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  • Scrapes

    Article
    06/10/08, Healthwise

    Scrapes (abrasions) are skin wounds that rub or tear off skin. Most scrapes are shallow and do not extend far into the skin, but some may remove several layers of skin. Usually there is little bleeding from a scrape, but it may ooze pinki

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  • Eye Injuries

    Article
    12/06/07, Healthwise

    It's common for a speck of dirt to get blown into your eye, for soap to wash into your eye, or for you to accidentally bump your eye. For these types of minor eye injuries, home treatment is usually all that is needed.

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  • Facial Injuries

    Article
    05/15/07, Healthwise

    Everyone has had a minor facial injury that caused pain, swelling, or bruising at one time or another. Home treatment is usually all that is needed for mild bumps or bruises.

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  • Fishhook Injuries

    Article
    07/06/07, Healthwise

    Even if you fish carefully, you may get a fishhook in your skin. Fishhook injuries often occur when you remove a slippery, flopping fish from your line. Injury may also occur when you are casting a line, from another person casting a

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  • Groin Problems and Injuries

    Article
    03/29/07, Healthwise

    You may have had a minor groin problem at one time or another. Most of the time, our body movements do not cause problems. It's not surprising that symptoms may develop from everyday wear and tear, overuse, or an injury.

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  • Finger, Hand, and Wrist Injuries

    Article
    11/13/08, Healthwise

    At one time or another, everyone has had a minor injury to a finger, hand, or wrist that caused pain or swelling. Most of the time our body movements do not cause problems, but it's not surprising that symptoms develop from everyday

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  • Head Injury, Age 3 and Younger

    Article
    07/09/08, Healthwise

    Almost all children will bump their heads, especially when they are babies or toddlers and are just learning to roll over, crawl, or walk. These accidents may upset you, but your anxiety is usually worse than the injury. Most head injurie

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  • Hip Problems, Age 12 and Older

    Article
    09/20/08, Healthwise

    Hip pain can make it difficult to walk, go up and down stairs, squat, or sleep on the side that hurts. A clicking or snapping feeling or sound around your hip joint (snapping hip) may bother you or cause you to worry. But if your hip is n

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  • Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) Injuries - Topic Overview

    Article
    05/16/08, Healthwise

    An anterior cruciate ligament, or ACL, injury is a tear in one of the knee ligaments that joins the upper leg bone with the lower leg bone. The ACL keeps the knee stable. See a picture of the knee and the ACL.

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  • Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) Injuries - Symptoms

    Article
    05/16/08, Healthwise

    Symptoms of a severe and sudden (acute) anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury include:

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