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Abdominal pain
Acne
Acquired brain injury (ABI)
ADHD (see >> Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD))
ADHD – ways to help children at school and home
Adrenal crisis
Allergic and anaphylactic reactions
Alternative and augmentative communication
Amnesia (see >> Brain injury - Post Traumatic Amnesia PTA)
Analgesia (see >> Pain relief for children – paracetamol and ibuprofen)
Anaphylaxis (see >> Allergic and anaphylactic reactions)
Ankle sprains
Anorectal Manometry
Anorexia Nervosa (see >> Eating disorders)
Anxiety in children
Aphasia (see >> Language disorders - aphasia)
Appendicitis
Arm injury (see >> Fracture care: arm)
Aspen collar (see >> Hard collar (Aspen collar))
Asthma
Asthma – use of spacers
Asthma – videos
Attention and concentration (see >> Brain injury - Attention and concentration)
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
Augmentative and alternative communication (see >> Alternative and augmentative communication)
Autism spectrum disorder
Autoimmune hepatitis (AIH)
Autoinjector (see >> Allergic and anaphylactic reactions)
B
Baby skincare (see >> Skincare for babies)
Baby wrapping (see >> Wrapping (swaddling) your baby safely – video)
Backyard safety (see >> Safety: Backyards and playgrounds)
Baclofen (see >> Intrathecal baclofen)
BCG vaccine for TB
Bed sore prevention (see >> Pressure injury prevention)
Bedwetting
Bedwetting - videos
Behaviour (see >> Challenging behaviour – teenagers)
Behaviour (see >> Challenging behaviour – school-aged children)
Behaviour (see >> Challenging behaviour – toddlers and young children)
Bell's palsy (see >> Facial palsy (Bell's palsy))
Belly ache (see >> Abdominal pain)
Beta thalassaemia
Birth Marks (see >> Port wine stains)
Bladder augmentation
Bleach baths (see >> Skin infections – bleach baths)
Bleeding disorder (see >> Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP))
Blood product transfusions
Bone infection (see >> Osteomyelitis)
Bone marrow aspirate
Bone pain (see >> Osteomyelitis)
Bowel washout in hospital
Brachial plexus palsy or Erb’s palsy
Brain injury - Attention and concentration
Brain injury - Bathing and Dressing
Brain injury - Bladder and bowel incontinence
Brain injury - Cognitive fatigue
Brain injury - Dizziness
Brain injury - Dysautonomia
Brain injury - Dyspraxia
Brain injury - Eyes and vision
Brain injury - Fine motor skills
Brain injury - Flexible thinking skills
Brain injury - Gross motor skills
Brain injury - How the brain works
Brain injury - Impulsivity
Brain injury - Inappropriate behaviour
Brain injury - Living skills
Brain injury - Making and keeping friends
Brain injury - Medication
Brain injury - Memory and new learning
Brain injury - Monitoring and insight
Brain injury - Period management
Brain injury - Physical activity
Brain injury - Physical effects of Injury
Brain injury - Planning and organisation skills
Brain injury - Post Traumatic Amnesia PTA
Brain injury - Problem solving skills
Brain injury - Reasoning and abstract thinking
Brain injury - Seizures after an Acquired Brain Injury
Brain injury - Sexuality
Brain injury - Social skills
Brain injury - Speed of information processing
Brain injury - Stages of recovery
Brain injury - toileting
Breast size (see >> Unequal breast size)
Breastfeeding
Breastfeeding your baby in hospital
Breath holding
Breathing problems (see >> Asthma)
Breathing tube (see >> Tracheostomy)
Bringing medicines into hospital
Broken arm (see >> Fracture care: arm)
Broken bone (see >> Fractures (broken bones))
Broken bone (see >> Kirschner wires (K-wires))
Broken elbow (see >> Fracture care: supracondylar elbow)
Broken leg (see >> Fracture care: leg)
Broken tooth (see >> Mouth injuries and dislodged teeth)
Broken wrist (see >> Fracture care: wrist)
Bronchiolitis
Brushing teeth (see >> Dental care – video)
Brushing teeth (see >> Dental care)
Buccal midazolam (see >> Midazolam for seizures)
Buckle fracture (see >> Fracture care: buckle injury)
Bulimia Nervosa (see >> Eating disorders)
Bullying
Burns (see >> Split skin graft (SSG))
Burns – medical treatment
Burns – prevention and first aid
Burns – rehabilitation
Button batteries (see >> Button battery safety)
Button battery safety
C
Capsule endoscopy (see >> Endoscopy – gastroscopy and capsule endoscopy)
Car seat safety
Car seats (see >> Car seat safety)
Cardiac telemetry monitoring
Catheter (see >> Urinary catheters)
Celecoxib
Cellulitis
Cerebral Aneurysm
Cerebral Arteriovenous Malformation AVM
Cerebral palsy
Challenging behaviour – school-aged children
Challenging behaviour – teenagers
Challenging behaviour – toddlers and young children
Chest orthosis (see >> Pectus carinatum (pigeon chest))
Chickenpox
Childhood Apraxia of Speech
Chloral hydrate (see >> Sedation for procedures)
Choking prevention (see >> Safety: Choking, suffocation and strangulation prevention)
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Circumcision discharge care (see >> Day surgery: circumcision orchidopexy and hernia repair discharge care)
Cleft lip and cleft palate
Cleft lip and or anterior palate repair dermabond
Cleft lip and or anterior palate repair sutures
Cleft lip and palate – infant feeding
Cleft palate submucous cleft
Clonidine
Clubfoot (see >> CTEV – boots and bar)
Cold (see >> Cough)
Cold (see >> Viral illnesses)
Colic (see >> Crying and unsettled babies – colic)
Collar bone injury (see >> Fracture care: clavicle (collar bone))
Colonic Manometry
Colonoscopy (see >> Endoscopy – colonoscopy)
Coming to hospital (see >> Your child's hospital stay)
Complementary (natural) medicines in hospital
Concussion (see >> Head injury – general advice)
Concussion (see >> Head injury – return to school and sport)
Congenital dermal melanocytosis
Conjunctivitis
Constipation
Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP)
Coronavirus COVID-19
Corticosteroid medicine
Cough
Coxsackie virus (see >> Hand, foot and mouth disease)
CPAP (see >> Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP))
CPR training
Cradle cap
Craniofacial Surgery – Care for your child
Craniofacial Surgery – Discharge Care
Crohn disease (see >> Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) – Crohn disease and ulcerative colitis)
Crohn disease (see >> Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) – information for schools)
Croup
Crutches
Crying and unsettled babies – colic
CT scan
CTEV – boots and bar
Cuts, grazes and lacerations
CVAD: Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter PICC
CVAD: Port
CVAD: Tunnelled – Centrally Inserted Central Catheter T-CICC
CVAD: Tunnelled Cuffed - Centrally Inserted Central Catheter TC-CICC
D
Day surgery: circumcision orchidopexy and hernia repair discharge care
Day surgery: Dental surgery - discharge care
Day surgery: Eye surgery - discharge care
