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… Burns and Electric Shock On this page: Overview Check Your Symptoms Self-Care Preparing For … make them worse. Recent health events , such as surgery or injury. These kinds of events can cause symptoms afterwards … estimate the size of a small burn. The total surface of the head plus the neck is 9% of the body's surface area. The …
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… Swimmer's Ear (Otitis Externa) On this page: … instructions on the label. Do not give aspirin to anyone younger than 18. It has been linked to Reye syndrome, a … other objects. Avoid prolonged use of earplugs and in-ear headphones. Like cotton swabs, these can cause irritation …
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… Strabismus On this page: … the muscles and nerves, premature birth, Down syndrome, a head injury, and other problems. Adults may develop strabismus …
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… Poisoning On this page: Overview Check Your Symptoms Self-Care Preparing For … mouth, teeth, or eyes, or on the skin. Trouble breathing. A headache. If you have a possible poisoning emergency, call … make them worse. Recent health events , such as surgery or injury. These kinds of events can cause symptoms afterwards …
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… Marine Stings and Scrapes On this page: Overview Check Your Symptoms Self-Care Preparing For … anemones. They can be found all over the world. They cause injury and illness through the release of venom when their … These could include symptoms such as nausea, vomiting, headache, dizziness, body aches, or muscle spasms. Yes …
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… Grief: Helping Children Understand On this page: Getting Started Getting Started Be … help your child work through the grief. Keep your child's age and emotional development in mind as you help your child … death in different ways as they grow and develop. Children younger than age 2 cannot express with words what is going …
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… Missed or Irregular Periods On this page: Overview Check Your Symptoms Self-Care Preparing For … Symptoms of shock No Symptoms of shock Do you feel light-headed or dizzy, like you are going to faint? It's normal … make them worse. Recent health events , such as surgery or injury. These kinds of events can cause symptoms afterwards …
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… Insect Bites and Stings and Spider Bites On this page: Overview Check Your Symptoms Self-Care Preparing For … soles of the feet, and mucous membranes (angioedema). Light-headedness and confusion . Nausea, diarrhea, and stomach … make them worse. Recent health events , such as surgery or injury. These kinds of events can cause symptoms afterwards …
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… Health and Safety, Birth to 2 Years On this page: Overview Health Tools Healthy Habits for Preventing … injuries by taking safety measures around your home. Think ahead about what possibly dangerous things will attract your … inside the car and other factors could cause long-lasting injury—or death—in a matter of minutes. Keeping the car …
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… child may have shaking or jerking movements of their body, head, arms or legs and may lose consciousness. Febrile … seizure? Febrile seizures occur in children between the ages of 6 months and 5 years. About 1 in 25 children will … the seizure lasts longer than 3 minutes or if the child is younger than 6 months If your child has had a seizure, even …
