Man-made disasters, such as chemical explosions, transportation accidents, such as train derailments can easily occur and can require rapid evacuation of the area. Unfortunately, disasters may be individualized, such as a fire in your home. While we hope we don’t have a disaster, it is important to always be prepared and to talk to your […]
Category: Community Health & Wellness
Back-to-School: Sleep Training
Over the last couple of years, WakeMed’s Families First publication has offered lots of great back-to-school tips for parents and kids. In anticipation of back-to-school, we will share this timeless information with you from sleep training to vaccinations to packing your child’s lunch to how to know when your child really is too sick for […]
Baby It’s Hot Outside
This week as the temperatures climb into the mid to upper 90s, we are getting a taste of typical summer weather here in central North Carolina. As of today at 2:00, three patients had been seen in WakeMed’s emergency departments for heat-related illnesses and injuries since Friday at midnight. These illnesses and injuries are usually dehydration or heat exhaustion. During […]