Day surgery: Laser surgery - discharge care
DDH (see >> Developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH) – video)
DDH (see >> Developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH))
DDH (see >> Denis Browne bar for DDH)
DDH (see >> Pavlik Harness for DDH)
Deep brain stimulation
Dehydration
Denis Browne bar for DDH
Denis Browne bar for DDH – video
Dental care
Dental care – video
Dental injury (see >> Mouth injuries and dislodged teeth)
Dental procedures (see >> Sedation (nitrous oxide) for dental procedures)
Dental surgery (see >> Day surgery: Dental surgery - discharge care)
Developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH)
Developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH) – video
DEXA KHI
Diabetes
Diaper dermatitis (see >> Nappy rash)
Dictionary: words you hear in hospital
Discharge medications - after surgery
Discussing distressing news events with children
Domestic violence (see >> Family violence – effects on children’s health)
Drowning prevention (see >> Water safety)
Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD)
Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) – creatine monohydrate
Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) – information for carriers
Dysarthria
Dyspraxia (see >> Brain injury - Dyspraxia)
Dystonia
E
Ear infections and glue ear
Eating disorders
E-cigarettes and teens
Eczema (atopic dermatitis)
Education support for students with health conditions
Elbow injury (see >> Fracture care: supracondylar elbow)
Electroencephalography (EEG)
Emergence delirium
Endoscopy – colonoscopy
Endoscopy – gastroscopy and capsule endoscopy
Epidermolysis bullosa
Epilepsy (see >> Electroencephalography (EEG))
Epilepsy
EpiPen (see >> Allergic and anaphylactic reactions)
Erb's palsy (see >> Brachial plexus palsy or Erb’s palsy)
External angular dermoid
External ventricular drains
Eye infection (see >> Conjunctivitis)
Eye surgery (see >> Day surgery: Eye surgery - discharge care)
F
Facial palsy (Bell's palsy)
Fall safety in hospital (see >> Preventing falls in hospital)
Falls prevention (see >> Safety: Preventing falls)
Family violence – effects on children’s health
Fasting (see >> Preparing your child for surgery – fasting)
Febrile seizures
Fever in children
Fifth disease (see >> Slapped cheek (fifth disease))
First aid training
Flecainide
Flu (influenza)
Flu (influenza) vaccine
Fluoroscopy
Foot surgery
Foreign bodies (ingested) (see >> Swallowed (ingested) foreign bodies)
Foreskin care (see >> Penis and foreskin care)
Fracture (see >> Kirschner wires (K-wires))
Fracture care: arm
Fracture care: buckle injury
Fracture care: clavicle (collar bone)
Fracture care: leg
Fracture care: neck injury (see >> Hard collar (Aspen collar))
Fracture care: plaster cast (see >> Plaster cast care)
Fracture care: supracondylar elbow
Fracture care: wrist
Fractures (broken bones)
Furniture tip-over prevention (see >> Safety: Furniture tip-over prevention)
G
G6PD deficiency
Gambling - teens and young people
Gastroenteritis (gastro)
Gastroscopy (see >> Endoscopy – gastroscopy and capsule endoscopy)
Gastrostomy tube
Gender diverse children and youth
General anaesthesia (GA) (see >> Preparing your child for surgery – general anaesthesia)
General surgery - discharge care (see >> Paediatric surgery - discharge care after day surgery)
Generic instructions
Gilbert's syndrome
Glue ear (see >> Ear infections and glue ear)
Golden staph (see >> Staphylococcal infections)
GOR (see >> Reflux (GOR) and GORD)
GPs – choosing and visiting a family doctor
Grommets tubes
Gross motor skills (see >> Brain injury - Gross motor skills)
H
Haemangiomas of infancy (strawberry naevus)
Haemangiomas treatment (see >> Treatment for haemangiomas with beta blockers)
Haemophilia
Haemophilia information for schools
Haemorrhagic stroke
Hand fracture
Hand or limb surgery
Hand washing (see >> Stopping the spread of germs)
Hand, foot and mouth disease
Hard collar (Aspen collar)
Hay fever
Hazardous medicines
Head injury – general advice
Head injury – return to school and sport
Headaches
Health conditions and school (see >> Education support for students with health conditions)
Heart problems in children
Henoch-Schönlein purpura (HSP)
Hepatitis (see >> Autoimmune hepatitis (AIH))
Hernia (see >> Inguinal hernia)
Herpes simplex gingivostomatitis
Hip displacement (see >> Developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH))
Hip pain (see >> Transient synovitis (irritable hip))
Hip spica plaster
Hives
Home safety (see >> Safety: Around the home)
Hospital (see >> Transfer from the Intensive Care Unit to the ward)
Hygiene (see >> Stopping the spread of germs)
Hypospadias
I
Ichthyosis
ICU (see >> Transfer from the Intensive Care Unit to the ward)
Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP)
Impetigo (school sores)
Impulsivity (see >> Brain injury - Impulsivity)
Inappropriate behaviour (see >> Brain injury - Inappropriate behaviour)
Indwelling urinary catheter (see >> Urinary catheters)
Infection – hand
Infection – non-hand
Infection prevention (see >> Stopping the spread of germs)
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) – Crohn disease and ulcerative colitis
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) – information for schools
Influenza (flu) (see >> Flu (influenza))
Influenza (flu) vaccine (see >> Flu (influenza) vaccine)
Information processing after brain injury (see >> Brain injury - Speed of information processing)
Infusor pumps
Infusor pumps - care at home
Inguinal hernia
Injuries - liver & spleen (see >> Liver and spleen injuries)
Injury care: shoulder dislocation
Insect bites and stings
Insect repellents – guidelines for safe use
Interacting with your baby
Intranasal midazolam (see >> Midazolam for seizures)
Intrathecal baclofen
Intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIg) infusion
Iron infusions
Irritable hip (see >> Transient synovitis (irritable hip))
Isotretinoin
IUD (see >> Mirena Intrauterine Device (IUD) insertion)
J
Jaw distraction surgery (mandibular distraction)
K
Kabuki syndrome
Kallmann syndrome
Kawasaki disease
Keloid scar injection
Ketamine (see >> Sedation for procedures)
Kirschner wires (K-wires)
L
Labial fusion
Laceration – limb
Laceration – lip
Laceration – nail bed
Laceration – non-limb
Lactose intolerance
Language disorders - aphasia
Laser treatment for birthmarks
Leg injury (see >> Fracture care: leg)
Lichen sclerosus
Liver and spleen injuries
Liver biopsy
Liver injuries (see >> Liver and spleen injuries)
Living skills (see >> Brain injury - Living skills)
Low muscle tone
Low vitamin D (see >> Vitamin D)
Lumbar puncture
M
Mandibular distraction (see >> Jaw distraction surgery (mandibular distraction))
Mastocytosis
Measles
Medical words and terminology (see >> Dictionary: words you hear in hospital)
