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How to Use an AED (Defibrillator) in Cardiac Arrest

7 Pills That Can Kill a Child – In a Single Dose

Infant / Kids Cold + Flu First Aid Kit

5 Holiday Dangers People Risk Every Year– from an ER Doctor

My Cold + Flu First Aid Kit

ER doctor reviews Lifevac and dechoker

What to do if a child is choking? And do “dechoking devices” work?

The Latest from the TrueveLab

How to Use an AED (Defibrillator) in Cardiac Arrest

7 Pills That Can Kill a Child – In a Single Dose

Infant / Kids Cold + Flu First Aid Kit

5 Holiday Dangers People Risk Every Year– from an ER Doctor

My Cold + Flu First Aid Kit

ER doctor reviews Lifevac and dechoker

What to do if a child is choking? And do “dechoking devices” work?

Beauty + Skincare

Which LED face masks work?

Are LED Face Masks Effective?

What Skincare Products Dermatologists Recommend – And Use

Will a silk pillow save you from crow’s feet?

Burnout

division of labor

Getting a Better Division of Labor at Home (ie: How to get your spouse to do the dishes so you can shower)

Social media emotions and burnout

Does Social Media Contribute to Burnout?

The Do It All Discrepancy concept for burnout in women

What Is Burnout? A New Way to Think About it…

It’s absolutely fair and valid to have questions

It’s absolutely fair and valid to have questions about vaccines or any medical treatment or prevention. TY for asking and the chance to discuss this.
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P.S.- I know there are many strong feelings here! if you have Qs, I welcome them - but also please keep comments kind 🙂
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Thank you @offitpa for reviewing this before I post - go out and buy his new book, Tell Me When It’s Over! ❤️

#vaccines #vax #emergencymedicine #doctor #erdoctor #ask #dr

Remember - your children see bookcases and dresser

Remember - your children see bookcases and dressers not as furniture, but as LADDERS. To get places that are COOL.

Even furniture that you would NEVER expect (like that fancy hardwood one in your bedroom), can fall onto a child.

My checklist - if a piece of furniture meets even ONE of the criteria below, it needs to be anchored
- a TV (TV's are involved in some way, in 75% of tipovers)
- it's > 3 feet tall
- It's taller than it is deep
- It has drawers (that can be pulled out and used as stairs, altering the center of gravity)

It can be REALLY confusing - so many of the products on the market (and that are in the “sponsored” positions on search) are NOT safe. For more tips, comment GUIDE!

#childsafety #childproof #babyproof #emergencymedicine #emergencies #doctor #safetytips #homesafety

BC sometimes, the difference between a “near-dro

BC sometimes, the difference between a “near-drowning” and “drowning”? How quickly someone is able to respond.

I know we NEVER EVER want to even think about this, but there is SO much peace of mind in KNOWING that *if you HAD to* you could respond in an emergency.

A few notes:
* In any near-drowning situation, even if the child becomes responsive, please have them evaluated by a doctor.
* For compressions - if 2 there are rescuers, do 15 compressions : 2 breaths. If just one rescuer, you do 30:2.
* Dry drowning isn’t a thing - watch my separate video on that!

Got Qs?

Comment QUICKGUIDE if you’d like my Child Drowning 101 Guide.

I recommend that EVERYONE take a first aid / CPR course from the @americanredcross or @american_heart.

Thank you to @goodmorningamerica and @abcnews for original video and sharing this story, and to the fabulous @universityofga students who saved this little boy

PS - TY @jaanuubydrneela for my new set of scrubs! I love them!

#drowning #cpr #cprsaveslives #emergency #emergencymedicine #doctor

Never EVER EVER pull over just on the side of the

Never EVER EVER pull over just on the side of the highway and get out of your car.

Why: Cars are designed to PROTECT you if something hits you. It’s your crash-box. If another car is going to crash, you want it to crash with your CAR, and not with YOU.

If you have to pull over - say for a flat tire or crash, here’s what to do, instead, based on my experience as an ER doctor (who has taken care of people who did this), and police officers (who are often the first responders) who shared advice with me.

If you had a crash and your car is literally NOT driveable, pull over as far as you can off the highway (think 20-30 feet). From a police officer: “If you’re on the interstate, you [want to get as far away from the highway] as like from a mailbox to the front door”
Do NOT get out of your car. If you must get out, then get away even FURTHER from the highway - think 20-30 feet or more. You don’t want someone to hit your car, and then your car hit you. Best thing is to stay in your car and call the police, who will come with lights or send a highway assistance team.
If the tire is blown, damage to the wheel has already happened - so just drive really slowly (because your car will not handle the same way), until you can pull over at an exit or someplace safely. According to first responders and police (who are more experts than I in tire health), yes, the rim will be destroyed, but it probably was already destroyed if you have a true blowout

Please share with EVERY driver - especially teens and new drivers, who may not know this!

