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    First Aid, Emergency, Safety and Poisoning

    MEDLINEplus Safety (general)
    Established by the National Library of Medicine, the world's largest biomedical library, the MEDLINEplus website offers easy-to-read pages that contain numerous links to authoritative information on safety, including interactive tutorials. Additional resources include online medical dictionaries, encyclopedias and directories.
    http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/safetygeneral.html

    MEDLINEplus First Aid
    Established by the National Library of Medicine, the world's largest biomedical library, the MEDLINEplus website offers easy-to-read pages that contain numerous links to authoritative information on safety and first aid, including interactive tutorials. Additional resources include online medical dictionaries, encyclopedias and directories.
    http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/firstaid.html

    Health A to Z - Safety and Prevention
    HealthAtoZ.com aims to "improve health care by empowering consumers with the online health programs, information and technology that help them make healthy lifestyle changes for themselves and their families". Topics include Workplace, Travel and Children's Safety.
    http://www.healthatoz.com/healthatoz/Atoz/hl/sp/spindex.jsp

    American Red Cross - Health & Safety Services
    The Red Cross' motto is "Together we can save a life” and their first aid page includes information to do just that. Fact sheets are provided on such topics as "The Anatomy of a First Aid Kit", "Toy Safety" and "Fire Prevention".
    http://www.redcross.org/services/hss/lifeline/

    Mayo Clinic - First Aid
    The Mayo Clinic developed this page on their website because "Medical emergencies don't occur every day. But when they do, you should have the information you need to deal with these situations." First aid and safety information is offered on everything from animal bites to toothaches.
    http://www.mayoclinic.com/findinformation/firstaidandselfcare/index.cfm


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