Medicines (see >> Pain relief for children – paracetamol and ibuprofen)
Medicines (see >> Celecoxib)
Medicines (see >> Flecainide)
Medicines (see >> Discharge medications - after surgery)
Medicines (see >> Intrathecal baclofen)
Medicines (see >> Oxycodone)
Medicines (see >> Bringing medicines into hospital)
Medicines (see >> Complementary (natural) medicines in hospital)
Medicines for children and medicine reactions
Meningitis
Meningococcal infection
Mental health – adolescents
Mental health – infants and young children
Midazolam (see >> Sedation for procedures)
Midazolam for seizures
Midline
Migraine
Mirena Intrauterine Device (IUD) insertion
Misshapen head (see >> Plagiocephaly and brachycephaly - misshapen head)
Molluscum
Motor skills (see >> Brain injury - Gross motor skills)
Motor stereotypies
Mouth injuries and dislodged teeth
MR PET
MRI scan
MRSA (see >> Staphylococcal infections)
Muscular Dystrophy (see >> Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD))
N
Nappy rash
Nasal speech
Nasogastric tubes
Natural medicines (see >> Complementary (natural) medicines in hospital)
Neck injury (see >> Hard collar (Aspen collar))
Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1)
Neurosurgical wound care
Newborn interaction (see >> Interacting with your baby)
Night terrors (night-time wakings)
Nitrous oxide gas (see >> Sedation (nitrous oxide) for dental procedures)
Nitrous oxide gas (see >> Sedation for procedures)
Nosebleeds
Nuclear medicine
Nutrition – babies and toddlers
Nutrition – school-age to adolescence
O
Obstetric brachial plexus palsy (see >> Brachial plexus palsy or Erb’s palsy)
Obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA)
Occupational therapy fact sheets
Oncology Fast Track clinic
Operating Room (see >> RCH operation and recovery room)
Oral contraceptives – skipping periods when taking the Pill
Organ donation
Orthopaedics (see >> Removal of metalware)
Osteomyelitis
OT (see >> Occupational therapy fact sheets)
Otitis media (see >> Ear infections and glue ear)
Otoplasty – dermabond
Otoplasty – head bandage
Oxycodone
P
Paediatric surgery - discharge care after day surgery
Pain relief for children – paracetamol and ibuprofen
Palliative care
Palliative care – morphine
Pavlik Harness for DDH
Peanut and tree nut allergy
Pectus carinatum (pigeon chest)
Penis and foreskin care
Period management (see >> Brain injury - Period management)
Periods - skipping when taking the Pill (see >> Oral contraceptives – skipping periods when taking the Pill)
Pharyngoplasty
Physical activity (see >> Brain injury - Physical activity)
PICU (see >> Transfer from the Intensive Care Unit to the ward)
Pierre Robin sequence (PRS)
Pill - skipping periods when taking (see >> Oral contraceptives – skipping periods when taking the Pill)
Plagiocephaly and brachycephaly - misshapen head
Plaster cast care
Play
Pneumonia
Poisoning prevention (see >> Safety: Poisoning prevention)
Port wine stains
Preparing your child for hospital (see >> Your child's hospital stay)
Preparing your child for surgery – fasting
Preparing your child for surgery – general anaesthesia
Pressure injury prevention
Preventing falls in hospital
Procedures (see >> Reducing your child's discomfort during procedures)
Ptosis (drooping eyelid)
Pulled elbow
Pyloric stenosis
Q
Quad bike safety (see >> Safety: Quad bikes)
R
Radiation and pregnancy
Rash (see >> Nappy rash)
Rashes
RCH operation and recovery room
Reaction to medicine (see >> Medicines for children and medicine reactions)
Recovery Room (see >> RCH operation and recovery room)
Red eyes (see >> Conjunctivitis)
Reducing your child's discomfort during procedures
Reflux (GOR) and GORD
Removal of metalware
Respiratory Infection (see >> Cough)
Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)
Rhinoplasty
Rickets
Ride-on lawn mowers (see >> Safety: Quad bikes)
Ringworm
Rituximab for autoimmune conditions
Roseola infantum
S
Safety: Around the home
Safety: Backyards and playgrounds
Safety: Burns prevention (see >> Burns – prevention and first aid)
Safety: Choking, suffocation and strangulation prevention
Safety: Furniture tip-over prevention
Safety: Poisoning prevention
Safety: Preventing falls
Safety: Quad bikes
Scabies
Scar revision
School (see >> Education support for students with health conditions)
School sores (see >> Impetigo (school sores))
Sedation (nitrous oxide) for dental procedures
Sedation for procedures
Seizure (see >> Electroencephalography (EEG))
Seizures (see >> Epilepsy)
Seizures (see >> Midazolam for seizures)
Seizures – safety issues and how to help
Seizures after an Acquired Brain Injury (see >> Brain injury - Seizures after an Acquired Brain Injury)
Sepsis
Septic arthritis
Skating and scooter safety (see >> Safety: Backyards and playgrounds)
Skin (see >> Eczema (atopic dermatitis))
Skin (see >> Epidermolysis bullosa)
Skin graft – split thickness
Skin Infection (see >> Cellulitis)
Skin Infection (see >> Staphylococcal infections)
Skin Infection (see >> Nappy rash)
Skin infections – bleach baths
Skin laser therapy (see >> Laser treatment for birthmarks)
Skincare for babies
Skipping periods when taking the Pill (see >> Oral contraceptives – skipping periods when taking the Pill)
Slapped cheek (fifth disease)
Sleep problems - babies and toddlers
Sleep problems - children and teens
Sleepwalking
Slipped upper femoral epiphysis (SUFE)
Snoring (see >> Obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA))
Snoring (see >> Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP))
Sore throat (see >> Tonsillitis)
Speech (see >> Brain injury - Dyspraxia)
Speech problems – articulation and phonological disorders
Spinal anaesthesia for baby hernias
Spleen injuries (see >> Liver and spleen injuries)
Split skin graft (SSG)
Staphylococcal infections
Stitches and glue care
Stomach ache (see >> Abdominal pain)
Stopping the spread of germs
Strangulation prevention (see >> Safety: Choking, suffocation and strangulation prevention)
Sucrose solution (see >> Reducing your child's discomfort during procedures)
SUFE (see >> Slipped upper femoral epiphysis (SUFE))
Suffocation prevention (see >> Safety: Choking, suffocation and strangulation prevention)
Sun safety
Sunburn (see >> Sun safety)
Surgery (see >> Paediatric surgery - discharge care after day surgery)
Surgery – fasting (see >> Preparing your child for surgery – fasting)
Surgery – general anaesthesia (see >> Preparing your child for surgery – general anaesthesia)
Surgical pins (see >> Kirschner wires (K-wires))
Suture line care
Swallowed (ingested) foreign bodies
T
Taking risks - teens and young people
Teeth (see >> Dental care – video)
Teeth (see >> Dental care)
Teeth (see >> Mouth injuries and dislodged teeth)
Telehealth video consultation
Tendon injury – forearm or hand
Tendon transfer
Testes (see >> Undescended testes)
