Emergency Medicine
Emergency Medicine
Included in this section:
Allergies and the Immune System : New York Presbyterian's detailed information on allergies and the immune system and how a person becomes allergic to a food or product
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Animal Bites and Stings in Children : Detailed information on animal bites and stings
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Bee Stings : Detailed information on bee sting and other insect stings, including symptoms and treatment
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Bites, Human : Detailed information on human bites, including treatment for human bites
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Bites, Snake : Detailed information on snake bites, including symptoms of a poisonous bite and treatment
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Bites, Spider : Detailed information on spider bites, including symptoms and treatment
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Brain Injury, Acquired : Detailed information on acquired brain injury, including types, causes, and rehabilitation
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Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) : Detailed information on cpr, including how to become properly trained in cpr
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Car Safety : Detailed information on car safety
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Choking and the Heimlich Maneuver : Detailed information on choking, choking prevention, and the Heimlick maneuver
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Dehydration and Heat Stroke : Detailed information on dehydration and heat stroke, including symptoms, treatment, and prevention
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Emergency Information Form : Detailed information on filling out an emergency information form
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Facial Fractures : Detailed information about facial fractures and treatment of facial fractures
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Fever : Detailed information on fever, including when to call your physician
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First-Aid Kit : Detailed list of recommended items for a household first-aid kit
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Fleas, Mites, and Chiggers : Detailed information on flea, mite, and chiggers bites
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Food Poisoning : Detailed information on food poisoning, including causes, symptoms, treatment, and prevention
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Frostbite : Detailed information on frostbite, including symptoms and what to do if frostbite occurs
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Heart Anatomy : Detailed anatomical description of the heart, including simple definitions and a labeled, full-color illustration
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Heart Attack / Chest Pain Symptoms : Detailed information on heart attack, symptoms of heart attack, warning signs, how to respond in an emergency, and heart attack treatment
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Heart Attack (Myocardial Infarction) : Detailed information on heart attack, symptoms of heart attack, warning signs, how to respond in an emergency, and heart attack treatment
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Hypothermia : Detailed information on hypothermia, including risk, symptoms, and treatment
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Insect Bites and Stings : Detailed information on insect bites, including bee stings, flea bites, mite bites, chigger bites, spider bites, tick bites, and lyme disease
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Mouthguards and Dental Emergencies : Detailed information on the importance of mouthguards to prevent dental emergencies
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Non-Traumatic Emergencies Glossary : Glossary of terms relating to non-traumatic emergencies
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Non-Traumatic Emergencies Online Resources : List of online resources to find additional information on non-traumatic emergencies
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Poisons : Detailed information on poisoning, preventing poisoning and how to respond in an emergency
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Poisons Overview : Detailed information on poisoning, preventing poisoning and how to respond in an emergency
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Potential Emergency Situations and Conditions : Detailed information on potential emergency situations and conditions, including animal bites, rabies, cat scratch disease, appendicitis, asthma attack, chest pain, heart attack, dehydration, heat stroke, fever, food allergy, food-drug interaction, frostbite
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Preventing Unintentional Injuries : Detailed information on preventing unintentional injuries
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Preventing Unintentional Injuries Overview : Detailed information on preventing unintentional injuries
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Respiratory Distress Signs : Detailed information on lung disorders and diseases, signs of respiratory distress, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases (COPD), Asthma, Chronic Bronchitis, Pulmonary Emphysema, Acute Bronchitis, Cystic Fibrosis, Occupational Lung Diseases, Pneumonia, Primary Pulmonary Hypertension, Pulmonary Embolism, Pulmonary Sarcoidosis, Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS), Tuberculosis
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Septicemia : Detailed information on septicemia, including symptoms and treatment
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Stroke Evaluation Procedures : Detailed information on stroke, also called brain attack, including stroke diagnosis
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Stroke Overview : Detailed information on stroke, also called brain attack, including how to respond in a stroke emergency
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When to Call For Help : Detailed information on when to call for help in an emergency situation
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