When to call the doctor Oncology (1021)
Key points below
Call the Oncology Clinic at 414-266-2420, option #1.
After hours, urgent calls will be transferred to the Children’s Wisconsin Operator and you will ask for the Oncologist on-call to be paged.
Call 911 immediately if your child:
- Is not breathing or is having very hard time breathing.
- Has no heartbeat.
- Has skin or lips that look blue.
- Is having a seizure and you have not been told that these can be managed at home.
- Does not wake up after you have tried to wake them. This is called loss of consciousness.
Call your health care team immediately if your child has:
- Any temperature of 101°F/38.3°C or higher (all patients)
- A temperature of 100.5°F/38°C or higher
- twice in less than 24 hours
- once in a patient with Down syndrome
- once in an infant less than 3 months old
- once if your child received cytarabine (Ara-C) in the past month
Or if your child has any of these symptoms:
- Shaking chills.
- Change in alertness.
- Trouble breathing.
- New weakness.
- Severe headache.
- Bleeding that does not stop after 10 minutes of constant pressure.
- Vision changes.
- Uncontrolled pain or irritability.
- Burning, pain, or blood with peeing.
- Unable to drink fluids.
- New onset or uncontrolled nausea or vomiting.
- Diarrhea 3 times in 24 hours.
- Break in your child’s central line tubing.
- New or changing rash.
- Exposure to chicken pox or shingles.
Call your health care team if you have any concerns that your child is ill or might have an infection.
Reasons to Leave a Message for your child’s Nurse Coordinator:
- Medicine refills
- Missed doses of medicine (including chemo)
- Home Care Company concerns
- Appointment questions or concerns
- PICC line not flushing
- NG tube not flushing or came out
Special reminders
Do not give your child acetaminophen (Tylenol®), aspirin, ibuprofen (Advil® or Motrin®). You should also not give any over-the -counter medicines (cold or cough medicines), herbal products or any kind of supplements. You should talk to your oncology provider before giving any new medicines.