CALL YOUR CHILD'S DOCTOR IMMEDIATELY IF ANY ONE OF
THE FOLLOWING EXISTS
- Your child has severe pain where child received shot
- Shot area is swollen 2-3 times the normal size, or is very red and hot to
touch
- Your child has any breathing problems or sw allowing difficulty
- Your child has uncontrolled bleeding or oozing at site where shot was
received
- Your child will not respond to you or is difficult to awake
- Your child has hives or bright red color to their skin
- Your child has had a seizure within 48 hours of getting their shots
- Your child is limp, weak or not moving
- Your child has a fever of more than 100.5 if they are less than 3 months
old, or a fever of more than 102.0 if older than 3 months
CALL YOUR CHILD'S DOCTOR'S OFFICE FOR AN
APPOINTMENT THE FOLLOWING DAY IF ANY ONE OF THE FOLLOWING EXISTS
- You child has a fever that lasts for more than 3 days or is more than
102.5 if older than 3 months
- Your child had constant, inconsolable crying or irritability
- Injection site looks infected - bright red, hot, swollen, red streaks
running from injection site and/or oozing pus
- Your child looks and acts sick, or worse
- Your child is not moving their arms or legs where shot was given, or if
they cry when that arm or leg is moved
IMMUNIZATION SCHEDULE:
| Birth - 2 months |
Hep B-1 |
| 2 months |
Hep B-2, DtaP or DTP, Hib, Polio |
| 4 months |
DTaP or DTP, Hib, Polio |
| 6 months |
DTaP or DTP, Hib, Hep B-3 (6 months to 18 months) |
| 12 months |
Hib, Polio, MMR, Varicella |
| 15 months |
DTaP or DTP |
| 4 years |
DTaP, Polio, MMR |
| 11-14 years |
dT booster |
ADVICE
- Applies for all shots
- PAIN - For initial pain or tenderness at shot site, apply
ice to the area for 20 minutes each hour for 2 hours, as your child will
tolerate, for 1 st 24 hours. Motrin if older than 6 months; Tylenol for
children 3-6 months.
- FEVER - For the 24-48 hours your child may run a low
grade fever, it should less than 102.0 if your child is older than 3 months.
For children under 3 months, fever should be less than 100.4 in their bottom.
CALL BACK IF:
- Fever lasting more than 3 days or if greater than 102.5 in a child older
than 3 months OR fever greater than 100.5 if less than 3 months old.
- Child's symptoms worsen
- Any concerns you may have
REFERENCES
- Physician's Desk Reference, 56 th edition, 2005
- American Academy of Pediatrics, 2001-2003 Red Book
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