As a clinician who has worked in a family practice setting along with the emergency room, I have had the experience of treating many injuries related to insect bites, sunburns, cuts and bruises. I also have the personal experience being the mother of four children, which is more difficult than the clinical setting.
The first goal as a practitioner is to educate the caregivers on safety. Preventative medicine is always the best, however we all know that when it comes to children that is not always possible, if there is a will I am sure they will find the way. The good and most important thing to remember is that most of these injuries can be handled at home safely with simple quick first aid however I encourage anyone that has any doubt in handling a situation to follow up with a health care provider immediately. In medicine there is no such thing as an absolute, however some simple tasks may help alleviate a worsened outcome.
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