#carsafety #carsafetytips #tipsforlife #emergencymedicine #doctor #emergencyroom

What started as a fun whim, became a logistical ha

What started as a fun whim, became a logistical hassle….and ended a magical adventure.

We missed lacrosse and baseball…did extra homework on the trip, took a conference call on highway 70 E (which is really a two-lane road), my husband argued with insurance companies to advocate for his patient on a back-road with poor service….and will never forget it.

Face it - parenting is TOUGH and it’s busy and and it goes by so darn fast - one minute you’re holding a baby with a poppy diaper on a plane (or church or anywhere else) and trying to keep him from screaming- and the next minute they’re starting middle school.

I won’t sit here and say “oh don’t miss these moments” or “take every adventure” and ignore the fact that some days you’re just trying to get everything done and keep everyone alive 😂

But I will say - amidst the madness, be sure to catch SOME moments. To take SOME adventures.

And it needn’t be long or complex - our trip was 4 days. It can be one. Just simply, break through the madding crowd of to-do’s every once in a while, and do something that you’ll never forget.

Soooo - what’s on your adventure list?

Oh yeah, and we’re total eclipse chasers now 😂😂

#solareclipse #eclipse #eclipse2024 #totality #totaleclipse2024 #totaleclipse

#eclipse - swipe right for the video for how my ch

#eclipse - swipe right for the video for how my children celebrated #totality

We made this trip as a last-minute adventure and memories for our family – and then it as cloudy all morning - but it all melted away and the clouds cleared - and the joy from my children (and my husband and I who felt like kids, too), made it truly magical and worth every second 😍😍

I’ll never forget doing stitches in a child whil

I’ll never forget doing stitches in a child while his mom played “Somewhere over the rainbow” by Israel Kamakawiwoʻole - on her phone to keep him calm. I sewed while the little guy hummed along ❤️❤️

Ever had to have your kiddo (or yourself) get stitches? What worked? What didn’t?

#emergencymedicine #stitches #doctortips #momtips #tipsformoms #doctor

How the stages of learning to be a parent are a lo

How the stages of learning to be a parent are a lot like training to be a doctor - as I recently shared with my friends who are about to have their own baby!

Stage 1: {see video}

Stage 2: Intern year - this is when you see that positive pregnancy test
- AND IT JUST GOT REAL
- As an intern, you think: “Wait, what if i mess up a patient, i’m so scared. I want to do this right”
- And as a parent-to-be, you think: “Wait, what if i mess up my child?”
- Then you realize you have some time, decide to read the books and prepare - and over the next couple of months, you start to gain some confidence and feel better.

Stage 3: The last few months of residency, which are like the last few weeks of pregnancy
- SUDDENLY, in both cases, you have MORE knowledge than ever before, you realize all the things that can go wrong - and you’re about to be in charge. And you’re thinking “Wait - they’re trusting ME with this?”

Stage 4- you become a full physician OR they they put that baby in your arms
- The world changes. And you realize that you will do ANYTHING for that little baby, and that even though you’re terrified, you CAN do this.

**of course, then eventually comes the “Stage, Teenager”, in which case - if you’re there, Godspeed, my friend.

All that to say, it’s totally OK if you have had ALL THE EMOTIONS during your own stages of pre-parenthood and pregnancy. There’s no one way to feel - and yes it can be a roller coaster!

Share this with every parent-to-be - and let me know if you felt this way.

#parenthood #parentingjourney #premed #parentjourney #parenttobe #emotionalrollercoaster #doctor #emergencymedicine

What happens to a child’s body when they’re in

What happens to a child’s body when they’re in the front seat and the airbag hits them?

Remember, for kiddos under age 13, riding in the car is one of the most dangerous things that they do, and riding up front only makes it worse.

Note: in case you’re wondering if putting them in a booster up front could help, the booster actually can mess with the sensors in the front seat, and also with the pretensioners, making your kiddo LESS safe.

#carsafety #childsafety #frontseat #emergencymedicine #doctor #safetytips

Women's Health + Wellness

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Why Time Restricted Eating IS Key for Weight Loss

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Nutrition

time restricted eating

Why Time Restricted Eating IS Key for Weight Loss

Alkaline Water

Should You Drink Alkaline Water?

Should you take Vitamin D?

Do You Need to Take Vitamin D?

Fitness

Never Underestimate The Power Of Tiny Changes

More TrueveLab Reports Coming Soon!

Recipes

Breakfast Skillet – Detox

The “Longevity Salad”

Stir-Fried Beef with Green Peppers and Black Beans

Chopped Salad

Parsley (or Other Herb) Purée

Sweet and Salty Coconut Rice with Lima Beans

Parenting

young adults dying

Why Are More Young Adults Dying?

More TrueveLab Reports Coming Soon!

Pregnancy

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