Learn how to make a salt rinse (saline solution) at home.
Learn how to properly care for your child at home after a nephrostomy tube insertion.
Learn more about intussusception and how it is treated.
Find out how an antegrade continence enema can help your child and how to give an antegrade continence enema at home.
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.
Learn what to pack in your child's medical travel bag when you and your child leave the home.
Learn how to identify and respond to the signs of respiratory distress if there is a blockage in your child's tracheostomy tube.
Learn step-by-step instructions for cleaning your child's stoma.
Learn step-by-step instructions for tip, tube and deep suctioning of your child's tracheostomy tube.
Learn step-by-step instructions for changing your child's tracheostomy tube and Velcro tube ties.
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.
Silver nitrate can be used to help remove granulation tissue around your child's stoma. Learn more about silver nitrate and how to apply it to your child.
A blocked tear duct stops the flow of tears from the eye down into the nose. Learn how a blocked tear duct can be treated.
Learn about some of the problems your child may have if they have a cecostomy tube (C-tube). Problems can include the C-tube moving, falling out, getting blocked or causing skin problems.
Your child needs to take the medicine called acetylcysteine. This information sheet explains what acetylcysteine does, how to give it, and what side effects or problems your child may have when they take this medicine.
Learn why heparin locking is done, and the steps you must follow to heparinize your child’s CVL/PICC.
Find information about what a cecostomy tube (C-tube) is and why it is used. Also learn about how a C-tube is inserted, the risks and how to care for it once it is inserted.
Nasal cautery is a treatment for nosebleeds. Learn how the treatment works and how to care for your child as they recover at home.
There are medications that you may have to take to keep your body healthy.
Learn about hypertonic salt water soaks, when they can be used and how to make your own.
A guide for parents about Botox bladder injections. Learn what they are, what happens during the procedure, and follow-up tests.
Your child may need suctioning to remove excess secretions. Find out how to perform nasopharyngeal and oropharyngeal suctioning.
A sore throat is usually a symptom of an illness. Learn possible causes, how long it lasts, and how to take care of your child.
Learn about how you can help newborns and older babies if they have a stuffy nose.
