Emergency Room Visits with Your Child: Be Prepared Not Panicked, with Dr, Jordee Wells

One of the most frightening moments being a parent is facing an emergency room with your child. It’s as stressful for an adult as it is for a child. That's why in this episode we have Dr. Jordee Wells pediatric emergency room physician at Nationwide Children's Hospital in Columbus, Ohio. She focuses on the most pressing issues in emergency medicine and health care today.

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First Aid Essentials:

• hot/cold pack
• Sunscreen
• Antiseptic ointment 
• Vaseline
• ACE bandage
• Band-Aids

RICE Treatment

• Rest
• Ice
• Compression
• Elevate

Relevant links:

Is it an emergency or not?

https://www.healthychildren.org/English/family-life/health-management/Pages/Is-It-a-Medical-Emergency-or-Not.aspx?_gl=1*ucjzj8*_ga*MjA2MTQzNDExNi4xNjI3NjU2NzA5*_ga_FD9D3XZVQQ*czE3NDY2MzMxMTUkbzU2JGcxJHQxNzQ2NjM0MTUwJGowJGwwJGgw

Summer Safety Tips: Staying Safe Outdoors

https://www.healthychildren.org/English/safety-prevention/at-play/Pages/Summer-Safety-Tips-Staying-Safe-Outdoors.aspx?_gl=1*ublnbi*_ga*MjA2MTQzNDExNi4xNjI3NjU2NzA5*_ga_FD9D3XZVQQ*czE3NDY2MzMxMTUkbzU2JGcxJHQxNzQ2NjM0MjM3JGowJGwwJGgw

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