First Aid

This article will help you know what to do if an adult or child is choking. The easiest way is called the Heimlich maneuver. I will teach you how to do the Heimlich maneuver on an adult and...

If an adult or child is conscious and choking, perform abdominal thrusts, also known as "The Heimlich Maneuver," by placing hands around the person's abdomen and delivering sharp, upward thrusts....

Children missing school often due to illness is common during the first few years of education, but providing a healthy diet of vitamins and nutrients and encouraging healthy hand washing habits...

Staying healthy with a sick child requires frequent hand washing, not sharing glasses or eating utensils and teaching the child to cover their mouth when they cough or sneeze. Care for a sick...

Children get growing pains most often in areas with long bones, but applying pressure to the area and administering child-safe Tylenol or Motrin can help alleviate the pain until they outgrow it....

To boost children's immune systems, make sure they get enough sleep at night, feed them nutrient and vitamin-rich foods and advocate good hand washing habits. Keep a child illness-free and healthy...

Hand washing is an important thing to teach children so they can avoid getting sick often. Being a good role model is the best way to encourage healthy hand washing habits in a child. Make hand...

To find out if a kid is faking an illness, take their temperature, be observant of a pale complexion, take note of any specific reason the child would want to stay home and keep track of how often...

Treating a child's cuts and scrapes involves cleaning the wound under running water, applying pressure to stop the bleeding and applying an adhesive bandage. Take care of cuts and scrapes, and be...

To treat a bee sting on a child, first calm the child down, wipe the area with a clean, moist cloth and apply a baking soda and water mixture to the wound. Take care of a bee sting, applying an...

To treat children who cannot keep food down, first rule out any accidental poisonings. Keep them hydrated with electrolyte-rich fluids and contact a physician vomiting continues for more than six...

Treating a child's diarrhea involves making sure they do not get dehydrated. Give them electrolyte-rich fluids, such as Gatorade or Pedialyte, and avoiding spicy foods and meats that are difficult...

Using the Heimlich maneuver on a child is similar to performing it on an adult. Do the Heimlich maneuver on a child with tips from a firefighter in this free first aid video.

Safeguarding young lives is well worth whatever effort we need to take. "Children act fast.. and so do poisons" as stated by Vicki Lansky author of "Child Proof Your Home" and...

Children like to put small things in their mouths, and it's not uncommon for those small objects to become lodged in the children's throats from time to time. If you encounter a choking child, it...

Treating a child's boo-boos is a bonding experience. Anytime we can relieve our child's pain, we feel good as parents. Use this first-aid time together to show your child that you love her, and...

As long as your child is coughing and able to talk, give her the chance to dislodge the foreign body on her own. If your child becomes silent and isn't able to breathe, begin the Heimlich maneuver...