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These suggestions can help you and your child manage stress before, during, and after their; procedure.; Some children may need to talk about the procedure and their coping plan several times. Other children just need to prepare once.; You know your child best. Please adapt these suggestions to sui…

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URL: http://www.cw.bc.ca/library/pdf/pamphlets/BC-Childrens-Helping-your-Child-Manage-Procedures.pdf

Alternate Title: Help your child manage medical and surgical procedures

Corporate Author: Health Promotion and Health Literacy Team

Place of Publication: Vancouver, BC

Publisher: BC Children's Hospital

Publication Date: 2022

Physical Description: PDF; 2 pages

Subject: Pain Control-Complementary Therapies; Pain Control

Abstract: These suggestions can help you and your child manage stress before, during, and after their; procedure.; Some children may need to talk about the procedure and their coping plan several times. Other children just need to prepare once.; You know your child best. Please adapt these suggestions to suit your child?s age, interests, and personality.

Language: English

Material Type: Handout; Online

URLs

http://www.cw.bc.ca/library/pdf/pamphlets/BC-Childrens-Helping-your-Child-Manage-Procedures.pdf

Helping your child manage medical and surgical procedures [Vietnamese]

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Child Life Department. [Vancouver, BC?]: BC Children's Hospital , 2013.

URL: http://www.cw.bc.ca/library/pdf/pamphlets/BCCH1209V_HelpingYourChildManageSurgical_2013.pdf

Material Type: Handout; Online

Call Number: BCCH1209V

Written in Vietnamese, this pamphlet includes helpful tips for parents about helping children cope with medical procedures and surgery.

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URL: http://www.cw.bc.ca/library/pdf/pamphlets/BCCH1209V_HelpingYourChildManageSurgical_2013.pdf

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Corporate Author: Child Life Department

Place of Publication: [Vancouver, BC?]

Publisher: BC Children's Hospital

Publication Date: 2013

Physical Description: PDF file: 2 p.

Subject: Surgery-Coping

Abstract: Written in Vietnamese, this pamphlet includes helpful tips for parents about helping children cope with medical procedures and surgery.

Language: Vietnamese

Material Type: Handout; Online

Call Number: BCCH1209V

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http://www.cw.bc.ca/library/pdf/pamphlets/BCCH1209V_HelpingYourChildManageSurgical_2013.pdf

Breast milk and contrast media : Is it safe to feed my baby after my medical imaging test? Yes!

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Fraser Health Authority (FHA), Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH), Healthy Families BC, BC Women's Hospital + Health Centre. [Vancouver, BC?]: Fraser Health Authority (FHA) | Providence Health care | Provincial Health Service Authority (PHSA) | Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH) , 2019.

URL: https://vch.eduhealth.ca/PDFs/GK/GK.560.7441.pdf

Material Type: Online; Handout

Your doctor or nurse practitioner has ordered a medical imaging test that requires you to have an injection of contrast media.; While it is possible that tiny amounts of contrast media can enter breast milk, we want you to know that it is safe to continue to breast feed your baby.; This document ex…

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URL: https://vch.eduhealth.ca/PDFs/GK/GK.560.7441.pdf

Corporate Author: Fraser Health Authority (FHA); Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH); Healthy Families BC; BC Women's Hospital + Health Centre

Place of Publication: [Vancouver, BC?]

Publisher: Fraser Health Authority (FHA); Providence Health care; Provincial Health Service Authority (PHSA); Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH)

Publication Date: 2019

Subject: Breastfeeding; CT Scan. CAT Scan. Computerized Axial Tomography; X-rays

Abstract: Your doctor or nurse practitioner has ordered a medical imaging test that requires you to have an injection of contrast media.; While it is possible that tiny amounts of contrast media can enter breast milk, we want you to know that it is safe to continue to breast feed your baby.; This document explains how much contrast your baby might receive in breast milk, how long each type of contrast takes to leave the body, and why it is a good idea to breastfeed as soon as you can after the imaging.

Language: English

Material Type: Online; Handout

URLs

https://vch.eduhealth.ca/PDFs/GK/GK.560.7441.pdf

Low blood sugar (Hypoglycemia)

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Diabetes Clinic. [Vancouver, BC?]: BC Women's Hospital + Health Centre , 2016.

URL: http://www.cw.bc.ca/library/pdf/pamphlets/BCW1020_LowBloodSugar.pdf

Material Type: Handout; Online

Call Number: BCW1020

This pamphlet contains information about what is low blood sugar, its cause, signs and treatment.

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URL: http://www.cw.bc.ca/library/pdf/pamphlets/BCW1020_LowBloodSugar.pdf

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Corporate Author: Diabetes Clinic

Place of Publication: [Vancouver, BC?]

Publisher: BC Women's Hospital + Health Centre

Publication Date: 2016

Physical Description: PDF file, 1 p.

Subject: Hypoglycemia

Abstract: This pamphlet contains information about what is low blood sugar, its cause, signs and treatment.

Notes: BCW1020

Language: English

Material Type: Handout; Online

Call Number: BCW1020

URLs

http://www.cw.bc.ca/library/pdf/pamphlets/BCW1020_LowBloodSugar.pdf

Red blood cell exchange

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Oncology/Hematology/BMT Department. Vancouver, BC: BC Children's Hospital , 2019.

URL: http://www.cw.bc.ca/library/pdf/pamphlets/BCCH_RBCX.pdf

Material Type: Online; Handout

This pamphlet explains the red blood cell exchange (RBCX) procedure. You will learn when this procedure is needed, and how to prepare a child for RBCX.

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URL: http://www.cw.bc.ca/library/pdf/pamphlets/BCCH_RBCX.pdf

Alternate Title: RBX

Corporate Author: Oncology/Hematology/BMT Department

Place of Publication: Vancouver, BC

Publisher: BC Children's Hospital

Publication Date: 2019

Physical Description: PDF File, 2 p. (brochure style)

Subject: Blood Cells; Blood/Lymphatic System. Blood/Lymphatic System Diseases-Children

Abstract: This pamphlet explains the red blood cell exchange (RBCX) procedure. You will learn when this procedure is needed, and how to prepare a child for RBCX.

Notes: Current as of Jan 2024

Language: English

Material Type: Online; Handout

URLs

http://www.cw.bc.ca/library/pdf/pamphlets/BCCH_RBCX.pdf

Peripheral blood stem cell collection

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Oncology/Hematology/BMT Department. Vancouver, BC: BC Children's Hospital , 2019.

URL: http://www.cw.bc.ca/library/pdf/pamphlets/BCCH223_PBSC.pdf

Material Type: Online; Handout

Call Number: BCCH223

This pamphlet about the PBSC procedure. It explains what stem cells are and why this procedure is needed. It discusses how to prepare a child for PBSC and explains what to expect after the procedure.

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URL: http://www.cw.bc.ca/library/pdf/pamphlets/BCCH223_PBSC.pdf

Corporate Author: Oncology/Hematology/BMT Department

Place of Publication: Vancouver, BC

Publisher: BC Children's Hospital

Publication Date: 2019

Physical Description: PDF File, 2 p. (brochure style)

Subject: Blood Cells; Blood/Lymphatic System. Blood/Lymphatic System Diseases-Children; Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Collection (PBSC); Diagnostic Tests/Procedures. Physical Diagnosis

Abstract: This pamphlet about the PBSC procedure. It explains what stem cells are and why this procedure is needed. It discusses how to prepare a child for PBSC and explains what to expect after the procedure.

Notes: Current as of Jan 2024

Language: English

Material Type: Online; Handout

Call Number: BCCH223

URLs

http://www.cw.bc.ca/library/pdf/pamphlets/BCCH223_PBSC.pdf

Low blood glucose in newborn babies

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[Vancouver, BC?]: BC Women's Hospital + Health Centre , 2019.

URL: http://www.cw.bc.ca/library/pdf/pamphlets/BCW_Low_Blood_Glucose_Newborn.pdf

Material Type: Online; Handout

Call Number: BCCW00009

This handout explains why your baby may have low blood sugar, how nurses check your baby's blood sugar, and how you can help your baby.

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URL: http://www.cw.bc.ca/library/pdf/pamphlets/BCW_Low_Blood_Glucose_Newborn.pdf

Place of Publication: [Vancouver, BC?]

Publisher: BC Women's Hospital + Health Centre

Publication Date: 2019

Physical Description: PDF; 2 p.

Subject: Infant Feeding

Abstract: This handout explains why your baby may have low blood sugar, how nurses check your baby's blood sugar, and how you can help your baby.

Language: English

Material Type: Online; Handout

Call Number: BCCW00009

URLs

http://www.cw.bc.ca/library/pdf/pamphlets/BCW_Low_Blood_Glucose_Newborn.pdf

Spinal headache and epidural blood patch

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Department of Anesthesiology. [Vancouver, BC?]: BC Women's Hospital + Health Centre , 2021.

