First+Aid+-+Selected+Resources

This resource, available in both English and [|Spanish], is just one part of a comprehensive web site that provides information about all aspects of physical and emotional health and safety for kids, teens and parents. **Watch Out** helps students learn how to be safe around the house, outdoors, and on the road. **Learning About Emergencies & First Aid** features a great deal of information about //CPR: A Real Lifesaver//, //Checking Out Cuts, Scratches, and Abrasions//, //Choking//, //Gun Safety//, //How to Use 911//, //What to Do in a Fire//, what to do //When It's Just You in an Emergency//, and more. (Also, check out the **[|TeensHealth]** and **[|Parents]** pages.) This outstanding information resource, from the U.S. National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health, and available in both English and [|Spanish], offers information and full-text guides about a variety of topics related to first aid, including //animal bites//, //burns//, //choking//, //CPR//, //insect bites and stings//, a comprehensive list of //injuries and wounds//, and //safety//. (See the terrific [|list of safety topics] from which students may choose.)
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Find helpful information about how to respond to a variety of health emergencies in this lengthy A-W list of topics (including everything from abdominal pain to wrist injury).

** [|MayoClinic.com: First-Aid Guide] This resource offers information about a lengthy list of medical emergencies, including animal bites, burns, CPR, choking, fainting, fractures, insect bites, sprains, sunburns, and much more.

[|Learn CPR: You Can Do It!] ** This site, created and maintained as a service of the University of Washington School of Medicine, and available in both English and [|Spanish], includes information and videos about CPR for adults, children and infants, [|FAQs] , [|Facts]and more.

**[|HealthWorld Online: Emergency & First Aid]** Visit this site for information about first aid for: animal bites, chest pain, choking, cuts, scrapes & punctures, insect stings, nosebleeds, sports injuries, sprains & strains, and much more. This terrific collection features hundreds of original animated videos, including many about health-related topics such as body systems, genetics, growth & development, personal health, diseases, injuries and conditions, and nutrition. ( // Stop by the IMC for the ** User Name ** & ** Password ** you'll need to log in to this collection // .)