Vital signs are useful in detecting or monitoring medical problems. Vital signs can be measured in a medical setting, at home, at the site of a medical emergency, or elsewhere.

Detailed information on spider bites, including symptoms and treatment.

Treat all snakebites as though they were venomous. Get to a hospital emergency room as soon as you can.

Detailed information on potential emergency situations and conditions, including animal bites, rabies, cat scratch disease, appendicitis, asthma attack, chest pain, heart attack, dehydration, heat stroke, fever, food allergy, food-drug interaction, frostb

Detailed information on how to keep you and your family safe.

Detailed information on preventing unintentional injuries

Detailed information on poisoning, preventing poisoning and how to respond in an emergency

Detailed information on poisoning, preventing poisoning and how to respond in an emergency.

Lyme disease is an infection caused by the bacteria Borrelia burgdorferi. This spiral shaped bacterium is most commonly spread by a tick bite.

Here is detailed information on lead poisoning.