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Wound care

Learn how to care for sutures and stitches, how to keep the wound clean and what you can do to prevent scarring.

Cuts and scrapes in children: First aid

Learn how to treat cuts, scrapes and other minor injuries in children.

Bleeding: First aid

Learn how to recognize life-threatening bleeding, prevent shock and stop severe bleeds.

Pilonidal sinus

Learn what causes a pilonidal sinus and how it can be treated.

Animal bites: First aid

Learn how to properly care for your child if they have been bitten or scratched by an animal.

Spinal surgery: Caring for yourself at home

Use the information provided in this brochure to properly care for yourself at home after spinal surgery.

Activity recommendations for infants and toddlers after heart surgery

Following heart surgery, children require extra care and attention. Learn which positions and activities infants and toddlers must avoid after heart surgery.

Blood counts and blood and marrow transplant

Learn why blood counts are important after your child's blood and marrow transplant.

Physiotherapy and heart transplant

Children who require heart transplants have complicated medical issues. Learn how physiotherapy can help your child before and after a heart transplant.

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.

Head injury and concussion

Learn how to recognize a concussion after a head injury and when to see a health-care provider or seek emergency care.

Tetanus

Learn about tetanus, a life-threatening infection. Updated immunizations in children and adults can prevent tetanus.

Hemophilia

Learn about the different types of hemophilia, how it is inherited and how it is diagnosed and treated.

Von Willebrand disease

Von Willebrand disease is a condition that affects the blood’s ability to clot properly. Learn about the different types of this disease and how they are treated.

G/GJ tubes: Granulation tissue

Learn what granulation tissue is, why it forms and how to treat it if you notice it around your child's stoma.

Common barriers to healthy sleep for teens with sickle cell disease

Learn about some of the things that can get in the way of healthy sleep, including caffeine and medications.

Prednisone and prednisolone

What happens during liver transplant surgery

After heart surgery: Caring for your child

Children need extra care and attention after heart surgery. Read about care after heart surgery including diet, pain management and school.

Physiotherapy after heart surgery

Following heart surgery, your child will need to exercise to keep their lungs clear. Read how deep breathing, splinted coughing and moving will help.

Transitioning to adult care with a feeding tube

Find out what needs to be done to prepare for the transition to the adult health-care system and what to expect from the new health-care team.

Liver transplant: Surgical and post-operative complications

Abdominal and pelvic laparoscopic surgery

Learn about laparoscopic surgery, a technique that uses small cuts to insert a camera and tools into the abdomen or pelvic area to perform a surgical procedure.

Jackson Pratt drain (JP drain): Care at home

Your child may have been outfitted with a Jackson Pratt (JP) drain during their surgery. With this information, you can properly care for a JP drain at home.