An overview of the first aid treatment of bleeding and the prevention of shock.
Learn how to gradually increase your activity level and plan for active and rest days to manage sickle cell pain.
A supracondylar humerus fracture is a fracture just above the elbow. Learn how to help your child recover and when to see a doctor.
Learn about surgery to repair a hernia and how to care for your child after the operation.
Read about various types of congenital malformations of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract.
Learn how to prevent and treat heat-related illness in children and teens who exercise in hot and humid conditions.
Learn why blood counts are important after your child's blood and marrow transplant.
Addison's disease is a rare autoimmune disease. Learn about the signs and treatment and why it occurs more often in people with type 1 diabetes.
Learn about open-heart, closed-heart, and minimally invasive heart surgery.
Learn about possible causes of limping in children.
Learn how to wear and take care of a thoracic-lumbo-sacral orthosis (TLSO).
Tethered cord occurs when the spinal cord gets stuck to the bottom of the spinal column and is stretched. Learn about how tethered cord is treated.
A guide on how to insert your child's nasogastric tube.
A spinal brace is worn over a cotton undershirt. Learn about making stockinette undershirts.
Teens living with hemophilia can find out what happens during a bleed. Learn about the symptoms of a bleed.
Information about signs, symptoms, causes, treatment and prevention of muscle strain.
Learn about what blood does for the body, the different components of blood and what different blood types mean.
Learn the steps for disintegrating mercaptopurine (6-MP) tablets in an oral syringe.
Learn how to recognize a concussion after a head injury and when to see a health-care provider or seek emergency care.
Post-thrombotic syndrome occurs when deep-vein thrombosis damages the vein valves and walls. Learn the signs and symptoms and how it's treated.
Learn the signs and symptoms of hepatitis A and how a doctor will help your child if they have hepatitis A and how it can be prevented.
Discover how to improve fatigue with daily exercise, saving your energy when you feel tired and getting a good night's sleep.
An ostomy is an opening to collect urine or stool outside the body. Learn about different types of ostomies and what they look like.
A body cast is a special type of cast that helps treat your child’s spinal curvature or protect spinal instrumentation after surgery. Learn how to take care of your child while they wear the cast and after it is removed.
