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 why blood counts are important after your child's blood and marrow transplant.
Learn how to wear and take care of a thoracic-lumbo-sacral orthosis (TLSO).
Read about various types of congenital malformations of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract.
A spinal brace is worn over a cotton undershirt. Learn about making stockinette undershirts.
Learn how to recognize a concussion after a head injury and when to see a health-care provider or seek emergency care.
Learn about surgery to repair a hernia and how to care for your child after the operation.
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.
Periorbital and orbital cellulitis are infections around the eye. Learn about what causes these infections, how they differ and how they are treated.
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 guide on how to insert your child's nasogastric tube.
Information about signs, symptoms, causes, treatment and prevention of muscle strain.
Learn about possible causes of limping in children.
Learn how to prevent and treat heat-related illness in children and teens who exercise in hot and humid conditions.
Learn about open-heart, closed-heart, and minimally invasive heart surgery.
Learn the steps for disintegrating mercaptopurine (6-MP) tablets in an oral syringe.
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.
Learn how to treat cuts, scrapes and other minor injuries in children.
Teens living with hemophilia can find out what happens during a bleed. Learn about the symptoms of a bleed.
Discover how to improve fatigue with daily exercise, saving your energy when you feel tired and getting a good night's sleep.
Type 2 diabetes is less common in children and teens than in adults. Learn the signs of type 2 diabetes and how it is diagnosed.
Read about the symptoms and causes of absence seizures and how best to help your child when they have one.
