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First Aid

Health information topics about First Aid:

Children

    1. Knocked-Out Tooth
    Nemours Foundation
    http://kidshealth.org/parent/firstaid_safe/sheets/tooth_sheet.html

    2. First Aid and Safety
    Nemours Foundation
    http://kidshealth.org/parent/firstaid_safe/

    3. How to Use 911
    Nemours Foundation
    http://kidshealth.org/kid/watch/er/911.html

    4. Knowing Your Child's Medical History
    Nemours Foundation
    http://kidshealth.org/parent/firstaid_safe/home/medhist.html

    5. When It's Just You in an Emergency
    Nemours Foundation
    http://kidshealth.org/kid/watch/er/emergency.html

    6. What You Need to Know in an Emergency
    Nemours Foundation
    http://kidshealth.org/parent/firstaid_safe/home/healthin.html

    7. Teaching Your Child How to Use 911
    Nemours Foundation
    http://kidshealth.org/parent/positive/family/911.html

Clinical Trials

    1. ClinicalTrials.gov: Shock
    National Institutes of Health
    http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct/gui/action/FindCondition?ui=D012769&recruiting...

Directories

    1. Training in Emergency Care
    National Safety Council
    http://www.nsc.org/train/ec/

Health Check Tools

    1. First Aid Quiz: What Would You Do in a Medical Eme
    Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
    http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=QZ00030

Organizations

    1. American College of Emergency Physicians

    http://www.acep.org/

    2. American Red Cross

    http://www.redcross.org/

    3. Emergency Medical Services for Children
    Dept. of Health and Human Services
    http://www.ems-c.org/

    4. Poison Help 1-800-222-1222
    American Association of Poison Control Centers
    http://www.1-800-222-1222.info/poisonHelp.asp

Overviews

    1. What to Do in an Emergency
    American College of Emergency Physicians
    http://www.acep.org/webportal/PatientsConsumers/HealthSubjectsByTopic/Emerg...

    2. First-Aid Guide
    Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
    http://www.mayoclinic.com/findinformation/firstaidandselfcare/index.cfm

Prevention/Screening

    1. Home First Aid Kit
    American College of Emergency Physicians
    http://www.acep.org/webportal/PatientsConsumers/HealthSubjectsByTopic/First...

    2. Your Family Disaster Supplies Kit
    Federal Emergency Management Agency
    http://www.fema.gov/library/diskit.shtm

Related Issues

    1. Treating an Eye Injury
    American Academy of Ophthalmology
    http://www.medem.com/medlb/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZCAQQWIOC&sub_...

    2. Traveler's First Aid Kit
    American College of Emergency Physicians
    http://www.acep.org/NR/rdonlyres/82B3C5CF-23C9-47C8-8158-FDCB4DB486E1/0/pi0...

    3. Anaphylaxis
    American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology
    http://www.medem.com/medlb/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZJYPD58CC&sub_...

    4. Automatic External Defibrillators
    American College of Emergency Physicians
    http://www.acep.org/webportal/PatientsConsumers/HealthSubjectsByTopic/CPRAE...

    5. Chemical Emergencies
    American Red Cross
    http://www.redcross.org/services/disaster/0,1082,0_581_,00.html

    6. Cuts, Scrapes and Stitches: Caring for Wounds
    American Academy of Family Physicians
    http://familydoctor.org/041.xml

    7. Dental Emergencies & Injuries
    American Dental Association
    http://www.ada.org/public/manage/emergencies.asp

    8. First Aid for Poisoning
    American Association of Poison Control Centers
    http://www.1-800-222-1222.info/firstAid/home.asp

    9. Fractures (Broken Bones)
    Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
    http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=FA00058

    10. Ipecac: New Guidelines for Use
    Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
    http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=AN00783

    11. Nosebleeds: What to Do When Your Nose Bleeds
    American Academy of Family Physicians
    http://familydoctor.org/132.xml

    12. Seizures
    Nemours Foundation
    http://kidshealth.org/parent/firstaid_safe/emergencies/seizure.html

    13. Severe Bleeding
    Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
    http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=FA00038

    14. Shock
    Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
    http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=FA00056

Teenagers

    1. How to Use 911
    Nemours Foundation
    http://kidshealth.org/teen/safety/safebasics/911.html


 

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