An overview of the first aid treatment of bleeding and the prevention of shock.
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.
Learn how to prevent and treat heat-related illness in children and teens who exercise in hot and humid conditions.
Learn how to gradually increase your activity level and plan for active and rest days to manage sickle cell pain.
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.
Read about various types of congenital malformations of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract.
Learn why blood counts are important after your child's blood and marrow transplant.
Learn about what blood does for the body, the different components of blood and what different blood types mean.
Information about signs, symptoms, causes, treatment and prevention of muscle strain.
A guide on how to insert your child's nasogastric tube.
An overview of boils (abscesses) including the symptoms, treatments and treatment options.
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.
An osteotomy is a surgical procedure in which the bone is cut and realigned or reshaped. Learn why a child with developmental dysplasia of the hip may need an osteotomy and what to expect after surgery.
Learn the steps for disintegrating mercaptopurine (6-MP) tablets in an oral syringe.
Learn how to wear and take care of a thoracic-lumbo-sacral orthosis (TLSO).
Try these yoga poses when you wake up to relieve morning stiffness, or throughout the day to relieve tension.
Discover how to improve fatigue with daily exercise, saving your energy when you feel tired and getting a good night's sleep.
Bacteria can attach itself to shunts and become infected. Read about the surgery your child needs, and the antibiotics that will help clear the infection.
A spinal brace is worn over a cotton undershirt. Learn about making stockinette undershirts.
Learn about open-heart, closed-heart, and minimally invasive heart surgery.
Find out how you can use the 3P approach to support your child in acute pain.
Learn about possible causes of limping in children.
Learn how to recognize a concussion after a head injury and when to see a health-care provider or seek emergency care.
Vagus nerve stimulation has been used to treat partial and generalized seizures in both adults and children. Read about the procedure.
