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Water safety starts before you get in: Pool, beach, and swimsuit visibility tips for families

Before your next pool or beach day, learn how water watchers, life jackets, beach warning flags, rip current awareness, and swimsuit visibility can help families stay safer.
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Fireworks safety: How to protect your family this Fourth of July

Fireworks can turn dangerous in seconds—leading to burns, eye injuries, and lasting trauma. Learn simple, expert-backed steps to keep your family safe this Fourth of July.
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Leave the Show to the Pros

Fireworks can cause life changing injuries. Learn the dos and don'ts from UTMB Health Trauma Services to keep you and your family safe.
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Learn how to treat seven summer medical situations and other common misconceptions

Dr. Urvashi Barua-Nath, medical director with the Pediatric Emergency Medicine Department at the UTMB Health Clear Lake Campus, busts myths and shares advice for how to handle summer-related medical incidents.
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Medical advice for common summer scenarios

From firework burns to jellyfish stings, Dr. Urvashi Barua-Nath, medical director with the Pediatric Emergency Medicine Department at the UTMB Health Clear Lake Campus shared how to respond in these situations during a recent interview with Houston Moms.
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Campfire Safety: Cool the Coals

Learn about campfire safety prevention, facts, and what you should do if a burn injury occurs
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Pediatric Scalds: A Burning Issue

Learn about pediatric scald prevention, facts, and what you should do if a burn injury occurs
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Cooking Safety for all

Cooking is the number one cause of home fires. Have a plan before you turn on the heat.
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Vaping Safety

Vaping dos and don'ts for burn injury prevention
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Avoid a Contact Burn

Prevention, tips and facts to keep the entire family safe around hot surfaces
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Frostbite and Hypothermia

Be prepared for cold weather
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Non-Fire Cooking Burns

Most burns associated with cooking in 2013-2017 were caused by contact with a hot object or liquid rather than by fire or flame. Read some tips to prevent burn injuries.

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