Oral Rehydration in the Emergency Room or at Home General Instructions: Give 1 teaspoon to 1 tablespoon (5 to 15 milliliters or “ml”) of clear fluid such as Pedialyte every 5 minutes by oral syringe, cup or spoon. After 30 minutes without throwing up, double the amount. If your child throws up, take a 10Fminute break and start again. This works in more than 90% of children who are throwing up. Age2Related Instructions: For non&breast&fed babies under 1 year old: Use a fluid like Pedialyte or your child’s regular formula. For breast&fed babies: Breastfeed on one breast for 2 minutes every 10 minutes. If your child doesn’t throw up after 3F4 feedings, increase to 4F5 minutes of feeding every 10F15 minutes. For children over 1 year old: Options for rehydration include: • Pedialyte or other rehydration solution • Rehydration1solution popsicles • 10 saltine1type crackers plus 8 ounces of half1strength juice (4 ounces of juice mixed with 4 ounces of water). • Do not use full1strength juice and “ade” drinks like Gatorade. They have too much sugar in them ________________________________________________ Approved by Patient/Family Education Committee The information presented is intended for educational purposes only. It is not intended to take the place of your personal physician’s advice and is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease. The information should not be used in place of a visit, call, consultation or advice of your physician or other health care provider. ©2014 Children’s Hospital Colorado, Aurora, CO Children’s Hospital Colorado * 13123 E. 16 Avenue * Aurora, Colorado 80045

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Oral Rehydration in the Emergency Room or at Home !General!Instructions:!Give!1!teaspoon!to!1!tablespoon!(5!to!15!milliliters!or!“ml”)!of!clear!fluid!such!as!Pedialyte!every!5!minutes!by!oral!syringe,!cup!or!spoon.!After!30!minutes!without!throwing!up,!double!the!amount.!If!your!child!throws!up,!take!a!10Fminute!break!and!start!again.!!This!works!in!more!than!90%!of!children!who!are!throwing!up.

Age2Related!Instructions:!For$non&breast&fed$babies$under$1$year$old:!Use!a!fluid!like!Pedialyte!or!your!child’s!regular!formula.!!!

For$breast&fed$babies:!Breastfeed!on!one!breast!for!2!minutes!every!10!minutes.!If!your!child!doesn’t!throw!up!after!3F4!feedings,!increase!to!4F5!minutes!of!feeding!every!10F15!minutes.!$For$children$over$1$year$old:$Options!for!rehydration!include:!

•!Pedialyte!or!other!rehydration!solution!•!Rehydration1solution!popsicles!•!10!saltine1type!crackers!plus!8!ounces!of!half1strength!

juice!(4!ounces!of!juice!mixed!with!4!ounces!of!water).!!•!Do!not!use!full1strength!juice!and!“ade”!drinks!like!Gatorade.!They!

have!too!much!sugar!in!them!

!!!________________________________________________! Approved by Patient/Family Education Committee !The$information$presented$is$ intended$for$educational$purposes$only.$$ It$ is$not$ intended$to$take$the$ place$ of$ your$ personal$ physician’s$ advice$ and$ is$ not$ intended$ to$ diagnose,$ treat,$ cure$ or$prevent$any$disease.$The$information$should$not$be$used$in$place$of$a$visit,$call,$consultation$or$advice$of$your$physician$or$other$health$care$provider.$$ ©2014 Children’s Hospital Colorado, Aurora, CO Children’s!Hospital!Colorado!!!*!!13123!E.!16!Avenue!!*!Aurora,!Colorado!!80045!