Home care after a stay at Norton Children’s Hospital
After leaving Norton Children’s Hospital, your child may need home care or follow-up visits. Follow this checklist to make sure you:
- Review instructions for any home care before leaving the hospital. Follow the instructions for medications and care as directed.
- If follow-up visits are scheduled, make sure to add to your family’s calendar or add reminders to your phone.
Poison control center: 65 years of preventing illness and death
The Kentucky Poison Control Center of Norton Children’s Hospital has been working to reduce illness and death from poisoning in Kentucky for 65 years. The center provides 24/7 free and confidential access to specially trained […]
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What are brain tumor symptoms in kids?
Brain tumors are growths of abnormal cells that occur in the brain or the tissue or structures near it. Brain tumors can be invasive (destroying nearby tissue or travelling to other spots in the body) […]
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Is poison ivy contagious? How does it spread?
Now that the kids are getting out more, they’re at greater risk of brushing up against some poison ivy and inadvertently spreading its oil on their skin. Poison ivy doesn’t typically spread from person […]
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Study shows adolescent girls at risk for intimate partner homicide
Nearly half of women who die by homicide in the U.S. are killed by a current or former intimate partner. Now a new study in JAMA Pediatrics shows that adolescent girls are at risk for […]
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Dog bite prevention – even dear pets can become aggressive
Across the nation there are some 800,000 dog bites reported each year. Children and the elderly are especially vulnerable to bites, even from the most innocent of dogs. Last year, 394 children were treated for […]
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