Ohio S Concussion Law

What is the purpose of the new concussion law in Ohio? The bill promotes the protection of young athletes involved in sports activities at the youth, middle school, and high school levels. The law has 3 main components: Education on the signs and symptoms and knowledge of concussions for participants, parents, coaches, and officials in youth and interscholastic sports. Protocol for removal from and return to athletic activity if a concussion is suspected....

September 12, 2022 · 6 min · 1201 words · Randall Christensen

Portable Pool Safety

Portable pools, which include wading pools, inflatable pools and soft-sided, self-rising pools, can be a low-cost and easy-to-set-up alternative to expensive in-ground pools and waterpark visits. Yet many parents underestimate the potential dangers associated with these products. During the summer in the U.S., a child drowns every 5 days in a portable pool. By taking a few precautions, parents and caregivers can help children remain safe as they cool off during hot summer days....

September 12, 2022 · 7 min · 1431 words · Tammie Mcginnis

Practice Tool Initial Outpatient Evaluation And Ongoing Management Of Asthma

This tool was created by Partners For Kids to assist in following recommendations from the guidelines to properly diagnose and treat asthma. Download Now Initial Outpatient Evaluation and Ongoing Management of Asthma This tool was created by Partners For Kids to assist in following recommendations from the guidelines to properly diagnose and treat asthma. Download Now Initial Outpatient Evaluation and Ongoing Management of Asthma This tool was created by Partners For Kids to assist in following recommendations from the guidelines to properly diagnose and treat asthma....

September 12, 2022 · 1 min · 128 words · Ivy Leslie

Psychosocial Services For Children With Craniofacial Conditions And Their Families

When a child is born with a cleft lip and/or palate or any craniofacial condition, the emotional health and well-being of the child and family are just as important as the child’s medical care. Children with craniofacial conditions may have to cope with: Surgery and other procedures Speech and appearance that are different from their peers Teasing or bullying Parents and siblings are also affected. They may experience stress or problems coping with the social and medical aspects of the child’s craniofacial condition....

September 12, 2022 · 27 min · 5602 words · James Avila

Returning To School After Concussion

When children and teenagers get a concussion, they are generally told to rest, both physically and cognitively (brain work like thinking, reasoning, or remembering), for a specified period to help them recover. Healthcare providers, athletic trainers, and coaches are encouraged to follow a set of guidelines before allowing a child or adolescent athlete to return to practice or competition – commonly referred to as “return-to-play” guidelines. The decision on when an athlete can safety return to school following concussion, however, is often based off the child’s own judgement and trial and error....

September 12, 2022 · 4 min · 798 words · Selena Anderson

Safe Ways To Celebrate Halloween During Covid 19

There’s a new spooky character this Halloween that we’re all trying to avoid – COVID-19. The CDC and AAP aren’t recommending traditional trick-or-treating, and some communities may even discourage it, so it’s time to get a little creative. Your family doesn’t need to trick-or-treat to celebrate Halloween! There are plenty of ways to get into the spooky spirit without going door-to-door. All these activities can be done with members of your own household....

September 12, 2022 · 5 min · 884 words · Shannon Cervantes

The 10Th Annual Evening Of Hope Benefitting The Center For Family Safety And Healing Slated For April 20

The 10th Annual “Evening of Hope,” which benefits The Center for Family Safety and Healing, will be held on Saturday, April 20, 2013, at 8 p.m. at Bon Vie Bistro located at Easton Town Center. The event is hosted by Abigail and Leslie Wexner and the Bravo | Brio Restaurant Group, with generous support from premier sponsor the Easton Community Foundation. Thanks to the generosity of sponsors, 100 percent of the proceeds from Evening of Hope will benefit The Center for Family Safety and Healing....

