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Caring for Common Skin Injuries
First Aid for Cuts, Scrapes and Bruises
By Charlene Torkelson
I learned just how successful these camps and classes can be when coming home one day last year to find my 13-year-old son, Beau, in the kitchen with neighbor boy, Andy. Beau had answered the doorbell to discover Andy, crying and bleeding. He had fallen off his bicycle in front of our house and managed to hobble to our front door. By the time I arrived home, Beau had cleaned, washed and bandaged all of Andy's scrapes and abrasions and was ready to walk Andy and his bicycle home. Kids do listen and learn what to do in emergency situations.
Bertelson recommends a family first aid kit as well as one for the car when traveling. The kit may be commercially assembled or one the family has put together to carry special family need items. She suggests if possible a portable container such as a shoebox or fishing tackle box accessible to all in the family. "Even a first aid drawer is a possibility," she says.
So when you find yourself in that parenting position – looking down at that dreaded scrape or cut and your child crying – take heart. It will happen. You and your child will both be able to successfully handle the situation – safely and confidently. And don't forget Mommy's kiss that magically stops the tears.
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