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Discusses aveolar bone graft, a surgery to repair a cleft in a gum. Provides information for parents on how to care for their child after this surgery.
BC Children's Hospital is committed to promoting comfort at every clinical encounter.; The Comfort PACT is a protocol that includes five key approaches to promote comfort and reduce pain whenever possible.; This handout explains one of our approaches, alternate focus. Learn alternate focus is, why …
BC Children's Hospital is committed to promoting comfort at every clinical encounter.; The Comfort PACT is a protocol that includes five key approaches to promote comfort and reduce pain whenever possible.; This handout explains one of our approaches, comfort positions. Learn why comfort positions …
BC Children's Hospital is committed to promoting comfort at every clinical encounter.; The Comfort PACT is a protocol that includes five key approaches to promote comfort and reduce pain whenever possible.; This handout explains one of our approaches, communication. Learn alternate focus is, why it…
BC Children's Hospital is committed to promoting comfort at every clinical encounter.; The Comfort PACT is a protocol that includes five key pillars to promote comfort and reduce pain whenever possible. The pillars are preparation, communication, comfort positions, alternate focus, and medication.;…
BC Children's Hospital is committed to promoting comfort at every clinical encounter.; The Comfort PACT is a protocol that includes five key approaches to promote comfort and reduce pain whenever possible.; This handout explains one of our approaches, medication. Learn why it matters, and what you …
BC Children's Hospital is committed to promoting comfort at every clinical encounter.; The Comfort PACT is a protocol that includes five key pillars to promote comfort and reduce pain whenever possible. The pillars are; preparation, communication, comfort positions, alternate focus, and medication.…
BC Children's Hospital is committed to promoting comfort at every clinical encounter.; The Comfort PACT is a protocol that includes five key approaches to promote comfort and reduce pain whenever possible.; This handout explains one of our approaches, preparation. Learn why preparation matters, and…
BC Children's Hospital is committed to promoting comfort at every clinical encounter.; The Comfort PACT is a protocol that includes five key approaches to promote comfort and reduce pain whenever possible.; This handout explains what you can expect from us, for each approach.
One-page handout identifying forms used for admission under the Mental Health Act):; Form 4 (reason for admission); Form 5 (consent for treatment); Form 13 (your rights), and; Forms 15 and 16 (choosing a support person); You can receive this pamphlet in person or by mail.
This pamphlet provides information about C. difficile, also known as Clostridium difficile or C.diff. It's a germ (bacteria) that can cause diarrhea.; It answers the questions about what it is, who can get it, how it's treated, how it spreads, how the hospital prevents the spread, what you can do t…
Overview of what febrile seizures are and how to treat them.
Overview of what a fever is and how to treat it.
Information for families with children in a hip spica body cast. Includes: cast care, skin care, day-to-day care, as well as other resources and hints.
Learn what to expect after your child has a laryngoscopy or bronchoscopy procedure. Explains how to care for your child, and when to get help.
Explains the types of clubfoot, treatment including Botox, long term follow-up.
A printing program, developed by the Sunny Hill Health Research Centre Therapy Department, to support primary grade children learn the correct way to form each letter so that printing becomes easier and more automatic. This can also help to make printing neater and quicker. This printing program is…
Learn what to expect after your child has surgery for recurrent respiratory papillomatosis (RRP). Explains how to care for your child, and when to get help.
What is a retractile testicle?; What causes it?; How is this diagnosed?
Explains what a seizure is, what you should and should not do when your child is having a seizure.
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.
Information on what to expect during your visit to the Emergency Department.
This picture book prepares children for a procedure at BC Children's Hospital. Using simple language and photos, the story explains who the child will meet, and what will happen when they come to hospital. The book also includes links to videos, and what your child can expect if they stay overnight.
This pamphlet provides information on Developmental Dysplasia of the hip