Children's Health Resources & First Aid

These resources are for information only, we strongly recommend that you seek the advice of your own doctor and do not rely solely on the information linked to from this page.
Allkids cannot be held responsible for any mistakes or omissions on any of the sites visited using the links from this page.

Kids Health - Quick Links

Common Spots and Rashes in Children

NHS - Childhood Rashes - brilliant slide show showing different types of spots and rashes enabling you to quickly identify the illness
CHICKEN POX - NHS
CHILDHOOD ECZEMA - Net Doctor

HEAT RASH - NHS / Net Doctor

IMPETIGO - Net Doctor

MEASLES - NHS / Net Doctor

MENINGITIS - NHS / Net Doctor

RUBELLA (GERMAN MEASLES ) NHS / Net Doctor

SCARLET FEVER - NHS / Net Doctor

SLAPPED CHEEKS (ERYTHEMA INFECTIOSUM) Net Doctor

THREE DAY FEVER - Net Doctor

THRUSH - Net Doctor / NHS

Children's Health Problems

ALLERGIES - FOOD - Net Doctor
ASTHMA - Asthma.org
BIRTHMARKS - NHS
CONSTIPATION - Net Doctor
COUGHS & COLDS - NHS
CONVULSIONS (FEBRILE FITS) - Net Doctor
DIARRHOEA - NCT - National Childbirth Trust
EAR ACHE - NHS UK / Patient.co.uk
FEVER (HIGH TEMPERATURE - Netdoctor
HEAD LICE (NITS) - Patient.co.uk / Bug Busting
MUMPS - Net Doctor
NOSE BLEEDS - Net Doctor
SORE THROAT & TONSILLITIS - Great Ormond Street / nidirect
STICKY EYE (CONJUNCTIVITUS) - Net Doctor / GOSH
VIRAL INFECTIONS/VIRUS - Net Doctor
VOMITING - NHSInform
WHOOPING COUGH - NHS

First Aid Information & Courses

St John Ambulance - First Aid Advice For Parents
British Red Cross - online tutorial - audio and video,l and basic infomation on choking, burns, CPR, high temperature and recovery position

General Medical Sites - UK

Bupa - abc of health fact sheets
Net Doctor - a whole section devoted to children's health care
Patient UK- information leaflets and an extensive web directory of children's health

General Medical Sites - Worldwide

Kidshealth - information for parents, kids and teens
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

Child Safety

Safekids.org (USA) - safety tips and resources
Kidscape - UK site helping to keep our children safe from bullies & danger
Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents