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Peripheral nerve block (elastomeric pump) information sheet

https://bcch.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog123699
Acute Pain Service. Vancouver, BC: BC Children's Hospital , 2021.
URL
http://www.cw.bc.ca/library/pdf/pamphlets/BC-Childrens-Elastomeric-pump-info.pdf
Material Type
Handout
Online
Nerve blocks are performed by delivering local anesthetic (numbing medication) around the nerves that carry painful sensation from the surgical site or limb (arm or leg).; Learn how this nerve block works, and what to expect.; There is a separate handout on caring for your child with an elastomeric…
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URL
http://www.cw.bc.ca/library/pdf/pamphlets/BC-Childrens-Elastomeric-pump-info.pdf
Corporate Author
Acute Pain Service
Place of Publication
Vancouver, BC
Publisher
BC Children's Hospital
Publication Date
2021
Physical Description
PDF; 2 p.
Subject
Anesthesia
Pain Control
Surgery-Coping
Abstract
Nerve blocks are performed by delivering local anesthetic (numbing medication) around the nerves that carry painful sensation from the surgical site or limb (arm or leg).
Learn how this nerve block works, and what to expect.
There is a separate handout on caring for your child with an elastomeric pump.
Language
English
Material Type
Handout
Online
URLs
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Using a continuous nerve block infusion pump at home

https://bcch.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog122779
Acute Pain Service. Vancouver, BC: BC Children's Hospital , 2020.
URL
http://www.cw.bc.ca/library/pdf/pamphlets/BCCH_APS_ContinuousNerveBlockPumpAtHome.pdf
Material Type
Handout
Online
A continuous nerve block pump gives your child a steady dose of pain medicine after their surgery. Learn how to care for your child with a nerve block, how to take care of the pump, how to remove the catheter, and when to get help.
  1 url  
URL
http://www.cw.bc.ca/library/pdf/pamphlets/BCCH_APS_ContinuousNerveBlockPumpAtHome.pdf
Corporate Author
Acute Pain Service
Place of Publication
Vancouver, BC
Publisher
BC Children's Hospital
Publication Date
2020
Physical Description
PDF; 2 p.
Subject
Anesthesia
Pain Control
Surgery-Coping
Abstract
A continuous nerve block pump gives your child a steady dose of pain medicine after their surgery. Learn how to care for your child with a nerve block, how to take care of the pump, how to remove the catheter, and when to get help.
Language
English
Material Type
Handout
Online
URLs
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After your child's nerve block

https://bcch.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog122043
Acute Pain Service. Vancouver, BC: BC Children's Hospital , 2021.
URL
http://www.cw.bc.ca/library/pdf/pamphlets/BCCH_APS_NerveBlockPostOp.pdf
Material Type
Handout
Online
Learn what to expect if your child has a nerve block after surgery, and how to care for them. This document explains what is normal, how to care for your child, and when to get help.
  1 url  
URL
http://www.cw.bc.ca/library/pdf/pamphlets/BCCH_APS_NerveBlockPostOp.pdf
Corporate Author
Acute Pain Service
Place of Publication
Vancouver, BC
Publisher
BC Children's Hospital
Publication Date
2021
Physical Description
PDF; 2 p.
Subject
Anesthesia
Pain Control
Surgery-Coping
Abstract
Learn what to expect if your child has a nerve block after surgery, and how to care for them. This document explains what is normal, how to care for your child, and when to get help.
Language
English
Material Type
Handout
Online
URLs
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After your child's caudal block