Tetanus prone wounds
Thalassaemia (see >> Beta thalassaemia)
The flu (Influenza) (see >> Flu (influenza))
Thinking skills (see >> Brain injury - Flexible thinking skills)
Threadworms (see >> Worms)
Thunderstorm asthma
Thunderstorm asthma (Chinese Simplified) – 风暴性哮喘
Thyroiditis
Tics
Tissue donation (see >> Organ donation)
Toileting after a brain injury (see >> Brain injury - toileting)
Tongue tie
Tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy (T&A)
Tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy (T&A) – discharge care
Tonsillitis
Tooth decay (see >> Dental care)
Tooth decay (see >> Dental care – video)
Toy safety
Tracheostomy
Trampoline safety (see >> Safety: Backyards and playgrounds)
Transfer from the Intensive Care Unit to the ward
Transfusions (see >> Blood product transfusions)
Transient synovitis (irritable hip)
Translated fact sheets
Transplant (see >> Organ donation)
Trauma generic
Treatment for haemangiomas with beta blockers
Trigger finger
Tuberculosis (TB)
Tummy ache (see >> Abdominal pain)
Tummy time for your baby
U
Ulcerative colitis (see >> Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) – Crohn disease and ulcerative colitis)
Ulcerative colitis (see >> Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) – information for schools)
Ultrasound
Undescended testes
Unequal breast size
Unsettled babies (see >> Crying and unsettled babies – colic)
Upper respiratory tract infection (URTI) (see >> Cough)
Urinary catheters
Urinary tract infection (UTI)
Urine samples
Urticaria pigmentosa (see >> Mastocytosis)
V
Vaccination and needle phobia
Vagina (see >> Labial fusion)
Vaping and teens (see >> E-cigarettes and teens)
Varicella (see >> Chickenpox)
Video consultation (see >> Telehealth video consultation)
Violence (see >> Family violence – effects on children’s health)
Viral illnesses
Vision (see >> Brain injury - Eyes and vision)
Vitamin D
Vitamin D deficiency (see >> Rickets)
Voice disorders
Voice Laryngology clinic
Vulval skin care for children
Vulval skin care for teenagers
Vulvovaginitis
W
Warts
Water safety (see >> Water safety)
Water safety
Whooping cough
Word-finding difficulties
Worms
Wound care
Wrapping (swaddling) your baby safely – video
Wrist injury (see >> Fracture care: wrist)
Wrist injury (see >> Fracture care: buckle injury)
X
X-ray
Y
Your child's hospital stay
Allergy
Allergic and anaphylactic reactions
Hay fever
Lactose intolerance
Peanut and tree nut allergy
Thunderstorm asthma
Anaphylaxis (see >> Allergic and anaphylactic reactions)
EpiPen (see >> Allergic and anaphylactic reactions)
Autoinjector (see >> Allergic and anaphylactic reactions)
Behaviour
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
ADHD – ways to help children at school and home
Autism spectrum disorder
Sleep problems - children and teens
Bedwetting
Brain injury - Inappropriate behaviour
Breath holding
Crying and unsettled babies – colic
Eating disorders
Education support for students with health conditions
Night terrors (night-time wakings)
Sleep problems - babies and toddlers
Sleepwalking
Mental health – infants and young children
Mental health – adolescents
Family violence – effects on children’s health
Motor stereotypies
Discussing distressing news events with children
Anxiety in children
Play
Gambling - teens and young people
ADHD (see >> Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD))
Inappropriate behaviour (see >> Brain injury - Inappropriate behaviour)
Unsettled babies (see >> Crying and unsettled babies – colic)
Colic (see >> Crying and unsettled babies – colic)
Anorexia Nervosa (see >> Eating disorders)
Bulimia Nervosa (see >> Eating disorders)
School (see >> Education support for students with health conditions)
Health conditions and school (see >> Education support for students with health conditions)
Domestic violence (see >> Family violence – effects on children’s health)
Violence (see >> Family violence – effects on children’s health)
Blood
Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP)
Beta thalassaemia
Haemophilia
Haemophilia information for schools
Bleeding disorder (see >> Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP))
Thalassaemia (see >> Beta thalassaemia)
Bones
Crutches
Developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH)
Foot surgery
Hip spica plaster
Osteomyelitis
X-ray
CTEV – boots and bar
Fractures (broken bones)
Hard collar (Aspen collar)
Fracture care: arm
Fracture care: leg
Fracture care: supracondylar elbow
Fracture care: wrist
MR PET
DEXA KHI
Fluoroscopy
DDH (see >> Developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH))
Hip displacement (see >> Developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH))
Bone infection (see >> Osteomyelitis)
Bone pain (see >> Osteomyelitis)
Clubfoot (see >> CTEV – boots and bar)
Broken bone (see >> Fractures (broken bones))
Aspen collar (see >> Hard collar (Aspen collar))
Neck injury (see >> Hard collar (Aspen collar))
Fracture care: neck injury (see >> Hard collar (Aspen collar))
Broken arm (see >> Fracture care: arm)
Arm injury (see >> Fracture care: arm)
Leg injury (see >> Fracture care: leg)
Broken leg (see >> Fracture care: leg)
Elbow injury (see >> Fracture care: supracondylar elbow)
Broken elbow (see >> Fracture care: supracondylar elbow)
Broken wrist (see >> Fracture care: wrist)
Wrist injury (see >> Fracture care: wrist)
Brain injury
Acquired brain injury (ABI)
Alternative and augmentative communication
Brain injury - Attention and concentration
Brain injury - Bathing and Dressing
Brain injury - Bladder and bowel incontinence
Brain injury - Cognitive fatigue
Brain injury - Dizziness
Brain injury - Dysautonomia
Brain injury - Dyspraxia
Dystonia
Brain injury - Eyes and vision
Brain injury - Fine motor skills
Brain injury - Flexible thinking skills
Brain injury - Gross motor skills
Brain injury - How the brain works
Brain injury - Impulsivity
Brain injury - Inappropriate behaviour
Brain injury - Living skills
Brain injury - Making and keeping friends
Brain injury - Memory and new learning
Brain injury - Monitoring and insight
Brain injury - Period management
Brain injury - Physical activity
Brain injury - Physical effects of Injury
Brain injury - Planning and organisation skills
Brain injury - Post Traumatic Amnesia PTA
Brain injury - Problem solving skills
Brain injury - Reasoning and abstract thinking
Brain injury - Seizures after an Acquired Brain Injury
Brain injury - Sexuality
Brain injury - Social skills
Brain injury - Speed of information processing
Brain injury - Stages of recovery
Brain injury - toileting
Brain injury - Medication
Head injury – general advice
Word-finding difficulties
Head injury – return to school and sport
Augmentative and alternative communication (see >> Alternative and augmentative communication)
