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Recovery position: First aid at home

An overview of what the recovery position is, when you might need to use it and how to put your child in it.

First aid kit

Find a list of supplies and medicines to include in a first aid kit. It is recommended that there be an equipped first aid kit in the house and in the car.

CPR in a baby (0 to 12 months): First aid

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CPR is a life-saving technique that combines chest compressions and rescue breaths (mouth-to-mouth resuscitation). Along with hands-on CPR training, this information can help save your baby's life.

CPR in a child (from age 1 to puberty)

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CPR is a life-saving technique that combines chest compressions and rescue breaths (mouth-to-mouth resuscitation).

Tooth injury: First aid

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Read about some of the things you can do if your child has a tooth injury.

Poison: First aid

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Learn how to identify signs of poisoning in your child, and how to treat and prevent it.

Supplementation for breastfeeding babies

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Supplementation is a way to give your baby extra nutrition and calories while breastfeeding. Read about what supplies are required and tips for successful feeding.

Slipped capital femoral epiphysis

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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.

Limb lengthening and reconstruction: Your child's patient journey

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Discover the phases of your child's limb lengthening and reconstruction treatment.

Osteoporosis: Minimizing the risk of fractures

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Find out how to safely hold and support your baby or child with osteoporosis.

Burns

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Burns can lead to permanent scars. Find out how to prevent your child from getting a burn injury and what to do if a burn does occur.

Cuts and scrapes in children: First aid

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

Bleeding: First aid

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An overview of the first aid treatment of bleeding and the prevention of shock.

Trigger thumb treatment

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If a child’s trigger thumb has not resolved on its own by the time they are 3 years of age, the thumb remains in a bent position and the child cannot manually extend the thumb, then minor surgery will be done to correct the condition.

Resources

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An essential list of books, videos, and websites to aid new parents in raising a child to the best of their abilities.

Burns: First aid

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An overview on how to properly care for your child's burn.

Activity recommendations for infants and toddlers after heart surgery

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

Choking: First aid

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An overview of how to help your child when they are choking. Along with hands-on CPR training, this information can help save your child’s life.

Limb lengthening and reconstruction: Your child's hospital stay

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Find out what to expect as your child recovers from limb lengthening and reconstruction surgery.

Physiotherapy and heart transplant

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

Scoliosis: At home

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This page is an introduction to the At Home section of the scoliosis resource centre. It touches on building back your teen's food intake after scoliosis surgery, going back to school, and getting back to normal.

Animal bites: First aid

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

After idiopathic scoliosis surgery

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Every patient's recovery following scoliosis surgery is different. Read about what to expect following your child’s surgery including how they will be monitored immediately after the operation, during recovery and after discharge from the hospital.

Heart stents: Placement in the heart catheterization lab

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A heart stent is a small metal tube that is placed inside a narrowed blood vessel or conduit to keep it open. Read about heart stent surgery and recovery.

Elbow injury: Supracondylar humerus fracture

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A supracondylar humerus fracture is a fracture just above the elbow. Learn how to help your child recover and when to see a doctor.