September 12, 2022 · 6 min · 1174 words · Elizabeth Kohler

The Cannons

0 votes and 0 Reviews 1h 30m | Documentary African-American teens and their legendary hockey coach Neal Henderson overcome challenges, both on and off the ice, while playing for the Fort Dupont Cannons, one of North America’s longest serving minority hockey programs. Director: Steven Matthew Hoffner Cast: Marty Williams, Robert Lynch 0 votes and 0 Reviews 1h 30m | Documentary African-American teens and their legendary hockey coach Neal Henderson overcome challenges, both on and off the ice, while playing for the Fort Dupont Cannons, one of North America’s longest serving minority hockey programs....

September 12, 2022 · 1 min · 130 words · Wallace Cataline

X Ray

An X-ray machine is a camera that takes pictures of the inside of the body. The camera does not touch or hurt your child. How to Prepare for the X-Ray Be sure to tell the technologist if you are pregnant. If so, you will be asked to wait outside the room. Tell your child what will happen during the test in a way he or she will understand. Your child may be dressed in a hospital gown, either before he goes to X-ray or when he arrives....

September 12, 2022 · 10 min · 2095 words · Tony Haskins

Amanda C Somerville

Contact Information Call us at: (614)722-8717 Clinical Therapies700 Children’s Dr.Columbus, OH 43205 (map) Learn more about Amanda C. Somerville Biography Amanda Somerville MOT, OTR/L, BCP, CLC, CPST, is the Outpatient Occupational Therapy Clinical Leader at Main Campus, and she has been working as an occupational therapist at Nationwide Children’s Hospital since 2014. She is passionate about helping families through complex feeding difficulties, as well as providing care for children recovering from trauma and neurological events....

September 11, 2022 · 7 min · 1359 words · Madeline Todd

Ana Maria Koehl

Contact Information Call us at: (419) 251-6215 Fax us at: (419) 251-3264 Pediatrics2213 Cherry StToledo, OH 43608 (map) Learn more about Ana Maria Koehl Patient Care Locations Nationwide Children’s Hospital Toledo Languages Spoken English Spanish Education Date of Appointment at Nationwide Children’s Hospital: 03/01/2022 Board Certifications Pediatrics Fellowship University of Miami Jackson Memorial Hospital Date Completed: 06/30/2018 Residency University of Toledo College of Medicine Date Completed: 06/30/2015 Medical School American University of the Caribbean, School of Me...

September 11, 2022 · 4 min · 658 words · Jose Short

Angela M Galli

Contact Information 700 Children's DriveColumbus, OH 43205 (map) Learn more about Angela M Galli Awards, Honors & Organizations Member, Ohio Occupational Therapy Association (OOTA) Member, Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society of North America (RESNA) Member, American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA) Contact Information 700 Children's DriveColumbus, OH 43205 (map) Contact Information 700 Children's DriveColumbus, OH 43205 (map) Learn more about Angela M Galli Awards, Honors & Organizations Member, Ohio Occupational Therapy Association (OOTA) Member, Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society of North America (RESNA) Member, American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA)...

September 11, 2022 · 2 min · 295 words · Daniel Rhodes

Barry Halpern

Contact Information Call us at: (614) 566-9683 Fax us at: (614) 566-8046 Pediatrics111 S Grant AveColumbus, OH 43215 (map) Learn more about Barry Halpern Biography Barry Halpern, MD is a member of the Section of Neonatology at Nationwide Children's Hospital. He attended The Ohio State University College of Medicine and completed a residency at Nationwide Children's Hospital. Dr. Halpern also has completed a fellowship at St Christopher's Hospital for Children in Philadelphia, PA....

September 11, 2022 · 5 min · 1029 words · Harold Cox

Buckeyethon Raises More Than 608 000 For Nationwide Childrens Hospital

BuckeyeThon, the annual dance marathon, which took place Friday and Saturday in the Ohio Union on the campus of The Ohio State University, raised $608,623 for Hematology/Oncology/Bone Marrow Transplantation (BMT) at Nationwide Children’s Hospital — an increase of nearly 34 percent from last year’s donation of more than $450,000. “On behalf of Nationwide Children’s Hospital, our entire staff and our patient families, I want to thank the students of Ohio State who participated in BuckeyeThon,” said Timothy Cripe, MD, PhD, division chief of Hematology/Oncology/BMT at Nationwide Children’s....