Attention and concentration (see >> Brain injury - Attention and concentration)
Dyspraxia (see >> Brain injury - Dyspraxia)
Speech (see >> Brain injury - Dyspraxia)
Vision (see >> Brain injury - Eyes and vision)
Thinking skills (see >> Brain injury - Flexible thinking skills)
Gross motor skills (see >> Brain injury - Gross motor skills)
Motor skills (see >> Brain injury - Gross motor skills)
Impulsivity (see >> Brain injury - Impulsivity)
Inappropriate behaviour (see >> Brain injury - Inappropriate behaviour)
Living skills (see >> Brain injury - Living skills)
Period management (see >> Brain injury - Period management)
Physical activity (see >> Brain injury - Physical activity)
Amnesia (see >> Brain injury - Post Traumatic Amnesia PTA)
Seizures after an Acquired Brain Injury (see >> Brain injury - Seizures after an Acquired Brain Injury)
Information processing after brain injury (see >> Brain injury - Speed of information processing)
Toileting after a brain injury (see >> Brain injury - toileting)
Concussion (see >> Head injury – general advice)
Concussion (see >> Head injury – return to school and sport)
Burns
Burns – medical treatment
Burns – rehabilitation
Split skin graft (SSG)
Burns – prevention and first aid
Sun safety
Burns (see >> Split skin graft (SSG))
Safety: Burns prevention (see >> Burns – prevention and first aid)
Sunburn (see >> Sun safety)
Day surgery
Endoscopy – colonoscopy
Day surgery: Dental surgery - discharge care
Day surgery: Eye surgery - discharge care
Endoscopy – gastroscopy and capsule endoscopy
Paediatric surgery - discharge care after day surgery
Plaster cast care
Sedation for procedures
Emergence delirium
Day surgery: Laser surgery - discharge care
Colonoscopy (see >> Endoscopy – colonoscopy)
Dental surgery (see >> Day surgery: Dental surgery - discharge care)
Eye surgery (see >> Day surgery: Eye surgery - discharge care)
Gastroscopy (see >> Endoscopy – gastroscopy and capsule endoscopy)
Capsule endoscopy (see >> Endoscopy – gastroscopy and capsule endoscopy)
General surgery - discharge care (see >> Paediatric surgery - discharge care after day surgery)
Surgery (see >> Paediatric surgery - discharge care after day surgery)
Fracture care: plaster cast (see >> Plaster cast care)
Nitrous oxide gas (see >> Sedation for procedures)
Chloral hydrate (see >> Sedation for procedures)
Ketamine (see >> Sedation for procedures)
Midazolam (see >> Sedation for procedures)
Dermatology
Eczema (atopic dermatitis)
Epidermolysis bullosa
Haemangiomas of infancy (strawberry naevus)
Hives
Ichthyosis
Impetigo (school sores)
Molluscum
Congenital dermal melanocytosis
Port wine stains
Ringworm
Roseola infantum
Scabies
Skincare for babies
Warts
Wound care
Rashes
Skin infections – bleach baths
Skin (see >> Eczema (atopic dermatitis))
Skin (see >> Epidermolysis bullosa)
School sores (see >> Impetigo (school sores))
Birth Marks (see >> Port wine stains)
Baby skincare (see >> Skincare for babies)
Bleach baths (see >> Skin infections – bleach baths)
Emergency
Adrenal crisis
Allergic and anaphylactic reactions
Ankle sprains
Asthma – use of spacers
Asthma
Facial palsy (Bell's palsy)
Blood product transfusions
Breath holding
Bronchiolitis
Midazolam for seizures
Burns – medical treatment
Cellulitis
Constipation
Cough
Croup
Crutches
Crying and unsettled babies – colic
Plaster cast care
Ear infections and glue ear
Eating disorders
Febrile seizures
Fever in children
Gastroenteritis (gastro)
Head injury – general advice
Headaches
Hives
Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP)
Flu (influenza)
Inguinal hernia
Insect bites and stings
Kawasaki disease
Labial fusion
Lumbar puncture
Medicines for children and medicine reactions
Meningitis
Meningococcal infection
Migraine
Molluscum
Congenital dermal melanocytosis
Nasogastric tubes
Nosebleeds
Interacting with your baby
Peanut and tree nut allergy
Penis and foreskin care
Pneumonia
Pulled elbow
Pyloric stenosis
Reflux (GOR) and GORD
Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)
Roseola infantum
Scabies
Seizures – safety issues and how to help
Slapped cheek (fifth disease)
Sleepwalking
Slipped upper femoral epiphysis (SUFE)
Staphylococcal infections
Stitches and glue care
Tuberculosis (TB)
Undescended testes
Urinary tract infection (UTI)
Urine samples
Vulvovaginitis
Whooping cough
Wound care
Transient synovitis (irritable hip)
Head injury – return to school and sport
Pain relief for children – paracetamol and ibuprofen
Swallowed (ingested) foreign bodies
Safety: Choking, suffocation and strangulation prevention
Sedation for procedures
Fractures (broken bones)
Hard collar (Aspen collar)
Fracture care: arm
Fracture care: leg
Fracture care: supracondylar elbow
Fracture care: wrist
Flu (influenza) vaccine
Sepsis
Anaphylaxis (see >> Allergic and anaphylactic reactions)
EpiPen (see >> Allergic and anaphylactic reactions)
Autoinjector (see >> Allergic and anaphylactic reactions)
Breathing problems (see >> Asthma)
Bell's palsy (see >> Facial palsy (Bell's palsy))
Transfusions (see >> Blood product transfusions)
Seizures (see >> Midazolam for seizures)
Buccal midazolam (see >> Midazolam for seizures)
Intranasal midazolam (see >> Midazolam for seizures)
Skin Infection (see >> Cellulitis)
Cold (see >> Cough)
Respiratory Infection (see >> Cough)
Upper respiratory tract infection (URTI) (see >> Cough)
Unsettled babies (see >> Crying and unsettled babies – colic)
Colic (see >> Crying and unsettled babies – colic)
Fracture care: plaster cast (see >> Plaster cast care)
Otitis media (see >> Ear infections and glue ear)
Glue ear (see >> Ear infections and glue ear)
Anorexia Nervosa (see >> Eating disorders)
Bulimia Nervosa (see >> Eating disorders)
Concussion (see >> Head injury – general advice)
Bleeding disorder (see >> Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP))
The flu (Influenza) (see >> Flu (influenza))
Influenza (flu) (see >> Flu (influenza))
Hernia (see >> Inguinal hernia)
Vagina (see >> Labial fusion)
Reaction to medicine (see >> Medicines for children and medicine reactions)
Newborn interaction (see >> Interacting with your baby)
(see >> Interacting with your baby)
Foreskin care (see >> Penis and foreskin care)
GOR (see >> Reflux (GOR) and GORD)
Fifth disease (see >> Slapped cheek (fifth disease))
SUFE (see >> Slipped upper femoral epiphysis (SUFE))
Golden staph (see >> Staphylococcal infections)
MRSA (see >> Staphylococcal infections)
Skin Infection (see >> Staphylococcal infections)
Testes (see >> Undescended testes)
Irritable hip (see >> Transient synovitis (irritable hip))
Hip pain (see >> Transient synovitis (irritable hip))
(see >> Transient synovitis (irritable hip))
Concussion (see >> Head injury – return to school and sport)
Analgesia (see >> Pain relief for children – paracetamol and ibuprofen)
Medicines (see >> Pain relief for children – paracetamol and ibuprofen)
