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Holiday safety tips to avoid common injuries and illness – Mission Health Blog

Dannette Saltzgaber December 14, 2022

To avoid injuries around the holidays, be sure to exercise caution while you’re cooking, decorating and driving.

Most of us look forward to the holidays and savor the memories they bring. However, not all holiday memories are happy ones, as emergency rooms see a rise in certain types of injuries during the holidays. Fortunately, the following holiday safety tips can help keep your holiday memories merry and bright!

Think twice before drinking

If your holiday celebration includes alcohol, be aware that adding any amount of alcohol increases the risk of accident or injury, no matter what activity you’re engaged in.

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Types of suicide prevention: What they are and how to get help – Mission Health Blog

Dannette Saltzgaber November 20, 2022

What are the warning symptoms of suicidal behavior?

There are many warning symptoms that another person may well be considering suicide.

“The first two are helplessness and hopelessness, as if their lifetime doesn’t have this means, or what they do does not make a big difference,” suggests Dr. Frank Drummond, nationwide healthcare director for Behavioral Well being at HCA Health care. “You may well listen to them make statements like, ‘No one particular would treatment if I wasn’t below any more,’ or ‘What’s the issue of heading to operate,’ or ‘What’s the position of having a shower?’”

Entry to treatment,

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When to visit the emergency room for an allergic reaction – Mission Health Blog

Dannette Saltzgaber November 11, 2022

What are the unique sorts of allergic reactions?

“An allergic reaction is a hypersensitive response that your immune procedure has to a sure compound,” states Dr. Josephin Mathai, healthcare director of the unexpected emergency office at HCA Florida St. Lucie Healthcare facility. “Every particular person can have a various bring about, and the amount of response you have is distinctive for everyone.”

Allergic reactions can selection from delicate to critical. With critical allergic reactions, it is vital to administer epinephrine and go to an unexpected emergency room.

Shellfish is the most typical allergen for grownups, adopted by peanuts and

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