This page explains how a continuous opioid infusion gives a specific and constant amount of pain medication to your child through an IV.
Your child needs medicine to manage pain. They may have an epidural infusion to get this medicine. This page explains what an epidural infusion is and what will happen when your child has one.
Read about the symptoms of neonatal withdrawal syndromes and approaches to treatment.
Find information about continuous peripheral nerve blocks (CPNBs) using an elastomeric device and learn how to care for your child at home with this device.
Learn about opioid use and overdose, and the steps you can follow to reduce the risks of both prescription and non-medical opioid use.
Find out how PCA and NCA help your child get relief from severe, short-term pain in the hospital.
Learn how insulin pumps work, if they're right for your child and what the potential concerns are.
This information sheet explains what naloxone (Narcan) does, when it should be used, and how to give it.
Teens living with hemophilia can learn tips on how to give self-infusions.
Morphine is a type of strong pain relief medicine called an opioid. This page is about the use of morphine for pain relief in children.
Opioids are powerful medications that can have risks of physical dependence, tolerance and addiction even if taken exactly as prescribed and without any side effects. Learn about these risks and how to work with your child's health-care team to prevent overdose.
Opioids are powerful medications that can have risks of physical dependence, tolerance and addiction even if you take them exactly as prescribed and without any side effects. Learn about these risks and how to work with your health-care team to prevent overdose.
Find out what to expect as your child recovers from limb lengthening and reconstruction surgery.
Your child needs to take a medicine called zoledronate. This information sheet explains what zoledronate does and how to give it to your child. It also explains what side effects, or problems, your child may have when they take this medicine.
Learn why opioids such as morphine, hydromorphone, oxycodone and fentanyl are prescribed and how they help manage pain in children.
Your child needs to take the medicine called pamidronate. This information sheet explains what pamidronate does, how to give it, and what side effects or problems your child may have when they take this medicine.
131I-MIBG is a radioactive therapy used to treat high-risk neuroblastoma. Learn how to prepare for the treatment and care for your child after MIBG therapy. Also learn about potential side effects and complications and when to seek medical attention.
Parenteral nutrition is liquid nutrition that is given to your child through an intravenous (IV) infusion if their digestive system cannot absorb or tolerate adequate food or fluids by mouth or through a feeding tube to be able to grow and thrive.
Learn about the mixture of nutrients in parenteral nutrition (PN) and how to provide your child PN at home.
Your child needs to take the medicine called blinatumomab. This information sheet explains what blinatumomab does, how to give it and what side effects or problems your child may have when they take this medicine.
Read about the different methods of assisting babies with their breathing in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.
Learn about the various medications that are used to treat pain. These include acetaminophen, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), opioids, and local and topical anaesthetics.
Most children have at least some pain after an operation, which is called post-operative pain. Learn about relieving a child's post-operative pain at home.
