A little boy possibly saved the life of his father and little brother in Nebraska on Sunday. Tustin Mains, a 6 year old boy, was riding in the back seat of his father’s Chevy Avalanche, next to his three year old brother, when he saw his dad “fall asleep” at the wheel. The sharp thinking [...]
Tags: emergency, hero toddler, Phillip Mains, quick thinking, Roger Freeze, Tustin Mains
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When you are pregnant, bleeding or spotting can cause a lot of worry and wonder. Such experiences are supposedly common: about 1/4 of all pregnant women will experience bleeding or spotting during her pregnancy according to statistics.
How do you know that your bleeding is just “simply bleeding” and not a sign of miscarriage? There are some [...]
Tags: bleeding, doctor, emergency, miscarriage, Pregnancy, spotting, Ultrasound
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My 12-week old daughter absolutely hates having her feet exposed. Even in the hospital, if one little foot worked itself free of the swaddling, she would cry and cry. She spent the first eight weeks of her life clad in blanket sleepers so I wouldn’t have to worry about an exposed foot waking her in [...]
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The latest CDC report says that the majority of children and adolescent accidental injuries in the US are due to vehicular accidents, drowning, and falls. From 2001 to 2006, approximately 55 million children were treated at emergency facilities for so-called “unintentional injuries”, leading to a yearly estimate of 9 million cases. Many accidents were non-fatal. [...]
Tags: car accident, CDC, drowning, emergency, falls, injury
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In case of an emergency, would you know how perform a CPR? Or use an AED?
CPR stands for cardiopulmonary resuscitation. AED is the abbreviation for automated external defibrillator. And this week is National CPR/AED Awareness Week.
But why are CPR and AED important?
A CDC report estimates that 47% of cardiac deaths happen before the arrival of [...]
Tags: AED, awareness, cardiac arrest, CPR, defibrillators, emergency
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