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Patient Information Leaflets
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Acute Medical Unit / Higher Monitoring Unit
What to expect if you or your relative is admitted to either Acute Medical Unit (AMU) or Higher Monitoring Unit (HMU)
Acute torticollis (wry neck)
Explains how this condition is managed
Advice following a high INR reading (Adults)
Explains what possible symptoms of a high INR level you should look out for once you leave hospital, and what steps to take if you experience any of them
Animal and human bites
Gives advice on how to care for your wound at home
Antibiotics
Answers any questions you may have about why you have been prescribed antibiotics
Are we expecting you? Emergency Department (A&E) advice
Information for ‘expected’ patients visiting the Emergency Department (A&E) - explains what that means and what happens next
Baker's Cyst
Explains how symptoms can be managed and / or treated for a Baker’s cyst? Also called a popliteal cyst, it is a fluid-filled swelling that can develop behind the knee.
Basic life support for babies
For parents who have received training in basic life support by hospital or community staff
Basic life support for children
Information for parents who have received training in basic life support by hospital or community staff
Broken bones in children
Aims to answer some of the most frequently asked questions when a child has a broken a bone – also called fractures
Bronchiolitis in children
Explains what the condition is, how the infection is treated and gives you some helpful suggestions to aid your child’s recovery at home
Bruised hand
Explains how to care for your hand at home
Calf injury discharge advice
Gives advice on how to care for your injury at home
Chest wall injury
Gives advice and guidance to patients with fractured (broken) ribs, fractured sternum (breastbone) and chest wall bruising
Chickenpox and shingles in children
For parents and carers of children with chickenpox or shingles - explains what the condition is, how it will affect your child and how the infection is treated
Child Protection - Why a medical examination has been requested
Explains what happens when the local social care team is involved in a child protection medical examination
Child Protection - Why we follow a child protection process
Explains why we follow a child protection process if we are concerned for a child or young person when they come into hospital with an unexplained injury, or one which is unlikely to have happened accidentally
Conjunctival foreign body
How to care for your eye at home now that the foreign body has been removed in A&E
Conjunctivitis in children
Explains what conjunctivitis is, how it will affect your child and how the infection is treated
Constipation management plan for children
Guide to help you manage your child’s constipation problem at home