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Bronchodilator, short-acting, for children: When to call
Call 911 anytime you think your child may need emergency care. For example, call if:
- Your child has severe trouble breathing. Signs may include the chest sinking in, using belly muscles to breathe, or nostrils flaring while your child is struggling to breathe.
Call your doctor now or seek immediate medical care if:
- Your child has an asthma or wheezing attack and the medicine doesn't help.
- Your child coughs up yellow, dark brown, or bloody mucus (sputum).
Watch closely for changes in your child's health, and be sure to contact your doctor if:
- Your child's wheezing and coughing get worse.
- Your child needs quick-relief medicine on more than 2 days a week within a month (unless it is just for exercise).
- Your child has any new symptoms, such as a fever.
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