September 11, 2022 · 4 min · 766 words · Blair Williams

Chack Yung Yu

Contact Information Call us at: (614)722.2821 Fax us at: (614)722.2817 Email Chack-Yung Yu, D.Phil. Abigail Wexner Research Institute700 Children's DriveColumbus, Ohio 43205 (map) Learn more about Chack-Yung Yu Academic and Clinical Areas Center for Microbial Pathogenesis Principal Investigator Rheumatology Fellowship Faculty Research Lab(s) Center for Microbial Pathogenesis View My Publications Publications Coss SL, Zhou D, Chua GT, Aziz RA, Hoffman RP, Wu YL, Ardoin SP, Atkinson JP, Yu CY. The complement system and human autoimmune diseases....

September 11, 2022 · 30 min · 6326 words · William Pawlak

Joint Injection

A joint is a place in the body where two or more bones meet. The joint injection procedure helps relieve pain in joints caused by arthritis. Medicine is injected (given by a shot) into joints that have arthritis. It may take a couple of days for the medicine to work. Preparing for the procedure If your child is going to be given anesthetic (medicine to make him or her stay asleep during the injection), the child should not eat or drink anything for 8 hours before the procedure....

September 11, 2022 · 4 min · 727 words · Melvin Wenger

Kathleen K Nicol

Contact Information Call us at: (614) 722-5450 Fax us at: (614) 722-2899 Pathology & Laboratory MedicineLaboratory Medicine/Clinical Pathology700 Children’s DrColumbus, OH 43205 (map) Learn more about Kathleen K. Nicol Biography Kathleen K. Nicol, MD, is the Vice Chair of Clinical Laboratory, Director of Transfusion Services, Point of Care Testing, Off-Site Laboratories and Perioperative Autologous Blood Program at Nationwide Children's Hospital and a Clinical Professor of Pathology at The Ohio State University College of Medicine....

September 11, 2022 · 29 min · 6081 words · Kirk Skidmore

Lactation During The Formula Shortage

We’ve all seen the photos of bare infant formula shelves in the stores over the past few weeks. This is undoubtedly putting stress and panic into the minds of parents with babies who already feel the stress of caring for a newborn. Parents who are exclusively providing human milk are encouraged to continue breast/chestfeeding as well as pumping (as applicable) to protect and sustain their supply. Some parents have significant risk factors that prevent their body from making sufficient milk for their baby despite their best efforts....

September 11, 2022 · 7 min · 1304 words · Ronald Denery

Lauren A Walker

Contact Information Call us at: (614) 722-3540 Fax us at: (614) 422-3546 Email Lauren A. Walker, MS, CGC Genetic and Genomic Medicine700 Children’s DriveColumbus, OH 43205 (map) Learn more about Lauren A. Walker Biography Lauren Walker, MS, CGC, is a licensed and certified genetic counselor specializing in general pediatric genetics and neuromuscular genetics. Lauren completed her Bachelor of Science degree in Biobehavioral Health at the Pennsylvania State University. Prior to her role as a genetic counselor, Lauren worked with the Genetics team at Nationwide Children’s Hospital as a genetic counselor assistant from 2018 through 2020....

September 11, 2022 · 7 min · 1281 words · Beatrice Chism

Meet Our Pediatric Stroke Fellows

Lisa Pabst, MD Medical School: University of Texas Medical School (Houston, TX) Pediatric Residency: Nationwide Children’s Hospital (Columbus, OH) Lisa Pabst, MD Medical School: University of Texas Medical School (Houston, TX) Pediatric Residency: Nationwide Children’s Hospital (Columbus, OH) Lisa Pabst, MD Medical School: University of Texas Medical School (Houston, TX) Pediatric Residency: Nationwide Children’s Hospital (Columbus, OH) Lisa Pabst, MD Medical School: University of Texas Medical School (Houston, TX) Pediatric Residency: Nationwide Children’s Hospital (Columbus, OH)...

September 11, 2022 · 1 min · 114 words · Daniel Russell