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Burn injury: Information for parents with a child staying at the hospital

Advice for parents with a child who is staying at the hospital and being treated for a burn injury.

Burns: Caring for your child's burn at home after discharge from the hospital and between outpatient visits

Learn how to help your child's burn injury heal when your child comes home from the hospital and between visits to the outpatient clinic.

Burns: First aid

An overview on how to properly care for your child's burn.

Burn injuries: Helping families cope

Learn how to cope with emotional, social and financial stress as a family when your child has a burn injury.

Burn wounds, healing and scars: Frequently asked questions

Find answers to some of the most frequently asked questions about your child’s burn injury and recovery. 

Burn prevention: Campfires, fire pits and fireworks

Campfires and fireworks cause serious burns every year. Find advice on how to prevent your child from getting a burn.

Burns: Household safety and prevention

Find out how you can prevent your child from getting a burn injury and what to do if a burn does occur.

Scald prevention

Hot liquids cause approximately 70% of burns in children. Learn how to keep your children safe from scalds and how to treat a burn.

Caring for yourself when your child has cancer

In order to help the people you love, and meet life’s many obligations, you need to take care of yourself. Ignoring your needs can make you become more irritable, negative, short-tempered or resentful.

Recovering from scoliosis surgery

Learn about how to properly take care of your teen's incision scar following scoliosis surgery.

Preventing burns: Winter safety

This page gives advice on how to prevent your child from getting a burn during the winter.

In-hospital hemodialysis

Find out what is involved in in-hospital hemodialysis and its benefits.

The cancer care team: School teacher

While you're in the hospital, your health-care team may include a teacher to help you keep up with school work. Find out what you can expect from your in-hospital school teacher.

Transitions during hospitalization for intestinal failure

Learn tips to help navigate the transitions you and your child will experience during their hospital stay for intestinal failure and when planning to return home from the hospital.

Your scoliosis surgery

Here is an introduction to scoliosis surgery. Links are provided to pages that give information about what will happen before, during, and after surgery.

Endovenous laser therapy (EVLT) using image guidance

Learn what endovenous laser therapy (EVLT) is and how it is done using image guidance

Thyroid biopsy/FNA using image guidance

Learn what a thyroid biopsy is and why it is done. Also find information about what will happen to your child before, during and after the procedure.

Acute myeloid leukemia (AML): In the hospital

Learn how to help your child get used to staying in the hospital.

PET (positron emission tomography) scan and cancer diagnosis

A PET scan is a diagnostic test that shows where cancer cells are in the body. Find out how PET scans are done, what to expect during the scan and when you get your results.

Bone ablation using image guidance

Learn what bone ablation is and how it is done using image guidance.

Hemophilia and everyday health care

Teens living with hemophilia learn the importance of eating well, good dental care and having all their vaccine shots up-to-date.

Sun safety: Sunburn

An easy-to-read guide on sunburns for parents. Learn how to treat and prevent sun-damaged skin.

The cancer care team: Pharmacist

A pharmacist is part of your health-care team, either at the hospital or in a pharmacy. Learn what a pharmacist is and how they can help you.

Deceased donor kidney transplant: Tests when you arrive at the hospital