Lesiones

Cortadas y laceraciones: cuándo acudir a atención de urgencias

Señales de que tu cortada podría necesitar puntos

Accidents can happen anytime, anywhere, and one common injury we all encounter at some point is cuts and lacerations. Whether it's a kitchen mishap or a minor accident, knowing how to handle these injuries is essential f...

Cuándo acudir al médico por una cortada

Los accidentes pasan

Everyone has had a cut at some point in their life. They can vary in severity, whether it be a papercut or a deep cut from a cooking accident. Though you may have been taught that all a cut needs to heal is a band-aid an...

Rayos X y por qué podrías necesitar uno

La X marca el punto de los rayos X

Whether you remember it or not, chances are you have had an x-ray at least once in your life either during a doctor’s visit, or while you’re at the dentist. X-rays are one of the most common ways to diagnose if your kid...

Una lesión navideña: te podría pasar a ti

Las lesiones navideñas son comunes

The holidays are here. It should be a time of decorating the house, having loved ones over, and of course, wonderful holiday food. What you might not be expecting is to get an injury. Injuries are actually pretty common...

Mordeduras de araña

We have gotten through Summer and are now coming into Fall. The weather is nicer and it makes all of us want to go out and explore more, take more bike rides, and spend more time playing in our yards. Everyone, including...

Seguridad contra quemaduras en HealthCARE Express

Close to half a million people go to the emergency department every year with burn injuries. Burns are damage to the skin caused by heat, chemicals, electricity, radiation, or the sun. Most burns happen accidentally. At...

¡Cuidado con esas arañitas!

¿Esa araña es una compañera de casa útil o una villana venenosa?

The itsy bitsy spiders (and the not so itsy bitsy ones) are soon going to be creepy crawling into your home, trying to find shelter from the cold. “Spider season” starts in the fall, with its height happening in Septembe...

RICE para esguinces

You’re out for a jog and your foot catches in a crack in the sidewalk. You stumble and pain shoots up your leg as your ankle begins to throb and ache. Or maybe your child was running about on the playground having fun, b...

Los resbalones y caídas no son un asunto de risa

Did you know that according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) falls are the leading cause of accidental deaths and injuries among the elderly population of America? And according to the Occupational...

Adiós a los moretones

Have you ever just woken up in a blind panic because you slept through all of your alarms? You jump out of bed, still half asleep, and scramble around your room as you struggle to get ready. And then, as it so often does...