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Smoke Alarms
Working smoke alarms are essential for preventing injuries and deaths caused by house fires. By giving you more time to escape, smoke alarms can cut your risk of dying in a house fire by nearly half.
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Teen and Pregnant (TaP) Resources
We compiled a list of resources for new and expecting mothers.
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Teens and Fireworks Safety: An Important July 4th Discussion
At this time of year, we get a lot of questions from parents who want to know how to talk to their teens about fireworks. Here are some tips for how to get that conversation started.
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Lawn Mower Safety Tips
This spring has brought a rite of passage for my 12 year old son – he is now officially old enough to mow the lawn. Working in the injury field, I always get nervous when he passes these milestones as I see what happens when things go wrong.
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Holiday Candles: Tips to Keep Your Family Safe
Candles are often used at this time of year – for religious or cultural celebrations or to make the house smell nice. Many families have traditions around holiday candles and most children are eager to participate in the lighting festivities – but when can they safely do so? Ultimately,
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Taking Insulin
There are three different ways you can take insulin. Learn about all of the options and how to take insulin safely.
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Using an Asthma Action Plan
Sit down with your doctor to develop an Asthma Action Plan. A plan can be very helpful, especially during an asthma flare-up.
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Spinal Tap
A spinal tap or lumbar puncture may be done to remove a small amount of spinal fluid for examination, to give medicine into the spinal canal or to measure the pressure in the spinal canal.
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ICRC Research Projects 2008-2011
Childhood Injury Statistics Using the National Electronic Injury Surveillance System (NEISS) (Principal Investigator: Xiang) Findings will aid in developing and evaluating methods of using point-of-care clinical information systems to report injuries and other acute health problems to public health
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Lawn Mower Safety
Thousands of children suffer severe injuries from lawn mowers every year. However, most of the injuries from lawn mowers can be prevented by following a few simple steps.