"Other than hydration…" Hydration is the number one thing that children, and everyone else of any age, need when they have been vomiting or have been having diarrhea. Without proper hydration, even when healthy, they could have died had they been seriously dehydrated and left untreated. When you are dehydrated the blood is thickened due to not enough fluids to keep it at the proper viscosity and it isn't adequate amount to maintain circulation and oxygenation throughout the body. Also, your electrolytes are severely depleted causing involuntary muscle movement and even seizures. I've had that happen to me before because I have a severe gastrointestinal disease that makes having the stomach flu and food poisoning even harsher on my body. Now I know that you can normally rehydrate your children at home by giving them water or Gatorade, to replenish their electrolytes, but sometimes that simply isn't enough.

so... what's wrong with blankets and gatorade? no she needs to burden the hospital with a huge mess so they can give the kids water thru a needle. remunds me of folks who get medical help for the flu. other than vitamin c and water, aint nothing the hospital got that you dont at home

Actually the deepest circle is frozen over, so a snowball has a very good chance there

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She might have been there too. I wouldn't let my husband take my kids to the hospital and not go myself.

92: probably because her kids are sick to the point of being in the hospital? what mom WOULDN'T go see their children in that case?

Because you don't necessarily check everything in your fridge every day. Once a week, I clear out anything that's no good, and in between, if I happen to grab something and notice it's past it's date and gone off.

93 - Everything else not involved with food or safety.