As a parent, you want to get the best medical care possible for your child, and you want your child’s experience getting medical care to be as pleasant as possible. You can do a lot to make going to the doctor a good thing. For children from toddler to teenager, the experience of going to the doctor begins at home. Talk about the upcoming visit at least a day in advance, if possible.
When You Talk With Your Child Before the Visit:
Medical errors are one of the Nation’s leading causes of death and injury. Rates of medication errors and adverse drug events for hospitalized children were comparable to rates for hospitalized adults in a 2001 study in the Journal of the American Medical Association. However, the rate for potential adverse drug events was three times higher in children, and substantially higher still for babies in neonatal intensive care units. Studies of medical errors outside the hospital are just getting underway.
This fact sheet is intended to help parents help their children avoid medical errors. Continue reading ‘20 Tips to Help Prevent Medical Errors in Children’
Published by admin July 29th, 2008
in College Aged Health Issues.
News from the week of August 1, 2008
Welcome to CrisisID. Thank you for joining us online. This week Meningitis makes the News.
Meningitis can be a serious infection, and it can be contagious – which is why outbreaks make the news. Such was the case on July 24, 2008, when there was an outbreak of meningitis at the Eisenhower State Office Building in Topeka, the Kansas capital. State officials sent an e-mail to the building’s more than 800 employees, informing them of the cases and urging them to seek treatment from their personal health care provider if they show any symptoms.
Following is very important information that we have gleaned from the internet to help you protect yourself and your loved ones from the scourge of meningitis. It comes from various sources which we have deemed as reliable and hope you take the time to look through. CrisisID’s sole reason for being is to keep you and your family as safe as they can be.
Meningococcal disease is a potentially life-threatening bacterial infection that can lead to meningococcal meningitis, an inflammation of the membranes surrounding the brain and spinal cord, or meningococcal septicemia, an infection of the blood. Continue reading ‘Meningitis - It Needs to be Shot!!!’
Published by admin June 13th, 2008
in Children's Health and Hospitals.
The biggest mistake you can make when choosing a hospital is to simply go to the closest facility or the “biggest and best” one in a certain area. Selecting a hospital that’s best suited to your particular needs may mean the difference in how quickly you recover. Find out what questions you should ask to get the most effective treatment possible. Continue reading ‘All Hospitals Are NOT Created Equal’
Published by admin March 17th, 2008
in Children's Health.
This article originally appeared in the January-February 1996 FDA Consumer.
The version below is from a reprint of the original article and contains revisions made in May 1996.
by Rebecca D. Williams
“Open wide … here comes the choo-choo.”
When it comes to giving children medicine, a little imagination never hurts.
But what’s more important is vigilance: giving the medicine at the right time at the right dose, avoiding interactions between drugs, watching out for tampering, and asking your child’s doctor or the pharmacist about any concerns you may have. Continue reading ‘How to Give Medicine to Children’
Published by admin March 4th, 2008
in Children's Health and Health Records.
Yes, generally parents do have access to their minor children’s health record. There are three circumstances where parents do not have access:
If you are like most people your health information is scattered across many states with a variety of providers and in various facilities. Keeping your own complete, updated and easily accessible health record means you can play a more proactive role in your healthcare. Not only will this play an important role in improving your health but it could save your life. Continue reading ‘How will I benefit from using CrisisID’s medical section?’
Published by admin March 1st, 2008
in Children's Health.
There are some reasons for a child not to get vaccinated, and it’s important that you talk to your doctor about specific cases. The American Academy of Family Physicians says some vaccines shouldn’t be given if your child has certain types of cancer, or if your child has a disease or is taking a drug that lowers the body’s ability to resist infection. Continue reading ‘Precautions with Vaccines’
Published by admin March 1st, 2008
in Children's Health.
Basically, vaccines work by tricking your body’s immune system into thinking you already have a particular disease. Here’s why. When we get an infection, our bodies produce antibodies. According to NIAID, antibodies help fight the disease and often stay in the body even once the disease goes away. As a result, they continue to protect the body from future exposures to the disease. Continue reading ‘How do vaccines work?’
Published by admin March 1st, 2008
in Children's Health.
A number of diseases that once killed thousands of people each year are no longer as widespread a threat. In many cases, this is due to vaccinations. The National Institutes of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) say that over the years, vaccinations have helped reduce the number of outbreaks of diseases such as measles, mumps, even the flu. Continue reading ‘Immunizations’
