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… Child Safety: Preventing Burns On this page: Overview Overview Burns can happen … by contact with any hard surface such as pavement ("road rash"), carpets, or gym floor surfaces. Most friction burns … by contact with any hard surface such as pavement ("road rash"), carpets, or gym floor surfaces. Most friction burns …
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… Learn advice to help you and your child navigate the teenage years. Development milestones Read about what to expect … as your teen grows and changes: Growth and development, ages 11 to 14 years Growth and development, ages 15 to 18 years Milestones for ages 11 to 14 Milestones …
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… Knee Replacement Surgery On this page: Surgery Overview How It Is Done What To Expect Why It … involves surgery to replace the ends of bones in a damaged joint. This surgery creates new joint surfaces. In … will recommend other types of surgery if possible for younger people and especially for those who do strenuous …
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… Foodborne Illness and Safe Food Handling On this page: Cause Prevention Symptoms What Happens … and vegetables has germs from animal manure or human sewage in it, those germs can get on the fruits and vegetables. … Dehydration Diarrhea, Age 11 and Younger Diarrhea, Age 12 and Older E. Coli Infection From …
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… Growth and Development Milestones On this page: Overview Overview What are growth … your child is doing compared with other children the same age. The milestones tell you what you should expect from … development) Emotional and social development Language development Sensory and motor development If your child …
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… Environmental Illness On this page: Overview Health Tools Indoor Air Pollutants Preventing … on weekends. Or maybe you began to feel sick and got a rash after moving into a newly built home. These symptoms … monoxide. Materials in new buildings may cause nausea and rashes. What causes it? Exposure to some types of chemicals …
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… Elbow Problems, Non-Injury On this page: Overview Check Your Symptoms Self-Care Preparing For … organs of both sexes, you may need to go through this triage tool twice (once as "male" and once as "female"). This … and what kind of care you may need. These include: Your age . Babies and older adults tend to get sicker quicker. …
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… Body Piercing Problems On this page: Overview Check Your Symptoms Self-Care Preparing For … other areas of the ear usually involves piercing the cartilage that gives the ear shape. Piercing ear cartilage creates a wound that is harder to clean, takes longer to …
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… Objects in the Eye On this page: Overview Check Your Symptoms Self-Care Preparing For … size or shape of the pupil, a film over the eye lens, or damage to the inside of the eyeball. These objects may become … organs of both sexes, you may need to go through this triage tool twice (once as "male" and once as "female"). This …
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… Stages of Syphilis On this page: Overview … stage During secondary syphilis, a person is contagious. A rash may appear 2 to 12 weeks after the chancre develops and sometimes before it heals. The rash often forms over the body, often on the palms of the …
