The child's diarrhea or vomiting gets worse, there is blood in the diarrhea, or the vomit is bloody or green. The child has not urinated in quite a few hours. A high temperature continues to climb. You may encounter the following procedures and equipment during your stay. A stethoscope is used to listen to the heart and lungs.
Blood pressure is taken by wrapping a cuff around the arm.
It is placed on the child's ear, finger, or toe and is connected to a machine that measures the oxygen in the blood. A tube placed in your child's veins for giving medicine or liquids. It will be capped or have tubing connected to it. Tests will be done on the blood. At first, bed rest may be necessary.