Potential Emergency Situations and Conditions

Detailed information on potential emergency situations and conditions, including animal bites, rabies, cat scratch disease, appendicitis, asthma attack, chest pain, heart attack, dehydration, heat stroke, fever, food allergy, food-drug interaction, frostb

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Animal Bites and Rabies

Cat Scratch Disease

Appendicitis

Asthma Attacks

Chest Pain / Heart Attack Symptoms

Dehydration and Heat Stroke

Exercise-Related Heat Exhaustion

Fever

Food Allergies

Food-Drug Interactions

Frostbite

Gallstones

Hypothermia

Influenza

Insect Bites

Bee Stings

Fleas, Mites, and Chiggers

Spider Bites

Ticks and Lyme Disease

Poisons

Poisons Overview

Carbon Monoxide Poisoning

Chemical Poisoning and Syrup of Ipecac

Food Poisoning

Lead Poisoning

Mushroom Poisoning in Children

Epilepsy and Seizures

Snake Bites

Sunburn

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