Healthy Children with Dehydration from Gastroenteritis or Other Acute Illness

Resource Overview

• Provides structured guidance for the management of dehydration in otherwise healthy children with gastroenteritis or acute illness.
• Emphasizes assessment, rehydration strategies, and safe disposition decisions for both emergency department and inpatient settings.

How to Use This Resource

• Review to support appropriate assessment of dehydration severity.
• Use to guide oral and intravenous rehydration decisions and disposition planning.
• Share with ED, trauma, and radiology teams to align care practices and reinforce guideline-based management