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Inpatient Services
The inpatient psychiatric unit is the highest level of mental health care available at Nationwide Children’s and provides intensive hospitalization for youth 3-17 years of age. Learn what to expect if your child is admitted.
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How To Choose Safe Toys
Before you head out shopping this weekend double check your list against the dangerous toy list released today. The U.S. Public Interest Research Group (PIRG) released it’s annual Trouble in Toyland report. Their key findings included: Lead and toxic chemicals continue to be a hazard in toys.
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Are You Using Your High Chair the Right Way?
Most parents will use a high chair at some point for their children. Given how common they are, you would think we would know if a lot of kids were injured while using them, right? Maybe not.
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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.
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Nationwide Childrens Hospital Selected as a 2012 Leapfrog Top Childrens Hospital
For the second consecutive year, Nationwide Children’s Hospital has been named a Top Children’s Hospital on The Leapfrog Group’s annual list of Top Hospitals.
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Signs of a Supportive Partner
Everyone deserves a healthy relationship and a supportive partner, but what exactly does that mean?
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Nationwide Childrens Hospital Opens First, Suburban Surgery Center in Westerville
Nationwide Children’s Hospital has opened its first suburban ambulatory surgery center. Located in Westerville, Ohio, the center is an extension of the current surgical services on the main campus, one that gives families an option for convenient access to a full spectrum of pediatric
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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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Portable Pool Safety: Keeping Kids Safe in the Backyard
During the hot summer, parents are always looking for ways to keep their children entertained and cool. While portable pools, which include wading pools, inflatable pools, and soft-sided, self-rising pools, can be fun to play in, many parents don’t realize the potential dangers associated