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Westchester Medical Center Explains How Avoid 'Tricks' This Halloween Westchester Medical Center Explains How Avoid 'Tricks' This Halloween
Westchester Medical Center Explains How Avoid 'Tricks' This Halloween Each year, 4,400 trick-or-treaters across the country are taken to a hospital. Dr. Mark Papish, associate medical director of Emergency Medicine at MidHudson Regional Hospital, a member of the Westchester Medical Center Health Network (WMCHealth), shared strategies to minimize risk.  First, remember that one-third of Halloween injuries involve lacerations from pumpkin-carving. “Using a children’s pumpkin-carving knife that is serrated, but not sharp, can mitigate this risk,” said Papish. “You can also have young children paint the pumpkin instead.” Costumes should also be well thought out. …
St. John's Riverside Hospital Dobbs Ferry ER Offers Highest Quality Care St. John's Riverside Hospital Dobbs Ferry ER Offers Highest Quality Care
St. John's Riverside Hospital Dobbs Ferry ER Offers Highest Quality Care NO WAIT Every second counts during a medical emergency. When the need arises, take comfort in knowing you have the highest quality Emergency Care just minutes away. St. John’s Riverside Hospital in Dobbs Ferry provides our community the safety of a full-service hospital and rarely has a wait. TOP RATED DOCTORS The Emergency Department is under the direction of Mark Silberman, MD, Chief of Emergency Medicine. Dr. Silberman completed his residency at Columbia University Medical Center and is uniquely qualified with four board certifications. With no wait and a multiple board certified team,…
'Oh No, What Do I Do?' WMC Answers Everyday Medical Questions 'Oh No, What Do I Do?' WMC Answers Everyday Medical Questions
'Oh No, What Do I Do?' WMC Answers Everyday Medical Questions From bumps and scrapes to accidents in the kitchen, many everyday injuries are unavoidable. To help area residents better understand the severity of common injuries -- and what to do about them -- Westchester Medical Center doctors share their advice and tips: You’re renovating your home and step on a nail. Should you remove it yourself? According to Dr. Ivan Miller, Director of Emergency Medicine at Westchester Medical Center, the flagship of WMCHealth, “Puncture wounds are high risk for infection because they tend to seal in whatever contamination occurred with the puncture. In all cases,…