What do i do if my baby experiences pulmonary embolism?

Call 911: Pulmonary embolism is not common in children and young adults but it can be a killer. So it is important to get help immediately. Children with pulmonary embolism may only have difficulty breathing or breath very fast. Most children who develop a pulmonary embolism have a blood disorder which causes the blood to clot too easily.

Emergency admission: Pulmonary embolism is a very serious disease and patient needed emergency hospitalization and usually pulmonologist will take care of them with intravenous Heparin or other anticoagulation treatment if the diagnosis is certain. I had been in practice for many years, but have not encountered babies with pulmonary embolism. I refer your question to healthtaps pulmonologist.My practice is in surgery.

Blood thinners: Imperative to continue blood thinners and to do extensive hematologic and genetic testing to find the cause of thrombus formation in young age.

How old?: If you are taking about a child with pulmonary embolism , this is very serious and of course treatment is anticoagulant like Heparin then Coumadin (warfarin) .. Also need investigations for risk factors . Pe in children is very rare less than 5 in 100000.

See A Doctor : A pulmonary embolism is serious. It cannot be diagnosed without special tests, so you would likely not be at home and know with certainty that your child had a pe. If you are concerned, please seek attention immediately (i.e. Go straight to er).