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Codeine

Your child needs to take the medicine called codeine. This information sheet explains what codeine does, how to give it, and what side effects or problems your child may have when they take this medicine.

Child life specialists for blood and marrow transplant/cellular therapy

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Learn how child life specialists can help during your child's blood and marrow transplant/cellular therapy.

Coping with a life-threatening illness

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Coping with a life-threatening illness, such as cancer, can be stressful and scary. Read about why it's ok to be afraid and also why it's ok to think about dying.

Hemophilia: Life-threatening bleeds

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In hemophilia, life threatening bleeds are rare, but important to recognize. Learn the type of bleeds to look out for.

Button battery injuries

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Accidentally swallowing button batteries can cause life-threatening injury. Learn what to do if your child swallows a button battery.

Tetanus

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

Assessing younger school-aged children (age five to eight)

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Learn about pain assessment of younger school-age children. By this age, children begin to develop a sense of cause and effect concerning their pain.

Insect bites

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Discover how to recognize, treat and prevent insect bites, bee and wasp stings, and when to seek medical attention.

Other types of pain

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Learn about other types of pain, including recurrent, procedural, and palliative pain. Read about how they are treated. Lumbar punctures are discussed.

Bleeding: First aid

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

Puberty and fertility in boys after diagnosis and treatment for brain tumours

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Detailed information on the effects that brain tumour treatment may have on a child's fertility and pubertal development.

Pregnancy and infant loss

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Learn about the supports available to families coping with pregnancy and infant loss, including perinatal palliative care.

Heart tumours

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Learn about heart tumours in children, and how they are diagnosed. Both the most common types of benign and malignant tumours are discussed.

Brain aneurysm

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An aneurysm is a bulging or ballooning area in a part of a blood vessel that can affect the brain and central nervous system. Learn about the signs and symptoms, how an aneurysm is diagnosed, and the different treatment options.

Malaria in children

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Learn about malaria, an infection passed on by mosquitoes.

Turner syndrome

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An overview of the causes, symptoms and complications of Turner syndrome.

Morphine for pain relief in children

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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.

Trisomy 18 (Edwards syndrome)

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Information for parents about trisomy 18, a rare genetic condition that causes developmental delay and affects many different organ systems.

Immunization schedule for children

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Read about types of immunizations that are recommended during a child's first year of life and onward.

Peanut allergy

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A peanut allergy is a life-long reaction to the proteins in found peanuts. Find out how to help your child manage it.

Trisomy 13 (Patau syndrome)

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Information for parents about trisomy 13, a rare genetic condition that causes developmental delay and affects many different organ systems.

Food allergies and travelling

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Learn how to make travel safer for a child with a food allergy.

Social and emotional effects of having leukemia

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Learn how surviving leukemia can affect a child as they grow up.

Specialists outside the liver transplant program

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Learn about the specialists who will be part of your care prior to, during and after your transplant.

Plexiform neurofibroma in children with neurofibromatosis type 1

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Plexiform neurofibromas (PNs) are types of tumours that grow along nerves, most commonly occurring in children with neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1). Learn about the symptoms, causes, treatment and long-term outcomes.