my first ER visit...

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So I was at work last night and we get a call that Henry is coming in via ambulance. He had had a febrile seizure(fever induced) while eating dinner at home (poor Sam--he was home alone with the boys.) Sam cleared the mouthful of food Henry had and held him while the seizure passed. Luke was very brave and listened to Daddy to get his shoes on and that Henry was very sick. The police car came first and then the fire truck with full lights and sirens--Luke's eyes were apparently wide as can be. Then the ambulance came and by then Henry was starting to come around, but they brought him in just to be checked out.

So I was pretty nervous until they got there. Luckily we were well-staffed and I was able (well, forced really) to clock out as soon as we got the call so I could be mom and not RN. As they were rolling in, I had them checked in and assigned a room with a doc and nurse standing by (well, there are some perks to this job!) Once his fever came down, he was fine, running around, eating popsicles and watching movies. Henry will be fine and it does not mean he is epileptic, but it does mean that he has a 50% higher risk of having another febrile seizure anytime he gets sick, probably until he is 6. Exciting stuff. Henry is fine today, tired but running around, playing and fever-free!! Sam was good until we got back to the house and saw Henry's high chair where he was sitting when the seizure occurred. That was the first time he had really had a chance to think about what had happened. I think it is going to take him a while to shake that mental image.