Episode 18: Emergencies, Injuries, and First Aid with Dr. Nkeiruka Orajiaka

No One Told Us

Rachael Shepard-Ohta

Society & Culture, Kids & Family, Parenting

4.9 • 590 Ratings

🗓️ 21 December 2023

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Episode 18: Emergencies, Injuries, and First Aid with Dr. Nkeiru Orajiaka, Pediatric Emergency Room Doctor Nobody ever wants to take their child to the emergency room, but the reality is, it can happen to the best of us! So this week, join Rachael and special guest, Dr. Nkeiru Orajiaka, a Pediatric ER Doctor, as they discuss all things emergencies and safety for our children. Dr. Orajiaka shares some tips for parents to prevent common accidents and keep children safe at home. You won’t want to miss her discussion about head bumps, drowning hazards, and safety proofing. Dr. Nkeiruka also shares a GREAT piece of advice for parents who trying to decide if a symptom or injury warrants a trip to the emergency room or not. Dr. Nkeiru Orajiaka is a board-certified Pediatrician, Pediatric ER doctor, public health physician, wife and mom of 3. Dr. Orajiaka completed her Masters in Public Health at the Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York and her residency at Columbia University affiliation at Harlem Hospital. She currently practices as an Pediatrics ER fellow in one of the largest emergency rooms in the US. She is a passionate health educator and a strong advocate for children's health and safety. Dr. Nkeiru’s YouTube page: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4Hbqdxg9xMYHDgKahCoDZA Ebook on First Aid: https://drnkeiru.com/first-aid-kit/ Rachael is a mom of 3, founder of Hey, Sleepy Baby, and the host of this podcast. Instagram (Show page) Tiktok (Rachael's tiktok account) Show Website (transcripts available!) For more on biologically normal infant sleep and a holistic approach to getting more sleep, visit heysleepybaby.com and follow on instagram. Disclaimer: This episode is for entertainment and educational purposes only and does not constitute medical advice. Please seek immediate care from your physician if you have any concerns about your baby or child’s health. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:33.4	Welcome back to the podcast. Today we have Dr. Inkeruka orajaka, who is a board certified pediatrician, pediatric ER doctor, public health physician, wife and mom of three, fellow mom of three. I love that. Dr. Arajaka completed her master's in public health at the mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, and residency at Columbia
0:57.5	University affiliation at Harlem Hospital. She currently practices as an pediatric's ER fellow
1:05.3	in one of the largest emergency rooms in the U.S. and is a passionate health educator and strong
1:10.4	advocate for children's
1:11.6	health and safety. And I was first introduced to you on Instagram as I meet most people that I
1:17.3	really just love and admire. And I think you're doing such important work. So thank you so much
1:22.7	for coming on the podcast today. I'm very happy to be here with you, too. You are doing an amazing.
1:28.6	I love your community.
1:29.6	The way you're building community talking about sleep, it's been amazing.
1:33.1	So I love being on the podcast with you.
1:35.7	Thank you.
1:36.4	And so today we're going to talk a lot about, you know, some kind of scary topics because
1:41.8	you do see kind of the scarier side of pediatric health being an ER
1:47.4	physician, right? And is that something that you knew that you wanted to do right from the time
1:52.6	that you were in medical school? Or did you kind of fall into doing ER work? So that's interesting.
1:57.3	I actually finished medical school wanting to be an OBGYN. Can I take care of the mothers?
2:02.6	And when I rotated through pediatrics, I was like, no, I love the kids. I fell in love with
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