https://bcch.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog122780
Acute Pain Service. Vancouver, BC: BC Children's Hospital , 2020.
URL
http://www.cw.bc.ca/library/pdf/pamphlets/BCCH_APS_CaudalBlockPostOp.pdf
Material Type
Handout
Online
Your child may have a caudal nerve block to reduce their pain after surgery. Learn what to expect when your child receives a caudal nerve block, how to care for your child while the block is working, and when to get help.
  1 url  
URL
http://www.cw.bc.ca/library/pdf/pamphlets/BCCH_APS_CaudalBlockPostOp.pdf
Corporate Author
Acute Pain Service
Place of Publication
Vancouver, BC
Publisher
BC Children's Hospital
Publication Date
2020
Physical Description
PDF; 2 p.
Subject
Anesthesia
Pain Control
Surgery-Coping
Abstract
Your child may have a caudal nerve block to reduce their pain after surgery. Learn what to expect when your child receives a caudal nerve block, how to care for your child while the block is working, and when to get help.
Language
English
Material Type
Handout
Online
URLs
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The first 24 hours after a general anesthetic

https://bcch.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog112484
Surgery Department. [Vancouver, BC?]: BC Children's Hospital , 2000.
URL
http://www.cw.bc.ca/library/pdf/pamphlets/BCCH1020First24HrsAfterAnesthetic_2000.pdf
Material Type
Handout
Online
Call Number
BCCH1020
This handout provides parents with information on what to expect in the first 24 hours after their child has anesthesia. It covers the topics of aches, pain, fever, nausea, vomiting,as well as what foods to offer and what to do in case of breathing problems.
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URL
http://www.cw.bc.ca/library/pdf/pamphlets/BCCH1020First24HrsAfterAnesthetic_2000.pdf
Website Notes
Click link to view or print.
Corporate Author
Surgery Department
Place of Publication
[Vancouver, BC?]
Publisher
BC Children's Hospital
Publication Date
2000
Physical Description
PDF file: 2 p.
Subject
Anesthesia
Surgery
Abstract
This handout provides parents with information on what to expect in the first 24 hours after their child has anesthesia. It covers the topics of aches, pain, fever, nausea, vomiting,as well as what foods to offer and what to do in case of breathing problems.
Language
English
Material Type
Handout
Online
Call Number
BCCH1020
Images
URLs
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The first 24 hours after a general anesthetic [Chinese Simplified]

https://bcch.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog112485
Surgery Department. [Vancouver, BC?]: BC Children's Hospital , 2000.
URL
http://www.cw.bc.ca/library/pdf/pamphlets/BCCH1020ChS_First24HrsAfterAnesthetic_2000.pdf
Material Type
Handout
Online
Call Number
BCCH1020ChS
Written in Simplified Chinese, this handout provides parents with information on what to expect in the first 24 hours after their child has anesthesia. It covers the topics of aches, pain, fever, nausea, vomiting,as well as what foods to offer and what to do in case of breathing problems.
  1 image     1 url  
URL
http://www.cw.bc.ca/library/pdf/pamphlets/BCCH1020ChS_First24HrsAfterAnesthetic_2000.pdf
Website Notes
Click link to view or print.
Corporate Author
Surgery Department
Place of Publication
[Vancouver, BC?]
Publisher
BC Children's Hospital
Publication Date
2000
Physical Description
PDF file: 2 p.
Subject
Anesthesia
Surgery
Abstract
Written in Simplified Chinese, this handout provides parents with information on what to expect in the first 24 hours after their child has anesthesia. It covers the topics of aches, pain, fever, nausea, vomiting,as well as what foods to offer and what to do in case of breathing problems.
Language
Chinese-Simplified
Material Type
Handout
Online
Call Number
BCCH1020ChS
Images
URLs
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The first 24 hours after a general anesthetic [Punjabi]

https://bcch.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog112486
Surgery Department. [Vancouver, BC?]: BC Children's Hospital , 2000.
URL
http://www.cw.bc.ca/library/pdf/pamphlets/BCCH1020P_First24HrsAfterAnesthetic_2000.pdf
Material Type
Handout
Online
Call Number
BCCH1020P
Written in Punjabi, this handout provides parents with information on what to expect in the first 24 hours after their child has anesthesia. It covers the topics of aches, pain, fever, nausea, vomiting,as well as what foods to offer and what to do in case of breathing problems.
  1 image     1 url  
URL
http://www.cw.bc.ca/library/pdf/pamphlets/BCCH1020P_First24HrsAfterAnesthetic_2000.pdf
Website Notes
Click link to view or print.
Corporate Author
Surgery Department
Place of Publication
[Vancouver, BC?]
Publisher
BC Children's Hospital
Publication Date
2000
Physical Description
PDF file: 2 p.
Subject
Anesthesia
Surgery
Abstract
Written in Punjabi, this handout provides parents with information on what to expect in the first 24 hours after their child has anesthesia. It covers the topics of aches, pain, fever, nausea, vomiting,as well as what foods to offer and what to do in case of breathing problems.
Language
Punjabi
Material Type
Handout
Online
Call Number
BCCH1020P
Images
URLs
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The first 24 hours after a general anesthetic [Traditional Chinese]

