The value of pediatric symptom-checkers
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A common pediatric injury is a tear in the tissue connecting the upper lip to the gum, usually the result of a fall. It’s also a minor injury and will heal on its own without stitches.
It can seem anything but minor to parents, however, as the injured site will bleed every time the lip is pulled out to examine it.
“That’s why in the symptom-checker, if you go to ‘mouth trauma’ it’s all spelled out for them,” says Barton Schmitt, MD, the creator of one of the world’s first online symptom-checker platforms currently used on more than 200 hospitals’ and physicians’ websites. “It tells parents, just stop looking at it, it always heals.” Click here to read more.
