Pedemy · For parents
Iron deficiency and anemia — notes
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Use these notes with your child’s clinician. This tool does not diagnose illness, prescribe treatment or confirm that home care is safe.
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Call local emergency services for severe breathing difficulty, blue/gray lips, collapse, a seizure with failure to recover, or a child who is very difficult to wake. Do not delay to complete this tool.
Contact a healthcare professional
Severe weakness, fainting or breathlessness needs urgent assessment. Iron overdose can be fatal: keep all supplements locked away. If extra iron may have been swallowed, contact poison services or emergency care immediately; do not wait for symptoms. A baby younger than 3 months with a temperature of 38°C (100.4°F) or higher needs urgent medical assessment, even if they look well. Do not delay assessment to try medicine or complete a diary.
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Care reminders
- Iron supports healthy blood and development. Low iron may cause tiredness, pallor or eating nonfood items, but symptoms cannot confirm it. Not all anemia is iron deficiency; blood tests and the child’s history guide diagnosis.
- Offer iron-rich foods such as meat, beans and fortified cereals, with vitamin C foods to support absorption. Discuss excessive milk intake and infant supplementation with the clinician. If iron is prescribed, record the exact product and dose; treatment and repeat blood tests need follow-up.
- Severe weakness, fainting or breathlessness needs urgent assessment. Iron overdose can be fatal: keep all supplements locked away. If extra iron may have been swallowed, contact poison services or emergency care immediately; do not wait for symptoms.