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Clean intermittent catheterization (CIC): Instructions for children with male anatomy

Clean intermittent catheterization is a technique for children who need to use a catheter to empty their bladder. Read these step-by-step instructions for children with male anatomy.

Clean intermittent catheterization (CIC): Instructions for children with female anatomy

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Clean intermittent catheterization is a technique for children who need to use a catheter to empty their bladder. Read these step-by-step instructions for children with female anatomy.

Neurogenic bladder and bowel

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Neurogenic bladder and bowel are bladder and bowel dysfunction that is caused by nerve damage. Learn about why and how to monitor your child’s bladder and bowel to prevent leaks, infection and damage to the kidneys.

Indwelling catheter care and irrigation

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Indwelling urinary catheters require regular cleaning and may require irrigation to make sure they are working properly. Find out how to care for your child's catheter at home.

Mitrofanoff: Catheterization and care

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Following a mitrofanoff operation, parents and children will empty the child's bladder using a catheter. Learn about how to use and care for a catheter.

Reusable nebulizers: Use and maintenance

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Learn about the importance of cleaning and disinfecting a reusable nebulizer and follow the step-by-step instructions to learn how to do it.

Tracheostomy: How to care for your child's stoma

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Learn step-by-step instructions for cleaning your child's stoma.

Tracheostomy: How to suction your child's tracheostomy tube

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Learn step-by-step instructions for tip, tube and deep suctioning of your child's tracheostomy tube.

Tracheostomy: How to change your child's tracheostomy tube

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Learn step-by-step instructions for changing your child's tracheostomy tube and Velcro tube ties.

Asthma: Using a Turbuhaler

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A Turbuhaler delivers asthma medicine in powder form. Learn how to properly use a Turbuhaler.

Subcutaneous injections: Injecting at home

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Step-by-step instructions for parents on giving injections into the fatty layer below the skin (subcutaneous) at home, as well as tips to make injections less painful for your child.

Heart catheterization

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Heart catheterization may be used to correct various kinds of heart defects. Learn how to prepare for heart catheterization and how to care for your child at home.

How to use a Diskus inhaler

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A Diskus inhaler delivers medication in powder form. Learn how to properly use a Diskus inhaler.

Protective isolation for blood and marrow transplant

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Learn about the restrictions in protective isolation, after your child's blood and marrow transplant.

Categorizing brain tumours

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A step-by-step introduction to the different types of childhood brain tumors. Answers from Canadian Paediatric Hospitals.

Asthma: Using a Diskus inhaler

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A Diskus inhaler delivers asthma medicine in powder form. Learn how to properly use a Diskus inhaler.

CVL/PICC dressing change procedure

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If your child has a CVL or PICC, the dressing must be changed regularly to prevent infection. Learn how to change your child's CVL or PICC dressing using antiseptic non-touch technique.

Heart catheterization: Caring for your child after the procedure

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Learn how you can take care of your child after heart catheterization. Learn about dressing changes and emergency situations.

CVL/PICC cap change

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If your child has a CVL/PICC, you will be taught how to change the cap before your child is discharged from hosptial. Learn the steps you need to follow for a CVL/PICC cap change.

How to support your teen to develop new health-care skills

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Help your teen to learn new skills by breaking down tasks and skills into smaller more manageable steps and using techniques such as forward chaining, backward chaining and shadowing.

Bleeding: First aid

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

How to use a Turbuhaler

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A Turbuhaler delivers medication in powder form. Learn how to properly use a Turbuhaler.

Sickle cell disease: Improving your sleep habits

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Learn how sleep training and creating a nesting place for relaxing activities can help you fall asleep more easily.

Open reduction for developmental dysplasia of the hip

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An open reduction is a surgical procedure performed on children with more severe hip dislocation that cannot be treated any other way. Learn how the procedure is done and what follow-up care your child will need.

Heart catheterization: Getting ready for the procedure

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Heart catheterization is a test that is done to see how well blood is moving through the heart. Read how to prepare your child for heart catheterization.