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5 min read. Hospital emergency rooms (or departments) deal with sudden illnesses and injuries. They maintain preparedness for every kind of health emergency, including vehicular accidents, heart ...
Bad Headache. Widespread Rash. Severe Stomach Bug. Stiff Neck. 7 min read. Runny noses. Stomach aches. An itchy rash. These are a few of the typical ailments that occur in children everywhere.
trouble swallowing. stridor or high-pitched noise when taking breaths. Dehydration is another danger that may go along with croup. Head to your local emergency department if your child hasn’t ...
Takeaway. Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a common respiratory virus that can affect children and adults. If your child contracts RSV, it may cause an infection in their nose, throat, lungs ...
To help relieve stress on the hospital system, health experts want parents to know when to take a child to the pediatrician’s office, urgent care, or an emergency room.
Emergency room visits by their nature aren’t planned and things can move very quickly after an accident or sudden change of health. There are key things to bring to the E.R. and it’s a good ...
Pediatric emergency medicine. Pediatric emergency medicine ( PEM) is a medical subspecialty of both pediatrics and emergency medicine. It involves the care of undifferentiated, unscheduled children with acute illnesses or injuries that require immediate medical attention. While not usually providing long-term or continuing care, pediatric ...
Emergency childbirth is the precipitous birth of an infant in an unexpected setting. In planned childbirth, mothers choose the location and obstetric team ahead of time. Options range from delivering at home, at a hospital, a medical facility or a birthing center. Sometimes, birth can occur on the way to these facilities, without a healthcare team.