Category: Safety Tips

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7 Tips to Help Your Child Avoid Sports Injury This Season

The sports season is straight ahead. Taking some basic precautions now can help your child avoid sports injury later. Find out what you can do.

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Is It Serious? Understanding Your Child’s Pain

Children may experience a variety of uncomfortable symptoms as they grow. Asking the right questions will help you know when to seek medical care.

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Your Guide to Common Bites and Rashes

Outdoor fun is a great and healthy way to spend the summer months, but it may result in a bug bites or rashes. Here’s how to treat them and get back outside for summer fun quicker.

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4 Common Medication Management Mistakes to Avoid

Misusing or mismanaging your medications can lead to serious problems. See what common mistakes you might be making with your medications and how you can remedy them.

Man who has fallen down on the ice

5 Ways to Avoid the ER This Winter

Winter presents potentially injury-causing hazards more than almost any other season. Studies have shown that winter months, especially during harsh weather years, coincide with a spike in emergency room visits. Learn some of the simple ways you can stay out of the ER this winter.

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Here’s How to Keep Your Little Ones Safe on Halloween

Trick-or-treating on Halloween can be a magical time for children, but for parents, it isn’t just the spooky costumes that can be scary. Find out how to keep your children safe and healthy on Halloween with these easy tips.

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Make Impaired Driving A Thing Of The Past

It’s important to moderate your drinking and avoid impaired driving at all costs. Here are some ways you can help yourself and your loved ones make impaired driving a thing of the past.

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Keep Yourself and Your Family Safe This Summer

Outdoor activities are part of the joys of summer, but they can also quickly turn into a disaster if the right safety precautions aren’t taken. Learn about some of the most common summer safety hazards and the easy ways you can avoid them.

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5 Easy Ways to Avoid Injury While Moving

Moving day can be mentally stressful, but it can also take a toll on your body. Find out how to protect yourself from injury on moving day.

Young woman puts hand on forehead from fever and blows nose

Should You Go to the ER or Urgent Care?

You never know when an unexpected emergency or health problem may strike. If your primary care provider’s office isn’t open, do you know where to go? Discover how you can discern whether to go to the emergency room or urgent care.