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Common Childhood Injuries and Poisonings

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Common Childhood Injuries and Poisonings Home

 

Accident Statistics

 

Minor Problem vs. a True Emergency

 

Preventing Injuries - How You Can Help Your Child

 

First-Aid Kit

 

Household Safety Checklist

 

Emergency Contact Information

 

Bites and Stings

Animal Bites


Facts About Animal Bites


Treatment for Dog and Cat Bites and Scratches


Rabies


Cat Scratch Disease


Human Bites


Treatment for Human Bites


Why Young Children Bite


Insect Bites


Fleas, Mites, and Chiggers


Tick Bites


Lyme Disease


Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever


Spider Bites


Insect Stings


Snake Bites


Minor Cuts, Scrapes, and Skin Wounds

Abrasions


Blisters


Bruises


Lacerations Without Stitches


Lacerations With Stitches


Puncture Wounds


Small Cuts and Scrapes


Splinters


Superficial Injuries to the Face and Head

Cuts and Wounds of the Face


Foreign Bodies in the Ear, Nose, and Airway


Insects in the Ear


Cuts and Wounds of the Mouth and Lips


Injuries to the Teeth


Cuts and Wounds of the External Ear


Cuts and Wounds of the Nose


Nosebleeds


Eye Trauma

Anatomy of the Eye


Avoiding Eye Injuries


Cosmetic Safety for Contact Lens Wearers


Corneal Abrasions


Chemical Burns of the Eye


Bruising or Black Eye (Ecchymosis)


Fractures of the Orbit


Eyelid Lacerations


Foreign Bodies in the Eye


Blood in the Eye (Hyphema)


Muscle and Joint Injuries

Sprains and Strains


Nursemaid's Elbow


Tennis Elbow


Thermal Injuries

Facts About Burn Injury


Sunburn


Heat-Related Illnesses (Heat Cramps, Heat Exhaustion, and Heat Stroke)


Frostbite


Poisons

Facts About Poisons


First-Aid for Poisoning


Syrup of Ipecac


Childproof Your Home for Poisons


Carbon Monoxide Poisoning


Lead Poisoning


Mushroom Poisoning in Children


Glossary

 

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