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Learn what to expect after your child has surgery for limb length difference. Explains the 2 kinds of epiphysiodesis surgery, your child's follow-up care, and possible complications.
A poil le bébé ! Bon d?accord.; A poil les voisins ! Euh... A poil la boulangère ! Ben... A poil le policier ! Vraiment ?! Mais à quoi se préparent donc tous ces gens qui quittent leurs habits, les uns soigneusement, les autres de façon plus expéditive ? Une visite médicale ? Non. Une séance de pos…
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Learn all about what's inside the human body and the major systems that make it up: bones & muscles, the heart and circulation, the brain and the senses, respiration, digestion, and reproduction. With this atlas, kids can: Arrange and rearrange block puzzles to get six pictures revealing the inside…
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Anatomical illustrations guide children through the mysteries of the body with revealing lift the flap pages.
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Learn the human body while having fun.; 76 magnets and 1 magnetic board to learn and assemble the different parts of the human body. 4 maps with detailed explanations on: the skeleton, the organs, the muscles and the body.
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Lift the flaps to uncover the amazing inner workings of your very own body - from your bones, blood and brain to the bacteria in your belly button.; Part of the Live-5-2-1-0 collection.
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Un livre animé extraordinaire pour percer les mystères du corps humain et donner aux petits des explications simples sur son fonctionnement. Tu soulèves une dent, et tu t'aperçois qu'il y a une carie qui fait un trou dedans. Tu actionnes une tirette, et tu découvres que la varicelle est une maladie…
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Learn what to expect after your child has otoplasty, a type of ear surgery. Explains how to care for your child, and when to get help.
Mine de rien, une opération, c'est toujours une aventure importante, qui fait un peu peur mais qui fait grandir...
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This pamphlet explains what to expect after your child's strabismus repair surgery, and how to care for your child as they recover.
When your child is having surgery, this virtual tour of BC Children's Hospital shows you what to expect during your child's stay. It's designed for the caregiver to watch first, and then share parts with your child that you know would be helpful.
Comic book featuring Medikidz, superhero experts on health and illness. Maggie learns about what happens before, during, and after an operation, and the surgical team who will be taking care of her.
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A realistic, photograph-based storybook to prepare children for an operation. Monkey has a few tests, general anesthetic, and an operation. When he wakes up, he rests, has a snack, and meets with a play specialist. Developed in partnership with the UK's National Health Service.; Ages 2-7
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Learn what to expect after your child has their adenoids removed. Also explains when to get help.
Learn what to expect after your child has tympanoplasty or mastoidectomy surgery. Explains how to care for your child, and when to get help.
Learn what to expect after your child has cochlear implant surgery. Explains how to care for your child, and when to get help.
Learn what to expect after your child has ear tube surgery. Explains how to care for your child, and when to get help.
Learn how to prepare for this surgery, and what to expect afterward. This handout also explains when to get help.
Learn what to expect after your child has septoplasty surgery. Explains how to care for your child, and when to get help.
Learn what to expect after your child has ear tube surgery. Explains how to care for your child, and when to get help.
Information on how to prepare for your child's heart surgery including dental care, what happens at the pre-admission clinic, what to do if your child becomes ill before surgery, how to prepare your child, what to pack, visiting.
This picture book is dedicated to children who have limb difference. Explore the day in the life of a young girl with limb difference, through bright, colourful illustrations and text. Perfect for teachers, parents and children alike, this book will bring awareness of the condition and teach childr…
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This pamphlet offers tips and strategies for helping your child prepare for surgery. There's separate sections with tips for infants, toddlers, preschooler age children, school-age children, and teens.
Written in Traditional Chinese, this pamphlet offers tips and strategies for helping your child prepare for surgery. There's separate sections with tips for infants, toddlers, preschooler age children, school-age children, and teens.
Written in Vietnamese, this pamphlet offers tips and strategies for helping your child prepare for surgery. There's separate sections with tips for infants, toddlers, preschooler age children, school-age children, and teens.
Written in Simplified Chinese, this pamphlet offers tips and strategies for helping your child prepare for surgery. There's separate sections with tips for infants, toddlers, preschooler age children, school-age children, and teens.
Written in Punjabi, this pamphlet offers tips and strategies for helping your child prepare for surgery. There's separate sections with tips for infants, toddlers, preschooler age children, school-age children, and teens.
This handout explains the limb lengthening process, including the operation and aftercare with a magnet.
This pamphlet provides parents of children who have undergone Neurosurgery at BC Children's Hospital with information on: How to help their child with pain and discomfort after surgery, how to care for the wound, how to get the stitches (sutures) out, what activities are safe for their child to do,…
Written in Traditional Chinese, this pamphlet includes helpful tips for parents about helping children cope with medical procedures and surgery.
Written in Vietnamese, this pamphlet includes helpful tips for parents about helping children cope with medical procedures and surgery.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Learn what to expect after your child has salivary glad duct ligation surgery. Explains how to care for your child, and when to get help.
Learn what to expect after your child has a tongue tie release surgery. Explains how to care for your child, and when to get help.
Learn what to expect after your child has thyroglossal duct cyst removal surgery. Explains how to care for your child, and when to get help.
This one page pamphlet describes the recommended steps to care for your child's chest wound.
Describes the VCUG test, that lets doctors see your child's bladder, kidneys, and ureters. Explains how the test works, what to expect, and how to prepare and support your child.
Overview of what a Melody Valve is and how to care for your child after their procedure.
This handout is for parents and caregivers of infants having surgery at BC Children's Hospital. Learn what your infant may find stressful, and how you can prepare your infant for surgery.
This handout is for parents and caregivers of toddlers (age 1-2 years) having surgery at BC Children's Hospital. Learn what your toddler may find stressful, and how you can prepare your toddler for surgery.
This handout is for parents and caregivers of preschool-aged children (age 3-5 years) having surgery at BC Children's Hospital. Learn what your child may find stressful, and how you can prepare your child for surgery.
This handout is for parents and caregivers of school-aged children (age 6-12 years) having surgery at BC Children's Hospital. Learn what your child may find stressful, and how you can prepare your child for surgery.
This handout is for parents and caregivers of teenage children (age 13 or older) having surgery at BC Children's Hospital. Learn what your teen may find stressful, and how you can prepare your teen for surgery.
This handout is for parents and caregivers of children having surgery at BC Children's Hospital. Learn how your child's siblings may feel, and how you can help them cope with their sibling's surgery.
Join Duke on his journey to learn more about his appendix, appendicitis, and appendectomy procedure.
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Learn what to expect after your child has salivary gland duct ligation surgery. Explains how to care for your child, and when to get help.