https://bcch.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog112487
Surgery Department. [Vancouver, BC?]: BC Children's Hospital , 2000.
URL
http://www.cw.bc.ca/library/pdf/pamphlets/BCCH1020TCh_First24HrsAfterAnesthetic_2000.pdf
Material Type
Handout
Online
Call Number
BCCH1020TCh
Written in Traditional Chinese, this handout provides parents with information on what to expect in the first 24 hours after their child has anesthesia. It covers the topics of aches, pain, fever, nausea, vomiting,as well as what foods to offer and what to do in case of breathing problems.
  1 image     1 url  
URL
http://www.cw.bc.ca/library/pdf/pamphlets/BCCH1020TCh_First24HrsAfterAnesthetic_2000.pdf
Website Notes
Click link to view or print.
Corporate Author
Surgery Department
Place of Publication
[Vancouver, BC?]
Publisher
BC Children's Hospital
Publication Date
2000
Physical Description
PDF file: 2 p.
Subject
Anesthesia
Surgery
Abstract
Written in Traditional Chinese, this handout provides parents with information on what to expect in the first 24 hours after their child has anesthesia. It covers the topics of aches, pain, fever, nausea, vomiting,as well as what foods to offer and what to do in case of breathing problems.
Language
Chinese-Traditional
Material Type
Handout
Online
Call Number
BCCH1020TCh
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URLs
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The first 24 hours after a general anesthetic [Vietnamese]

https://bcch.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog112488
Surgery Department. [Vancouver, BC?]: BC Children's Hospital , 2000.
URL
http://www.cw.bc.ca/library/pdf/pamphlets/BCCH1020V_First24HrsAfterAnesthetic_2000.pdf
Material Type
Handout
Online
Call Number
BCCH1020V
Written in Vietnamese, this handout provides parents with information on what to expect in the first 24 hours after their child has anesthesia. It covers the topics of aches, pain, fever, nausea, vomiting,as well as what foods to offer and what to do in case of breathing problems.
  1 image     1 url  
URL
http://www.cw.bc.ca/library/pdf/pamphlets/BCCH1020V_First24HrsAfterAnesthetic_2000.pdf
Website Notes
Click link to view or print.
Corporate Author
Surgery Department
Place of Publication
[Vancouver, BC?]
Publisher
BC Children's Hospital
Publication Date
2000
Physical Description
PDF file: 2 p.
Subject
Anesthesia
Surgery
Abstract
Written in Vietnamese, this handout provides parents with information on what to expect in the first 24 hours after their child has anesthesia. It covers the topics of aches, pain, fever, nausea, vomiting,as well as what foods to offer and what to do in case of breathing problems.
Language
Vietnamese
Material Type
Handout
Online
Call Number
BCCH1020V
Images
URLs
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Stewart's tree: A book for brothers and sisters when a baby dies shortly after birth

