pediatric

baby sleeping on back, go to sleep little one, sids, sudden infant death syndrome, baby sleep safety, safe to sleep recommendations, nichole castillo, aprn, pnp

Go to sleep, little one

Many people remember the “Back to Sleep” campaign in the 1990s that recommended babies should always sleep on their backs for safety. 

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firearm injuries, gun violence, gun safety, national safety council, gun safety awareness, Leslie King-Schultz, MD, MPH

Gun safety awareness – talk to your kids

Firearm injuries take the lives of people every year in the US. Children are killed by guns almost as frequently as by motor vehicles. 

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teenagers sitting down and looking at social media sites on their smartphones, social media platforms, teen online presence, social media risks to safety, depression associated with social media, guidelines for teens and social media, dr marjorie hogan, pediatrics and adolescent medicine, respect for teen privacy

Teens and social media

Most teens, and many tweens, in the US actively use a variety of social media platforms daily – starting, but not ending with Facebook.

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Cattails Line A Northern Wisconsin Lake, mac scheuble, boating accident, limb threatening injury, level I pediatric trauma, limb preservation

Mac’s story

For Mac Scheuble of Waconia, Minnesota, life was all about fishing, football, friendship and family. At 13, he faced a major injury.

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