Foreign bodies (ingested) (see >> Swallowed (ingested) foreign bodies)
Choking prevention (see >> Safety: Choking, suffocation and strangulation prevention)
Suffocation prevention (see >> Safety: Choking, suffocation and strangulation prevention)
Strangulation prevention (see >> Safety: Choking, suffocation and strangulation prevention)
Nitrous oxide gas (see >> Sedation for procedures)
Chloral hydrate (see >> Sedation for procedures)
Ketamine (see >> Sedation for procedures)
Midazolam (see >> Sedation for procedures)
Broken bone (see >> Fractures (broken bones))
Aspen collar (see >> Hard collar (Aspen collar))
Neck injury (see >> Hard collar (Aspen collar))
Fracture care: neck injury (see >> Hard collar (Aspen collar))
Broken arm (see >> Fracture care: arm)
Arm injury (see >> Fracture care: arm)
Leg injury (see >> Fracture care: leg)
Broken leg (see >> Fracture care: leg)
Elbow injury (see >> Fracture care: supracondylar elbow)
Broken elbow (see >> Fracture care: supracondylar elbow)
Broken wrist (see >> Fracture care: wrist)
Wrist injury (see >> Fracture care: wrist)
Influenza (flu) vaccine (see >> Flu (influenza) vaccine)
First aid
Head injury – general advice
Nosebleeds
Cuts, grazes and lacerations
Sun safety
Dehydration
Mouth injuries and dislodged teeth
First aid training
Concussion (see >> Head injury – general advice)
Sunburn (see >> Sun safety)
Teeth (see >> Mouth injuries and dislodged teeth)
Dental injury (see >> Mouth injuries and dislodged teeth)
Broken tooth (see >> Mouth injuries and dislodged teeth)
General medicine
Adrenal crisis
Asthma
Autoimmune hepatitis (AIH)
Facial palsy (Bell's palsy)
Cellulitis
Constipation
Croup
Fever in children
G6PD deficiency
Gastroenteritis (gastro)
Gilbert's syndrome
Henoch-Schönlein purpura (HSP)
Herpes simplex gingivostomatitis
Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP)
Flu (influenza)
Kabuki syndrome
Kallmann syndrome
Kawasaki disease
Low muscle tone
Mastocytosis
Meningitis
Meningococcal infection
Migraine
Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1)
Nosebleeds
Brachial plexus palsy or Erb’s palsy
Osteomyelitis
Pulled elbow
Pyloric stenosis
Rickets
Septic arthritis
Beta thalassaemia
Worms
Thyroiditis
Undescended testes
Urinary tract infection (UTI)
Vulval skin care for children
Vulval skin care for teenagers
Vulvovaginitis
Viral illnesses
Abdominal pain
Rashes
Oral contraceptives – skipping periods when taking the Pill
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) – information for schools
Ultrasound
Cuts, grazes and lacerations
Flu (influenza) vaccine
Bowel washout in hospital
Vaccination and needle phobia
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Thunderstorm asthma
Breathing problems (see >> Asthma)
Hepatitis (see >> Autoimmune hepatitis (AIH))
Bell's palsy (see >> Facial palsy (Bell's palsy))
Skin Infection (see >> Cellulitis)
Bleeding disorder (see >> Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP))
The flu (Influenza) (see >> Flu (influenza))
Influenza (flu) (see >> Flu (influenza))
Urticaria pigmentosa (see >> Mastocytosis)
Erb's palsy (see >> Brachial plexus palsy or Erb’s palsy)
Obstetric brachial plexus palsy (see >> Brachial plexus palsy or Erb’s palsy)
Bone infection (see >> Osteomyelitis)
Bone pain (see >> Osteomyelitis)
Vitamin D deficiency (see >> Rickets)
Thalassaemia (see >> Beta thalassaemia)
Threadworms (see >> Worms)
Testes (see >> Undescended testes)
Cold (see >> Viral illnesses)
Tummy ache (see >> Abdominal pain)
Belly ache (see >> Abdominal pain)
Stomach ache (see >> Abdominal pain)
Skipping periods when taking the Pill (see >> Oral contraceptives – skipping periods when taking the Pill)
Periods - skipping when taking the Pill (see >> Oral contraceptives – skipping periods when taking the Pill)
Pill - skipping periods when taking (see >> Oral contraceptives – skipping periods when taking the Pill)
Ulcerative colitis (see >> Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) – information for schools)
Crohn disease (see >> Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) – information for schools)
Influenza (flu) vaccine (see >> Flu (influenza) vaccine)
Heart
Heart problems in children
Cardiac telemetry monitoring
Infections
Autoimmune hepatitis (AIH)
Cellulitis
Conjunctivitis
Ear infections and glue ear
Gastroenteritis (gastro)
Hand, foot and mouth disease
Stopping the spread of germs
Herpes simplex gingivostomatitis
Impetigo (school sores)
Meningococcal infection
Osteomyelitis
Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)
Ringworm
Staphylococcal infections
Viral illnesses
Rashes
Skin infections – bleach baths
Infusor pumps
Infusor pumps - care at home
Tonsillitis
Coronavirus COVID-19
Tetanus prone wounds
Hepatitis (see >> Autoimmune hepatitis (AIH))
Skin Infection (see >> Cellulitis)
Eye infection (see >> Conjunctivitis)
Red eyes (see >> Conjunctivitis)
Otitis media (see >> Ear infections and glue ear)
Glue ear (see >> Ear infections and glue ear)
Coxsackie virus (see >> Hand, foot and mouth disease)
Hand washing (see >> Stopping the spread of germs)
Infection prevention (see >> Stopping the spread of germs)
Hygiene (see >> Stopping the spread of germs)
School sores (see >> Impetigo (school sores))
Bone infection (see >> Osteomyelitis)
Bone pain (see >> Osteomyelitis)
Golden staph (see >> Staphylococcal infections)
MRSA (see >> Staphylococcal infections)
Skin Infection (see >> Staphylococcal infections)
Cold (see >> Viral illnesses)
Bleach baths (see >> Skin infections – bleach baths)
Sore throat (see >> Tonsillitis)
Medicines
Midazolam for seizures
Complementary (natural) medicines in hospital
Discharge medications - after surgery
Intrathecal baclofen
Medicines for children and medicine reactions
Palliative care – morphine
Sedation (nitrous oxide) for dental procedures
Spinal anaesthesia for baby hernias
Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) – creatine monohydrate
Infusor pumps
Infusor pumps - care at home
Flecainide
Hazardous medicines
Clonidine
Isotretinoin
Rituximab for autoimmune conditions
Bringing medicines into hospital
Seizures (see >> Midazolam for seizures)
Buccal midazolam (see >> Midazolam for seizures)
Intranasal midazolam (see >> Midazolam for seizures)
Medicines (see >> Complementary (natural) medicines in hospital)
Natural medicines (see >> Complementary (natural) medicines in hospital)
Medicines (see >> Discharge medications - after surgery)
Baclofen (see >> Intrathecal baclofen)
Medicines (see >> Intrathecal baclofen)
Reaction to medicine (see >> Medicines for children and medicine reactions)
Dental procedures (see >> Sedation (nitrous oxide) for dental procedures)
Nitrous oxide gas (see >> Sedation (nitrous oxide) for dental procedures)
Medicines (see >> Flecainide)
Medicines (see >> Bringing medicines into hospital)
