Treating Coughs in Children
Learn more from WebMD about whether to seek emergency care or call the doctor when your child has a cough.
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How to Splint a Fracture of the Upper Arm
Splinting a fracture is important in reducing pain and for speeding healing.
MR-proADM Improves Disposition Strategies in Acute Dyspnea
How can MR-proADM influence disposition strategies in acute dyspnea patients admitted to the ED?
How to Buy First Aid Kits
Choosing a first aid kit is an important step in ensuring your safety and the safety of others. The most common use for a first aid kit is on a camping or hiking trip. You can also keep a kit in your home for cuts or other accidents. You may need to add items to a basic kit or choose a specialized k
Disaster Management for Volcanoes
Volcanoes are a difficult natural hazard to manage in some ways, and very straightforward in other ways. For long periods of time they are dormant and seem like any ordinary mountain, but during their fantastic and terrifying eruptions, volcanoes remind us that every day is a good day for disaster m
How to Use an Ace Bandage
Use an Ace bandage when you are injured and want to put compression on a body part, such as knee, elbow, wrist, leg, arm or stomach. Compression helps relieve the swelling, which eases pain. The Ace bandage can also help hold an ice pack in place on a body part. An Ace bandage will give support to y
Hoyer Lifts & the Proper Way to Use Them
"Hoyer lift" is a common brand name for manual and electric sling lifts. These are wheeled, crane-like devices used in hospitals, nursing homes and home-care settings to transport patients who have limited mobility. Used properly, sling lifts can decrease the risk of injury to both patient and careg
Life after Whipple Surgery
Whipple surgery is a complicated procedure performed in patients with pancreatic cancer. The head of the pancreas, duodenum, gallbladder, end of the common bile duct, and sometimes part of the stomach are removed. The small intestine is attached to the remaining portion of the bile duct so bile from
The Effect of Pentoxifylline on Chronic Venous Ulcers
Combined therapies of compression and pentoxifylline could be the leg up that some patients need for better venous ulcer management. . .
What Is Air Ambulance Insurance?
Air Ambulance Insurance is a form of insurance coverage that handles emergency medical service situations. If a policy holder is in need of an aircraft transport, an air ambulance is called. It is similar to a vehicular ambulance. The air ambulance has evolved throughout time. Today, it is a staple
How to Recover From Fistula Surgery
Fistula surgery is performed to treat an anal fistula--an abnormal passage from the inside of the anus to outside skin of the anus. Anal fistulas can sometimes be treated without surgery, but in severe cases surgery is the only option for relief. Fistula surgery provides relief from the fistula, but
About the Symptoms of Dehydration
Dehydration occurs when the body is not able to replenish the water that it is depleting everyday. Bodies are made up of 75 percent water, and when that water is used up, it needs to be replaced in order for a person to stay properly hydrated. If this fails to occur, a person may feel sick as the sy
Reliability of Recalled Dyspnea Profile Ratings in the ED
How reliable are symptom questionnaires in recalling dyspnea during an ED visit?
The Effect of Emergency Residency Training on Productivity
How does the productivity of residents in the ED differ from non-EM residents?
Preventing 5 Common Home Injuries
WebMD offers tips for preventing five common causes of home injuries and deaths: falls, choking and suffocation, burns, poisoning, and knife accidents.
Fire Instruction & Rescue Education
Fire and rescue personnel have many choices of online and on-campus educational opportunities. Some organizations, such as the Federal Emergency Management Agency, provide online and on-campus courses. Many organizations provide free training.
Medical Mission Trips
Medical missions can be moving and rewarding experiences, regardless of your background or qualifications. However, with so many organizations competing for help it can be difficult to sort out which one is best for you.
Laser Resurfacing and Remodeling of Hypertrophic Burn Scars
How effective are laser therapies for burn scar treatment?
Shared Liability? Consultants, Pharmacists, and the EP
Emergency physicians often work with consulting specialists and pharmacists, but who is held liable in the event of a malpractice case?
Urinary Bladder Matrix in Complicated Open Wounds
Which patients with complicated open wounds are best suited for urinary bladder matrix management?