By Deb Balzer, Mayo Clinic News Network
Summer trip for teenagers is nicely underway. Finding actions to maintain the children busy and locations to go to will be on many dad and mom’ checklist. There is one place Mayo Clinic’s Dr. Steven Maher hopes they don’t have to go to — and that’s the emergency medication division.
From sporting bike helmets to conserving youngsters hydrated, Dr. Maher says there are some things you are able to do to assist preserve youngsters secure throughout summer season play.
Learning to journey a motorbike — it’s one thing many youngsters sit up for. Ending up within the emergency division will not be.
“Bicycle injuries are commonly seen among children. And one of our key preventive measures for that are bicycle helmets,” says Dr. Maher.
Wearing a well-fitted helmet each time is necessary.
And not simply the children, everybody can scale back the danger of head and mind accidents within the occasion of a crash by sporting a motorbike helmet.
Consider solar security as nicely. Put on the sunscreen.
“Kids also don’t like to put on sunblock, which is extremely important,” he says.
And don’t overlook to maintain the water flowing.
“They should drink lots of water, plenty of it. And once they get into the second or third bottle of water, they can start adding in something like an electrolyte drink just to kind of keep the electrolytes up as well because you lose salts and water,” Dr. Maher says.
Tips to maintain youngsters secure throughout summer season play
- Make positive everybody using bicycle wears a correctly fitted helmet.
- Ensure youngsters of all ages put on sunscreen whereas exterior.
- Have loads of water obtainable to assist preserve youngsters hydrated.
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