Neurology
Facial palsy (Bell's palsy)
Dystonia
Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD)
Electroencephalography (EEG)
Epilepsy
Headaches
Migraine
Seizures – safety issues and how to help
Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) – information for carriers
Neurosurgical wound care
Bell's palsy (see >> Facial palsy (Bell's palsy))
Muscular Dystrophy (see >> Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD))
Epilepsy (see >> Electroencephalography (EEG))
Seizure (see >> Electroencephalography (EEG))
Seizures (see >> Epilepsy)
Orthopaedics
Developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH)
Developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH) – video
Discharge medications - after surgery
Hip spica plaster
Removal of metalware
Slipped upper femoral epiphysis (SUFE)
Wrapping (swaddling) your baby safely – video
Fracture care: arm
Fracture care: leg
Fracture care: supracondylar elbow
Fracture care: wrist
Injury care: shoulder dislocation
DDH (see >> Developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH))
Hip displacement (see >> Developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH))
DDH (see >> Developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH) – video)
Medicines (see >> Discharge medications - after surgery)
Orthopaedics (see >> Removal of metalware)
SUFE (see >> Slipped upper femoral epiphysis (SUFE))
Baby wrapping (see >> Wrapping (swaddling) your baby safely – video)
(see >> Wrapping (swaddling) your baby safely – video)
Broken arm (see >> Fracture care: arm)
Arm injury (see >> Fracture care: arm)
Leg injury (see >> Fracture care: leg)
Broken leg (see >> Fracture care: leg)
Elbow injury (see >> Fracture care: supracondylar elbow)
Broken elbow (see >> Fracture care: supracondylar elbow)
Broken wrist (see >> Fracture care: wrist)
Wrist injury (see >> Fracture care: wrist)
Plastic surgery
Cleft lip and cleft palate
Cleft lip and palate – infant feeding
Jaw distraction surgery (mandibular distraction)
Brachial plexus palsy or Erb’s palsy
Plagiocephaly and brachycephaly - misshapen head
Cleft lip and or anterior palate repair dermabond
Cleft lip and or anterior palate repair sutures
Cleft palate submucous cleft
External angular dermoid
Generic instructions
Grommets tubes
Hand fracture
Hand or limb surgery
Infection – hand
Infection – non-hand
Keloid scar injection
Laceration – limb
Laceration – lip
Laceration – nail bed
Laceration – non-limb
Otoplasty – dermabond
Otoplasty – head bandage
Pharyngoplasty
Rhinoplasty
Scar revision
Skin graft – split thickness
Suture line care
Tendon injury – forearm or hand
Tendon transfer
Tongue tie
Trauma generic
Trigger finger
Craniofacial Surgery – Discharge Care
Craniofacial Surgery – Care for your child
Mandibular distraction (see >> Jaw distraction surgery (mandibular distraction))
Erb's palsy (see >> Brachial plexus palsy or Erb’s palsy)
Obstetric brachial plexus palsy (see >> Brachial plexus palsy or Erb’s palsy)
Misshapen head (see >> Plagiocephaly and brachycephaly - misshapen head)
Respiratory
Asthma – use of spacers
Asthma
Bronchiolitis
Cough
Croup
Jaw distraction surgery (mandibular distraction)
Pierre Robin sequence (PRS)
Pneumonia
Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)
Tracheostomy
Whooping cough
Viral illnesses
Thunderstorm asthma
Breathing problems (see >> Asthma)
Cold (see >> Cough)
Respiratory Infection (see >> Cough)
Upper respiratory tract infection (URTI) (see >> Cough)
Mandibular distraction (see >> Jaw distraction surgery (mandibular distraction))
Breathing tube (see >> Tracheostomy)
Cold (see >> Viral illnesses)
Rehabilitation Unit
Brain injury - Attention and concentration
Brain injury - Bathing and Dressing
Brain injury - Bladder and bowel incontinence
Brain injury - Cognitive fatigue
Brain injury - Dizziness
Brain injury - Dysautonomia
Brain injury - Eyes and vision
Brain injury - Fine motor skills
Brain injury - Flexible thinking skills
Brain injury - Gross motor skills
Brain injury - Impulsivity
Brain injury - Inappropriate behaviour
Brain injury - Living skills
Brain injury - Making and keeping friends
Brain injury - Memory and new learning
Brain injury - Monitoring and insight
Brain injury - Period management
Brain injury - Physical activity
Brain injury - Physical effects of Injury
Brain injury - Planning and organisation skills
Brain injury - Post Traumatic Amnesia PTA
Brain injury - Problem solving skills
Brain injury - Reasoning and abstract thinking
Brain injury - Seizures after an Acquired Brain Injury
Brain injury - Sexuality
Brain injury - Social skills
Brain injury - Speed of information processing
Brain injury - Stages of recovery
Brain injury - toileting
Brain injury - Medication
Attention and concentration (see >> Brain injury - Attention and concentration)
Vision (see >> Brain injury - Eyes and vision)
Thinking skills (see >> Brain injury - Flexible thinking skills)
Gross motor skills (see >> Brain injury - Gross motor skills)
Motor skills (see >> Brain injury - Gross motor skills)
Impulsivity (see >> Brain injury - Impulsivity)
Inappropriate behaviour (see >> Brain injury - Inappropriate behaviour)
Living skills (see >> Brain injury - Living skills)
Period management (see >> Brain injury - Period management)
Physical activity (see >> Brain injury - Physical activity)
Amnesia (see >> Brain injury - Post Traumatic Amnesia PTA)
Seizures after an Acquired Brain Injury (see >> Brain injury - Seizures after an Acquired Brain Injury)
Information processing after brain injury (see >> Brain injury - Speed of information processing)
Toileting after a brain injury (see >> Brain injury - toileting)
Safety
Preventing falls in hospital
Safety: Backyards and playgrounds
Car seat safety
Safety: Choking, suffocation and strangulation prevention
Safety: Around the home
Safety: Poisoning prevention
Safety: Preventing falls
Toy safety
Water safety
Sun safety
Safety: Quad bikes
Button battery safety
Safety: Furniture tip-over prevention
Family violence – effects on children’s health
E-cigarettes and teens
Fall safety in hospital (see >> Preventing falls in hospital)
Trampoline safety (see >> Safety: Backyards and playgrounds)
Skating and scooter safety (see >> Safety: Backyards and playgrounds)
Backyard safety (see >> Safety: Backyards and playgrounds)
Car seats (see >> Car seat safety)
Choking prevention (see >> Safety: Choking, suffocation and strangulation prevention)
Suffocation prevention (see >> Safety: Choking, suffocation and strangulation prevention)
Strangulation prevention (see >> Safety: Choking, suffocation and strangulation prevention)
Home safety (see >> Safety: Around the home)
Poisoning prevention (see >> Safety: Poisoning prevention)
Falls prevention (see >> Safety: Preventing falls)
Drowning prevention (see >> Water safety)
