First Aid
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Disaster Preparation
Asked by V.S. from Reading
on February 16, 2013
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A recent conversation made me rethink my disaster preparedness.
We have a great kit from the red cross filled with first aid supplies. We have a couple of bins of ...
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- We've got nothing, we would be part of the statistic. Your red cross box is prob understocked with gauze I would get more. If there is major bleeding you will need...
- Well we have at least five kegs of beer, don't get excited they are corny kegs, still a good supply of beer and we have ten gallons in the fermentor at the moment so.....
- I am always stocked up. I don't have special bins for disasters, but my pantry and freezer are always stocked enough to last a month or more. I always keep a case of...
Large Bug Bite and Bruising
Asked by K.L. from Savannah
on June 4, 2012
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When i get bite by mosquitoes, regular sized bump and redness. When i get bit by mysterious bugs without noticing right away, the bite become very large, sometimes ov...
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- hi K.. yes. i am allergic to many bug bites. I take vitamin b as i was told by a dr that this vitamin makes your skin taste not sweet to bugs. also, i don't use fr...
- I have something on my neck kind of like that. And how do you know if you have a spider bite? What if we were asleep? And it bit? Just wondering.
- I got the same thing at Disney world! I went into urgent care because it was getting worse not better...warm..and very painful to the touch. It was infected. Once i...
Baby Has a Bump on His Forehead That Will Not Go Away
Asked by A.G. from Detroit
on January 15, 2012
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Hi, My son is 10 months old and when he was 7 mo he hit his head on my metal dresser handle.He never really had a bruise but got a hard like bone bump right between hi...
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- My son hit his forehead quite hard when he was 5 years old, it left a bump, he is now 24 years old and the bump is still there. Doctor said there was nothing we could...
- Does it move around at all? Or will it not move? If it moves around, you may want to take him to the doctor to make sure it has not developed a cyst. If it is ...
- Have your pediatrician check it at your next visit. Often times, when a child hits a bone, it is similar to you hitting a young sapling with an axe, or carving one'...
Gum in Clothes
Asked by J.P. from Stockton
on September 3, 2008
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Hi everyone, I accidentally washed my sons clothes with a whole pack of gum in his pocket - although most of the gum was stuck all over my washer and dryer, one of his...
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- Use ice cubes directly to the gum to harden it and then scrape it off as many times as needed.
- Dear J., Try ice. Even try putting the shirt in the freezer. Once the gum has really hardened, you can most likely just pick it or scrape it off.
- Goo Gone!!! Absolutely great. I removed at least half a pack of gum from jeans pocket as well as the drum of the dryer with Goo Gone. If the item has been through both...
Red Crayola Melted in the Dryer on an Entire Load of Laundry
Asked by T.B. from Miami
on May 4, 2009
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One of my daughters had a red crayon in her pocket and in the dryer it went and the entire load of laundry has crayon allover every article of clothing. Right now, I'...
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- Dry cleaning chemicals remove wax. Good luck!
- Freeze whatever pieces you decide to keep. This will harden the crayon making it easier to scrape. Afterwards you put some paper towels on the ironing board and iron o...
- I use a product that is incredible and can remove virtually any stain imaginable. If you are interested I will let you know how to purchase this item. Email ____@____...
Bump on Toddlers Forehead from Fall
Asked by N.S. from Boca Raton
on December 29, 2008
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My parents were watching my 19 month old som for me one day when my son slipped while he was playing and hit his forehead on the hardwood floor. My Mother iced it for...
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- Welcome to the toddler years (and having a boy). My son is 3 1/2 and rarely doesn't have some sort of bump, bruise or scratch--and it was much worse when he was learni...
- This is totally normal. Kids are clumsy and they are especially so when they are in a place that they are not used to being in every day. It could take months for th...
- I'm sure it will go down in time. My concern though is that you don't make your parents feel any worse than they probably already do. Being a grandmother myself, I kno...
My Son Hit His Mouth on Coffee Table Now Tooth Is Loose!!
Asked by M.H. from Lima
on November 13, 2009
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my 3 year old pushed my 2 year old into the coffee table and he started screaming crying and there was blood all over and I cleaned it up and just noticed today that h...
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- Get him to the dentisit. I may well bne loose and nothing to really worry about but I had this happen to a child I was watching and even though the mother thought it w...
- M., My daughter fell and bruised her front tooth at the age of 3. I took her to the dentist and they said it just looked bruised and should be fine. I was still ner...
- Hi, M.! The same thing happened to my son at 15 months. I was scared to death! They did nothing for it, there was a bruise on his gum. Eventually, the tooth starte...
Cradle Cap
Asked by K.J. from Boston
on May 4, 2007
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My 11 month old daughter has a patch of cradle cap on the top of her head. It has been there practically from birth. I never did anything about it, thinking it would e...
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- There are a few products on the market specifically for cradle cap - don't waste your money. What I did for both my kids was what grandma did years ago and my friend ...
- Our pediatrician suggested just using regular dandruff shampoo. We used it on my daughter, and it worked perfectly (oil never really worked that well for us). Just b...
- Try massaging baby oil on it, combing it through & then washing it out. Adult dandruff shampoo helps too. Good luck
Dermatologist or Podiatrist
Asked by K.J. from Los Angeles
on March 24, 2012
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My 13 year old son developed this little blue mark under his toenail about 2-3 months ago. At first we thought maybe it was a bruise from soccer so we decided to watc...
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- call the insurance nurse advice line and ask them to see what hey recommend. i use mine all the time.
- I would go to a dermatologist over a podiatrist but my dermatologist is a genius! I would probably never find myself at a podiatrist though, when I broke my foot I sa...
- I'd say dermatologist, because it doesn't seem to be a problem with the nail itself but the skin underneath it. It sounds like an injury to the toe caused a bruise un...
Melted Bib in Dryer
Asked by S.A. from Cheyenne
on October 2, 2009
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SO We got our first dryer (new) about a year ago. My lovley hubby was trying to help me with the wash and some how a plastic bib in the washer and dryer. Well needles ...
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- Use a paper bag and the iron. Heat the iron up place the bag over the plastic and iron over top of it. You may have to go over it several times but the bag should abso...
- Hey ... my best suggestion is to try "Goo Gone". Best of luck, L.
- Trying using some "Goof Off." You can buy it at Home Depot, Lowes, or even from Amazon. It is supposed to be really good at getting sticky or stuck-on stuff off.