URL: http://www.cw.bc.ca/library/pdf/pamphlets/BCW_EpiduralBloodPatch.pdf

Material Type: Handout; Online

Many people experience a headache after birth. A spinal headache is a special type of headache that people can have after an epidural or spinal anesthetic. It is caused by a hole in the spinal fluid sac, where the epidural went in.; This handout describes symptoms of spinal headaches. It also expla…

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URL: http://www.cw.bc.ca/library/pdf/pamphlets/BCW_EpiduralBloodPatch.pdf

Corporate Author: Department of Anesthesiology

Place of Publication: [Vancouver, BC?]

Publisher: BC Women's Hospital + Health Centre

Publication Date: 2021

Physical Description: PDF file: 2 p.

Subject: Pain Control; Drug Delivery Systems; Childbirth; Drug Side Effects

Abstract: Many people experience a headache after birth. A spinal headache is a special type of headache that people can have after an epidural or spinal anesthetic. It is caused by a hole in the spinal fluid sac, where the epidural went in.; This handout describes symptoms of spinal headaches. It also explains how an epidural blood patch procedure can help. A blood patch uses your own blood to patch a hole in your spinal fluid sac.

Language: English

Material Type: Handout; Online

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http://www.cw.bc.ca/library/pdf/pamphlets/BCW_EpiduralBloodPatch.pdf

Adult blood transfusion: Answers to some common questions

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BC Women's Hospital + Health Centre. [Vancouver, BC?]: BC Women's Hospital + Health Centre , 2015.

URL: http://shop.healthcarebc.ca/phsa/BCWH_2/Transfusion%20Medicine/C-06-14-61115.pdf

Material Type: Handout; Online

Call Number: BCW980

Answers frequently asked questions about blood transfusions for adults.

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URL: http://shop.healthcarebc.ca/phsa/BCWH_2/Transfusion%20Medicine/C-06-14-61115.pdf

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Corporate Author: BC Women's Hospital + Health Centre

Place of Publication: [Vancouver, BC?]

Publisher: BC Women's Hospital + Health Centre

Publication Date: 2015

Physical Description: PDF: 4 pages

Subject: Blood Transfusions

Abstract: Answers frequently asked questions about blood transfusions for adults.

Language: English

Material Type: Handout; Online

Call Number: BCW980

URLs

http://shop.healthcarebc.ca/phsa/BCWH_2/Transfusion%20Medicine/C-06-14-61115.pdf

Pediatric blood transfusion: Answers to some common questions

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BC Children's Hospital. [Vancouver, BC?]: BC Children's Hospital , 2015.

URL: http://shop.healthcarebc.ca/phsa/BCWH_2/Transfusion%20Medicine/C-05-14-61114.pdf

Material Type: Handout; Online

Call Number: BCCH1691

Answers frequently asked questions about blood transfusions for children.

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URL: http://shop.healthcarebc.ca/phsa/BCWH_2/Transfusion%20Medicine/C-05-14-61114.pdf

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Corporate Author: BC Children's Hospital

Place of Publication: [Vancouver, BC?]

Publisher: BC Children's Hospital

Publication Date: 2015

Physical Description: PDF: 4 pages

Subject: Blood Transfusions

Abstract: Answers frequently asked questions about blood transfusions for children.

Language: English

Material Type: Handout; Online

Call Number: BCCH1691

URLs

http://shop.healthcarebc.ca/phsa/BCWH_2/Transfusion%20Medicine/C-05-14-61114.pdf

High blood pressure in pregnancy: Information for care at home

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Antepartum Home Care. [Vancouver, BC?]: BC Women's Hospital + Health Centre , 2017.

URL: http://www.cw.bc.ca/library/pdf/pamphlets/BCW625_HighBPPregnancy.pdf

Material Type: Handout; Online

Call Number: BCW625

This handout provides an overview of high blood pressure during pregnancy. This information will help you understand how your Home Care Nursing Team and your doctor are planning to keep you and your baby safe and healthy while you are at home.

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URL: http://www.cw.bc.ca/library/pdf/pamphlets/BCW625_HighBPPregnancy.pdf

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Corporate Author: Antepartum Home Care

Place of Publication: [Vancouver, BC?]

Publisher: BC Women's Hospital + Health Centre

Publication Date: 2017

Physical Description: PDF file: 4 p.

Subject: Pregnancy Complications

Abstract: This handout provides an overview of high blood pressure during pregnancy. This information will help you understand how your Home Care Nursing Team and your doctor are planning to keep you and your baby safe and healthy while you are at home.