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Nosebleeds

Frequent colds and the drying effect of central heating can irritate the mucous membrane that lines the nose causing it to become crusted or cracked, and likely to bleed. Vigorous nose blowing also causes bleeding.

Symptoms Bleeding From:
If you are bleeding from one or both nostrils. Your child may also be aware of blood entering the throat from the back of the nose.

What You Should Do?
Tip your child’s head forward and tell he or she to breathe through their mouth while you pinch together the soft part of the nose just below the bone. Press the pinched nose towards the face. Hold for five to ten minutes. If the bleeding doesn’t stop, apply a cold pack against the forehead area. If the bleeding continues seek medical advice.

Chickenpox

This is a common viral infection caused by a strain of the herpes virus. Spread in airborne droplets inhaled into the respiratory tract, it's most prevalent in late winter and early spring. Most children have had the infection by the age of 10.
Symptoms These include a mild fever and headache. Within hours, spots may appear which will quickly become fluid-filled and intensely itchy. These will scab over after several days and dry up. The rash mostly affects the trunk, but may appear anywhere on the body.

What Should I Do?
Talk to your doctor if your child is particularly unwell, has a cough, a headache or if he or she’s skin is particularly inflamed or infected. Give pain-relieving syrup and plenty of fluids.
Calamine lotion and certain antihistamine medicines may relieve the itching.
Keep your child’s hands clean there fingernails short, and try to discourage them from scratching the spots as they can scar. The spots may be infectious until they have fully scabbed over, but no child should be kept off school for more than five days.

Allergies

Overreaction of the immune system to a variety of normally harmless substances called allergens can cause an allergy. Chemical called histamine is released which causes swelling and inflammation. The common conditions include: hay fever and asthma. Common allergens include cow’s milk, nuts, and pollen.

Symptoms:
Itchy skin, swelling and wheezing. Severe cases lead to anaphylactic shock.

What Should I Do?
Keep you house dry and well ventilated. If your house is humid, a dehumidifier will help to air it. If you have central heating turn it down a few degrees. Have the person tested for food alleegies.

Eczema

Atopic eczema is a common rash that affects one in 20 children. Certain factors, such as cow’s milk and stress, can make the problem worse.

Symptoms
A dry, red, itchy rash may become scaly and cracked, ooze yellowish fluid, and form crusts. In young children, it tends to affect the face, scalp, front of legs and forearms. In older kids, the rash usually appears on the inside of the elbow and knee joints.

What You Should Do?
Use creams or ointments advised by your GP. Applied to the skin they will keep it supple as possible and prevent cracking.
Steroid creams may be used to calm itchiness and inflammation.
But, care must be taken with long-term use. Less is more attitude, to keep in mind!

Impetigo

This is a highly contagious skin infection common during hot weather. Breaks in the skin become infected by a bacterium called staphylococcus. It mostly occurs around the nose and mouth, but can spread around the body.

Symptoms
The skin reddens and then small red spots appear which blister. The blisters often burst, releasing fluid that dries to leave pale brown crusts on the skin. In severe cases, the lymph nodes in the neck or face may become swollen

What You Should Do?
If you think your child has impetigo or you might be suspicious about the symptoms, go to your GP immediately. Your will be given antibiotic cream or antibiotics. It will take 10 days to clear.
Keep other children at bay until you have the all clear.

Heart Attack info for New Aspirin

You should not lie down while waiting for the emergency medical teem.

Just a Reminder To All:
purchase a box; keep the aspirins in your car, pocketbook, wallet, or near your bedside, etc.

IMPORTANT...

About Heart Attacks
There are other symptoms of a heart attack besides the pain on the left arm.
One must also be aware of an intense pain on the chin, as well as nausea and lots of sweating, however these symptoms may also occur less frequently.

Note:
There may be NO pain in the chest during a heart attack