Injury and Illness Prevention - Guiding Your Child Through The Early Years


	Injury and Illness Prevention

•	Childproofing Your Home Keep your child safe by taking a few precautions.
•	Car Seats Find out about the different types of seats and how to use them.
•	Playground Safety Keep your child safe at the playground.
•	Bicycle Safety Find out how to keep biking fun, while keeping it safe.
•	Sports and Sports Safety Learn ways to keep your child active.
•	Gun Safety Keep your child safe from guns.
•	The Effects of Alcohol and Other Drugs on Children Learn how alcohol affects your child.
•	The Effects of Tobacco Smoke on Children Learn about the effects that smoking can have on your child.
•	Screening: Child Abuse Learn the warning signs of child abuse.
•	Screening: Domestic Abuse Learn the warning signs of domestic abuse.
•	Environmental Health Hazards Recognize some of the hidden dangers around us, both indoors and outdoors.
•	Common Poisonings Find out the best ways to avoid accidental poisonings. Learn how to treat a poisoning if it happens.
•	Lead Poisoning Take precautions to keep your child safe from lead poisoning.
•	Plant Poisonings Recognize dangerous plants to avoid poisonings.
•	When to Call the Doctor, When to Treat Your Child at Home Know what situations are best handled by a doctor or at home.
•	Administering CPR to a Child Learn how to administer CPR to a child.
•	Child Abuse: Reporting Numbers A list of state-specific phone numbers to report child abuse.
•	Vaccination Schedule and Record Know when your child requires immunizations and keep track of them, too.
•	Teach Your Kids to Use 911 Make sure your kids know how to use 911.
•	When to Call 911 Know when to call for emergency help.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Parents have lots of questions. Here are some of the most common questions asked of pediatricians.

Checkups

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Resources

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