ceal assured us that she and her assistant always go to births prepared with things needed in certain situations — oxygen for mother or baby, medications to control bleeding after the birth
if needed, IV supplies for the mother in case she needs to be transferred to the
hospital in an
emergency.
Best case scenario the paramedics will evaluate your child and release them (with directions to the nearest
hospital if merited) or worst case scenario they will be able to quickly transport your child to the nearest
emergency facility.
Now that our city is under a state of
emergency and I have no idea
if my midwives or doula would even be able to get to my home or the
hospital, I'm not exactly feeling a sense of «peace» about my impending birth.