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Pinworm Test Collection Guidelines
Pinworms are small white worms about ¼ - ½ inch long and look like a small grain of rice. These worms can live in a person’s large intestine. The adult female crawls out of the rectal opening at night and lays her eggs on the skin around it.
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Distracted Driving
Distracted driving is defined by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) as “any activity that diverts attention from driving, including talking or texting on your phone, eating and drinking, talking to people in your vehicle, fiddling with the stereo, entertainment or
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Gun Safety
Americans own almost 200 million guns. However, a gun in the home can be very dangerous, especially for children.
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The "What If" Game: Gaining Insight Into How Your Child Thinks
It’s fair to say that most parents worry about how their child would act in a potentially dangerous scenario. While many kids learn about “stranger danger” in school, it can be overlooked that abuse is most often perpetrated by someone the child or teen knows and trusts.
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Mobile Response and Stabilization Services
Mobile Response and Stabilization Services (MRSS) provide immediate behavioral health services, at home or another safe location, for young people 20 and under experiencing significant behavioral or emotional distress.
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All Terrain Vehicles (ATVs)
Given the rapidly increasing injury rates affecting children under 16 years of age, researchers recommend taking actions to help prevent injuries and deaths related to the use of ATVs.
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New Study Finds Battery-Related Injuries in Children More than Doubled in Recent Decade
Pediatric battery-related emergency department (ED) visits have increased considerably in the last decade, particularly among children 5 years old and under, according to a new study published today in Pediatrics by a team of researchers from Safe Kids Worldwide and Nationwide Children’s Hospital.
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Fecal Fat Quantitative Test (72 Hour Collection)
How to prepare for a fecal fat quantitative test.
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Ohio Heart Safe School Designations
Explore the Ohio schools that have earned the Project ADAM Heart Safe School designation by successfully implementing a comprehensive program to address sudden cardiac arrest.
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New Study Finds Liquid Laundry Detergent Packet Exposure Burden among Young Children Remains; Increase in Exposures among Older Children, Teens, and Adults
A new study conducted by researchers at the Center for Injury Research and Policy of the Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital and the Central Ohio Poison Center investigated trends in calls to poison centers across the country for exposures to liquid laundry detergent packets. The study investigators identified declines in the number, rate and severity of liquid laundry detergent packet exposures among children younger than 6 years. However, the exposure burden remained high. Additionally, exposures have increased among older children, teens and adults.