Water safety (see >> Water safety)
Sunburn (see >> Sun safety)
Ride-on lawn mowers (see >> Safety: Quad bikes)
Quad bike safety (see >> Safety: Quad bikes)
Button batteries (see >> Button battery safety)
Furniture tip-over prevention (see >> Safety: Furniture tip-over prevention)
Domestic violence (see >> Family violence – effects on children’s health)
Violence (see >> Family violence – effects on children’s health)
Vaping and teens (see >> E-cigarettes and teens)
Services
GPs – choosing and visiting a family doctor
Stopping the spread of germs
Occupational therapy fact sheets
Palliative care
Palliative care – morphine
Pavlik Harness for DDH
Your child's hospital stay
RCH operation and recovery room
Telehealth video consultation
X-ray
Ultrasound
Hand washing (see >> Stopping the spread of germs)
Infection prevention (see >> Stopping the spread of germs)
Hygiene (see >> Stopping the spread of germs)
OT (see >> Occupational therapy fact sheets)
DDH (see >> Pavlik Harness for DDH)
Coming to hospital (see >> Your child's hospital stay)
Preparing your child for hospital (see >> Your child's hospital stay)
Operating Room (see >> RCH operation and recovery room)
Recovery Room (see >> RCH operation and recovery room)
Video consultation (see >> Telehealth video consultation)
Skin
Acne
Chickenpox
Cradle cap
Laser treatment for birthmarks
Eczema (atopic dermatitis)
Epidermolysis bullosa
Haemangiomas of infancy (strawberry naevus)
Hand, foot and mouth disease
Henoch-Schönlein purpura (HSP)
Herpes simplex gingivostomatitis
Hives
Ichthyosis
Impetigo (school sores)
Insect bites and stings
Insect repellents – guidelines for safe use
Lichen sclerosus
Molluscum
Congenital dermal melanocytosis
Nappy rash
Penis and foreskin care
Port wine stains
Pressure injury prevention
Roseola infantum
Scabies
Skincare for babies
Slapped cheek (fifth disease)
Warts
Wound care
Rashes
Skin infections – bleach baths
Cuts, grazes and lacerations
Sun safety
Treatment for haemangiomas with beta blockers
Varicella (see >> Chickenpox)
Skin laser therapy (see >> Laser treatment for birthmarks)
Skin (see >> Eczema (atopic dermatitis))
Skin (see >> Epidermolysis bullosa)
Coxsackie virus (see >> Hand, foot and mouth disease)
School sores (see >> Impetigo (school sores))
Diaper dermatitis (see >> Nappy rash)
Rash (see >> Nappy rash)
Skin Infection (see >> Nappy rash)
Foreskin care (see >> Penis and foreskin care)
Birth Marks (see >> Port wine stains)
Bed sore prevention (see >> Pressure injury prevention)
Baby skincare (see >> Skincare for babies)
Fifth disease (see >> Slapped cheek (fifth disease))
Bleach baths (see >> Skin infections – bleach baths)
Sunburn (see >> Sun safety)
Haemangiomas treatment (see >> Treatment for haemangiomas with beta blockers)
Speech
Alternative and augmentative communication
Speech problems – articulation and phonological disorders
Brain injury - Dyspraxia
Dysarthria
Language disorders - aphasia
Nasal speech
Childhood Apraxia of Speech
Voice disorders
Voice Laryngology clinic
Word-finding difficulties
Augmentative and alternative communication (see >> Alternative and augmentative communication)
Dyspraxia (see >> Brain injury - Dyspraxia)
Speech (see >> Brain injury - Dyspraxia)
Aphasia (see >> Language disorders - aphasia)
Surgery
Appendicitis
Bladder augmentation
Foot surgery
Hypospadias
Urinary catheters
Jaw distraction surgery (mandibular distraction)
Undescended testes
Liver and spleen injuries
Emergence delirium
Tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy (T&A) – discharge care
Kirschner wires (K-wires)
Craniofacial Surgery – Care for your child
Gastrostomy tube
Catheter (see >> Urinary catheters)
Indwelling urinary catheter (see >> Urinary catheters)
Mandibular distraction (see >> Jaw distraction surgery (mandibular distraction))
Testes (see >> Undescended testes)
Injuries - liver & spleen (see >> Liver and spleen injuries)
Liver injuries (see >> Liver and spleen injuries)
Spleen injuries (see >> Liver and spleen injuries)
Surgical pins (see >> Kirschner wires (K-wires))
Broken bone (see >> Kirschner wires (K-wires))
Fracture (see >> Kirschner wires (K-wires))
Teen Health
Unequal breast size
Vulval skin care for teenagers
Vulvovaginitis
Oral contraceptives – skipping periods when taking the Pill
Mental health – adolescents
Gambling - teens and young people
Taking risks - teens and young people
Breast size (see >> Unequal breast size)
Skipping periods when taking the Pill (see >> Oral contraceptives – skipping periods when taking the Pill)
Periods - skipping when taking the Pill (see >> Oral contraceptives – skipping periods when taking the Pill)
Pill - skipping periods when taking (see >> Oral contraceptives – skipping periods when taking the Pill)
Tests and procedures
Blood product transfusions
Bone marrow aspirate
Endoscopy – colonoscopy
CT scan
Endoscopy – gastroscopy and capsule endoscopy
Electroencephalography (EEG)
Liver biopsy
Lumbar puncture
Nasogastric tubes
Nuclear medicine
Pavlik Harness for DDH
Reducing your child's discomfort during procedures
Spinal anaesthesia for baby hernias
Stitches and glue care
Urine samples
Radiation and pregnancy
Colonic Manometry
CVAD: Port
Midline
CVAD: Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter PICC
CVAD: Tunnelled Cuffed - Centrally Inserted Central Catheter TC-CICC
CVAD: Tunnelled – Centrally Inserted Central Catheter T-CICC
Anorectal Manometry
External ventricular drains
Mirena Intrauterine Device (IUD) insertion
Deep brain stimulation
Transfusions (see >> Blood product transfusions)
Colonoscopy (see >> Endoscopy – colonoscopy)
Gastroscopy (see >> Endoscopy – gastroscopy and capsule endoscopy)
Capsule endoscopy (see >> Endoscopy – gastroscopy and capsule endoscopy)
Epilepsy (see >> Electroencephalography (EEG))
Seizure (see >> Electroencephalography (EEG))
DDH (see >> Pavlik Harness for DDH)
Sucrose solution (see >> Reducing your child's discomfort during procedures)
Procedures (see >> Reducing your child's discomfort during procedures)
IUD (see >> Mirena Intrauterine Device (IUD) insertion)
Translations
Thunderstorm asthma (Chinese Simplified) – 风暴性哮喘
Urology
Urinary catheters
Catheter (see >> Urinary catheters)
Indwelling urinary catheter (see >> Urinary catheters)
Videos
Developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH) – video
Wrapping (swaddling) your baby safely – video
Asthma – videos
Denis Browne bar for DDH – video
Dental care – video
DDH (see >> Developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH) – video)
Baby wrapping (see >> Wrapping (swaddling) your baby safely – video)
(see >> Wrapping (swaddling) your baby safely – video)
Brushing teeth (see >> Dental care – video)
Teeth (see >> Dental care – video)
Tooth decay (see >> Dental care – video)
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