https://bcch.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog124201
Campbell, Cathy. London, UK: Jessica Kingsley Publishers , 2018.
Material Type
Book
Call Number
PICTURE GK 580 CAM 2018
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Ellen's new baby brother Stewart has been 'lost'. Ellen looks in all the cupboards for Stewart, and even in the washing machine - then her family help her understand that Stewart has died and isn't going to come back. Together they plant a tree for Stewart, so they will always have a place to remem…
Author
Campbell, Cathy
Place of Publication
London, UK
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Publication Date
2018
Physical Description
Hardcover; [40p.]
Subject
Infant Mortality
Children - Coping with Death and Dying
Abstract
Ellen's new baby brother Stewart has been 'lost'. Ellen looks in all the cupboards for Stewart, and even in the washing machine - then her family help her understand that Stewart has died and isn't going to come back. Together they plant a tree for Stewart, so they will always have a place to remember him.
A therapeutic children's book for explaining sibling loss to young children, colourfully illustrated to emphasize focusing on the happy memories of a lost child. The book ends with a guide to bereavement for children written by qualified clinicians.
ISBN
9781785923999
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Call Number
PICTURE GK 580 CAM 2018

Copies

BC Children's and Women's Family Library Available
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Une autre césarienne ou un AVAC?: S?informer pour mieux décider

https://bcch.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog114519
Vadeboncoeur, Hélène. [Quebec, QC]: Fides , 2012.
Material Type
Book
Call Number
GH 356 VAD 2012
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Écrit par une femme qui a eu une césarienne, puis un accouchement par voie vaginale, ce livre décrit le contexte entourant de nos jours l?accouchement. Il explique quels sont les avantages et les risques de la césarienne et de l?AVAC (accouchement vaginal après césarienne), que faire avec les émoti…
Alternate Title
[Une autre cesarienne ou un AVAC?: S informer pour mieux decider]
Author
Vadeboncoeur, Hélène
Place of Publication
[Quebec, QC]
Publisher
Fides
Publication Date
2012
Physical Description
Paperback, 384 p.
Subject
Pregnancy/Childbirth
Alternative Childbirth Methods
Cesarean Section
Abstract
Écrit par une femme qui a eu une césarienne, puis un accouchement par voie vaginale, ce livre décrit le contexte entourant de nos jours l?accouchement. Il explique quels sont les avantages et les risques de la césarienne et de l?AVAC (accouchement vaginal après césarienne), que faire avec les émotions qui peuvent nous habiter lorsqu?on a eu une césarienne, comment mettre en place dès le début de la grossesse les conditions qui nous aideront à avoir un AVAC, et le déroulement optimal d?un accouchement.
ISBN
9782762131550
Language
French
Material Type
Book
Call Number
GH 356 VAD 2012

Copies

copy 1 BC Children's and Women's Family Library Available
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Empty cradle, broken heart: Surviving the death of your baby

https://bcch.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog120727
Davis, Deborah L. Golden, CO: Fulcrum Publishing , 2016.
Material Type
Book
Call Number
GK 580 DAV 2016
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
The heartache of miscarriage, stillbirth, or infant death affects thousands of U.S. families every year. Empty Cradle, Broken Heart, Third Edition offers reassurance to parents who struggle with anger, guilt, and despair during and after such a tragedy. In this new and updated edition, Deborah Davi…
Author
Davis, Deborah L.
Place of Publication
Golden, CO
Publisher
Fulcrum Publishing
Publication Date
2016
Physical Description
Softcover; 417 p.
Subject
Infant Mortality
Death and Dying
Grief. Bereavement
Pregnancy Loss. Miscarriage
Abstract
The heartache of miscarriage, stillbirth, or infant death affects thousands of U.S. families every year. Empty Cradle, Broken Heart, Third Edition offers reassurance to parents who struggle with anger, guilt, and despair during and after such a tragedy. In this new and updated edition, Deborah Davis encourages grieving and strives to cover many different kinds of loss, including information on issues such as the death of one or more babies from a multiple birth, pregnancy interruption, and the questioning of aggressive medical intervention. There is also a special chapter for fathers as well as a chapter on "protective parenting" to help anxious parents enjoy their precious living children. Doctors, nurses, relatives, friends, and other support persons can gain special insight. Most importantly, parents facing the death of a baby will find necessary support in this gentle guide.
ISBN
9781936218240
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Call Number
GK 580 DAV 2016

Copies

Copy 1 BC Children's and Women's Family Library Available
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