Children's Health Resources


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Common Spots and Rashes in Children

symptoms, incubation period and treatment

Chicken Pox
NHS Direct  and
Childhood Eczema.
Heat Rash..
Impetigo
Net Doctor  and
Measles
Meningitis
German Measles (rubella)
Scarlet Fever
Fifth Disease (slapped cheeks)
Three Day Fever
Thrush

Children's Common Illnesses

 

symptoms, incubation period and treatment

Allergies - Food
Asthma
Constipation
Coughs & Colds
Convulsions 
Diarrhoea
Ear Infections
Mumps
Sore Throat
Conjunctivitis (sticky eye)
Viral Infections/virus
Whooping Cough
Medinfo and

First Aid Information and Courses

BBC - excellent interactive first aid course - seperate section on first aid for children
St John Ambulance - First Aid Advice Online
Mothercare - First Aid Emergencies - advice from the UK's premier Baby Shop
ABC Training.co.uk - First Aid Courses available - Playground - Schools - Basic Emergency First Aid for Babies and children
 

General Medical Sites - UK

Institute of Child Health and Great Ormond Street Hospital
have provided this extensive health information site especially for families
and children - seperate sections for toddlers, kids and teenagers with information on health and hospitals, plenty of fact sheets for parents and online advice from Dr Jane Collins -a consultant paediatric neurologist.
BBC Online Health - a-z of children's ailments
Bupa - abc of  health fact sheets
Child Health Zone - provided by  Boots the Chemist
Net Doctor - a whole section devoted to children's health care
Patient UK - information leaflets and an extensive web directory of health
Small Folk - register to access this site provided by Great Ormond Street
Surgery Door - kids health information and common sense practical advice
Healthsites.co.uk - index of information leaflets - hundreds listed
Home Health - providind hundreds of pages of easy to read health information and advice, with something of interest for everyone.
Medic Direct - huge medical site with an excellent child health section
Medicine Chest Online - child health problem? find the right product
 

General Medical Sites Worldwide

Kidshealth - information for parents, kids and teens
Dr Green - caring for the next generation - excellent and easy to navigate
Child Development Institute - providing parents with all the latest information
 

Rare Disorders and Syndromes

Index of Rare Disorders - Contact a Family - for families with disabled kids
National Organisation of Rare Disorders - alphabetical index
Project Happy Child - extensive list of resources
 

Child Safety

Hedgehogs.gov.uk - incorporating the Green Cross Code
Childalert.co.uk - first for child safety and well being
Child Safe - you can register or just buy ID tags as a one off purchase
Safekids.org (USA) - safety tips and resources
Kidscape - UK site helping to keep our children safe from bullies & danger
Police 999 - traffic safety advice, on the road or in the car
Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents
Kids ID - the children's ID card for medical emergencies also wristbands
MyKiddieTag - in case they got lost - funky wristbands or neckstraps - with safety release - with your telephone number - mobile or landline. 
Child Protection Products - Safe Water Alarms specialise in a range of child protection products including poolguards, gate alarms, shopping trolley covers, child water safety products and more..... safewateralarms.co.uk

Medical Search Engines

HealthAtoZ - search alphabetically
Omni - the UK's gateway to health internet resources

Children's
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