KidsHealth

1Heat Illness
Active kids can be at risk for heat illness, which can result in heat cramps, heat exhaustion, or heatstroke. Learn how to prevent and treat heat illness.

2Spotlight on Summer
Before you round up your family and head for the beach, park, or the mountains this summer, read up on ways to make your days in the sun safe as well as fun.

3Instruction Sheets
Check out these sheets - or print them to keep in a folder for easy access - to help you handle some common childhood emergencies and less serious, but still scary situations.

4Sun Safety
By teaching kids how to enjoy fun in the sun safely, parents can reduce their risk for developing skin cancer.

5What's the Big Sweat About Dehydration?
Our bodies need water to work properly. Find out more in this article for kids.

6Swimming
Kids love to spend hot days splashing around in a pool or the ocean. But drowning is the second most common cause of death from injuries among kids under the age of 14. Learn how to be safe.

7First Aid & Safety
Keeping your child safe is your top priority. Learn how to protect your child inside the house and out, what to do in an emergency, how to stock a first-aid kit, where to call for help, and more.

8Folleto de instructiones: Convulsiones (Seizures)
Aunque las convulsiones pueden ser atemorizantes, suelen durar apenas algunos minutos, cesan por sí mismas y casi nunca son potencialmente mortales.

9Folleto de instructiones: Congelación (Frostbite)
La exposición al frío extremo puede causar congelación, una grave afección que requiere atención médica de emergencia.

10Folleto de instructiones: Caídas (Falls)
Es muy común que los niños pequeños que están aprendiendo a caminar, correr y trepar se caigan. Aunque la mayoría de estas caídas producen sólo contusiones y moretones leves, algunas pueden causar graves lesiones que requieren atención médica inmediata.