Hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE) is one of the leading causes of newborn mortality and morbidity worldwide, and lowering ...

The American Heart Association and the American Red Cross have released the "2024 Guidelines for First Aid," which provide ...

Codeveloped by the American Heart Association and the American Red Cross, these guidelines represent the first comprehensive ...

Hypothermia (low body temperature) refers to both a medical condition and a symptom of cold exposure. It occurs when the body falls below a certain temperature and cannot warm itself. Normal body ...

The CDC says bacterial pneumonia cases have increased in the last six months. Bacterial pneumonia cases are on the rise in young children, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and ...

A 2022 systematic review suggests that delaying a newborn’s first bath for 24 hours after birth may reduce mortality and hypothermia compared to earlier bathing. Delaying the first bath for at ...

the risk of hypothermia or frostbite is present at a wind chill of -10 and below, and at wind chills of -28 and below, frostbite can occur within minutes to exposed skin. The Canadian Pediatric ...