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3,4-Diaminopyridine (3,4-DAP)

Your child needs to take the medicine called 3, 4-diaminopyridine. This information sheet explains what 3, 4 diaminopyridine 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.

Vein of Galen malformation

A vein of Galen malformation can affect the brain, heart and other organs in the body. Learn what a vein of Galen malformation is, the signs and symptoms, how it is diagnosed, and the treatment options available.

Prednisone: What to eat while you are taking prednisone

Information about what to eat to reduce the chances of side effects while taking prednisone.

Pain after an operation: Taking care of your child's pain at home

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.

Myths about pain

Learn to differentiate between myth and truth concerning children's pain. There are many common misconceptions of pain that should be dispelled.

Mercaptopurine: Disintegrating Sterimax brand tablets in an oral syringe

Learn the steps for disintegrating mercaptopurine (6-MP) tablets in an oral syringe.

Visiting your child in the Post-Anesthetic Care Unit (PACU)

Learn what to expect when you visit your child in the Post-Anesthetic Care Unit (PACU), sometimes called recovery.

Epidural infusions

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.

Needle pokes: Reducing pain with comfort positions and distraction

Find out how you can use comfortable positions and distractions with your child to ease pain from needle pokes.

Psychological treatments for pain management

Learn about psychological treatments used to treat pain, such as hypnosis, biofeedback, and imagery.

The CARD system for health-care providers

The CARD system provides groups of strategies that can be used before and during vaccination to make the experience a more positive one for your patients.

Chronic pain: How to treat and manage in teens

Find out how the 3P approach to pain management can help your teen manage their chronic pain.

Safe handling of hazardous medicines at home: Cutting and preparing tablets as a liquid

A guide on cutting, dissolving and giving hazardous medicine tablets safely.

Cleft lip and cleft palate: Spoon feeding and cup drinking

Find tips for introducing spoon feeding and cup drinking to your child with cleft lip and/or cleft palate and making the experience enjoyable.

Flat head syndrome (positional plagiocephaly and brachycephaly)

Learn about flat head syndrome and how it is treated.

Nasal stent after cleft lip surgery: Caring for your child at home

Your child will have a small tube, called a nasal stent, placed in their nostrils after surgery. Learn how to take care of your child at home.

Sport-related concussion

Find out how sport-related concussions can occur and how best to respond to them.

Angiography

Learn what angiography is and how it is done using image guidance.

Slipped capital femoral epiphysis

Slipped capital femoral epiphysis happens when the epiphysis bone slips off the growth plate into an incorrect position. Learn what to expect before, during and after the operation.

131I-Metaiodobenzylguanidine (131I-MIBG) therapy: Acting as a family caregiver in the hospital

Learn about your roles and responsibilities as a family caregiver, what you should bring and the radiation safety guidelines for when your child is receiving 131I-Metaiodobenzylguanidine (131I-MIBG) therapy.

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

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.

CVL/PICC cap change

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.

Blood pressure: Taking your child's blood pressure at home

Your child’s health-care provider may recommend that you check your child’s blood pressure at home. Learn about blood pressure, instructions for taking blood pressure at home and what to do if it is too high or low.

Endovascular laser treatment (EVLT): Caring for your child at home after the procedure

Learn how to properly care for your child at home after endovascular laser treatment.

X-rays for scoliosis

X-ray images are the most common tool used to assess scoliosis. Find out how X-rays provide images for tracking the growth and development of scoliosis.