Safe & Spooktacular Trick-or-Treat Tips

Safe & Spooktacular Trick-or-Treat Tips

Sweater weather and pumpkin-flavored everything is upon us. So is finding that perfect Halloween costume for trick-or-treating. While make-believe scares are the order of the season, real ones aren’t so fun for parents. Take some of danger out of the season with a...

Urgent Care vs. Primary Care

Urgent care facilities such as Pediatric Urgent Care of Northern Colorado are always ready to serve you and your child’s non-emergency healthcare needs, but we may not be the best choice for everyday care for a variety of reasons. Knowing when to go seek urgent care...

Child Sports Injuries

It’s the time of year when children start thinking about sports. That means there will inevitably be injuries. While children suffer sprains and bumps naturally, there’s a lot parents can do to help reduce risk of child sports injuries and keep their kids on the field...

First Aid for Burns

As summer heats up, your child will have plenty of opportunities to suffer burns: barbecues, sparklers and campfires are but a few of summertime’s burn dangers. In many cases, you’ll be able to treat minor burns in your home with basic first aid. Most importantly, if...

Heat Illness in Children

It’s that time of year when it starts to get really hot, and while that usually means discomfort, exposure to high temperatures may have serious health implications for children. Know how to recognize heat illness in children such as heat stroke and heat exhaustion,...

Emergency Preparedness and CPR for Parents

Would you know what do to if your child had a medical emergency, or would you need to rely on bystanders until first responders arrived? Prepare for every eventuality by learning CPR for parents. Learning CPR doesn’t just make you a prepared citizen. It protects your...