Safety
Why Batteries Are Especially Hazardous
Button batteries pose one of the most serious ingestion hazards for young children. Unlike most choking hazards or ingested objects that may cause blo...
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Health
First Aid for Burns in Children: What to Do and What to Avoid
Burns and scalds are among the most common injuries in young children. The peak age is 1-3 years, when children are mobile and inquisitive but lack th...
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Health
Your Child's Health: From Newborn to Age Five
Few responsibilities feel heavier than a new parent's concern for their child's health. In those early months and years, you'll encounter symptoms you...
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Health
Recognising Sepsis in Children: When to Act Fast
Sepsis is among the most important conditions for parents to know about, not because it is common, but because the window in which action makes a deci...
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Health
Intussusception: A Serious Cause of Sudden Abdominal Pain in Infants
Intussusception is one of the conditions paediatric emergency doctors think about first when a baby under one year has sudden severe colicky pain. The...
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Safety
Infant and Child CPR: What Every Parent Should Know
Every parent hopes they will never need to use CPR. Most never will. But the difference between knowing what to do and not knowing what to do in the f...
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Safety
Head Injuries in Children: When to Worry and When to Wait
Children fall on their heads. Frequently, in many cases. The toddler who tumbles off the sofa, the preschooler who runs headlong into a door frame, th...
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Health
Anaphylaxis in Children: Recognising It and Using an EpiPen
Anaphylaxis is rare but fast. A child can go from mild itching around the mouth after eating a cashew to struggling to breathe within minutes. The par...
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