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Lindsay Pratt-Pettit

Lindsay Pratt-Pettit, RN, CEN, is a staff writer at Biology Insights covering emergency care and acute injuries. She has worked as an emergency room nurse for 11 years, practicing in a busy city hospital in Tupelo, Mississippi. During her bedside career, she served as a charge nurse and precepted newly graduated nurses through urgent care cases. Pratt-Pettit continues to work occasional per-diem hospital shifts. She earned her BSN from Santa Fe College.

When to Go to ER for High Blood Sugar?Hormones
When Should You Go to the ER for Pneumonia?Heart & Lungs
What to Put on a Chlorine Burn and What to Avoid Safety
Why People Put Butter on Burns and What to Do Instead Safety
Steam Burn Treatment: First Aid and When to Get Help Safety
How to Treat a Chemical Burn From Hair Dye Safety
Should I Remove the Skin Flap From a Cut?Safety
How to Treat a Flash Burn: First Aid & Medical Care Safety
Are Maggots in a Wound Bad? When to Worry & How They Help Safety
Should You Lick Your Wounds? The Science Explained Skin & Hair
How to Heal Laser Burns and When to See a Doctor Safety
What Causes You to Pass Out and When to Worry Brain & Nerves
Why You Shouldn’t Put Cold Water on a Burn Safety
When to Remove Bandage After Stitches?Safety
What Should I Do If My Abscess Bursts?Immunity
Should You Wrap Broken Ribs? What to Do Instead Bones & Muscles
What to Do If You’re Cut by a Rusty Blade Safety
What Is Inside a Blister and Is It Safe to Pop?Skin & Hair
How to Tell If Road Rash Is Infected?Skin & Hair
When Should You Go to the ER After Fainting?Safety
How to Treat Burns on Feet From Hot Sand Safety
Can You Squeeze a Boil? The Dangers Explained Skin & Hair
When Should I Go to the ER for Swollen Lymph Nodes?Immunity
When to Go to ER for Blood in Stool?Gut & Kidney
Are Hydrocolloid Bandages Good for Burns?Safety
How to Treat a Rose Thorn Puncture Wound Safety
Should I Bandage a Blister or Leave It Open?Safety
How Long a Small Cut Takes to Heal and When to Worry Skin & Hair
What Happens If You Don’t Get Stitches When Needed?Safety
Why Do I Pass Out When Throwing Up?Brain & Nerves