Admission to the Children's Trauma Orthopaedic Unit
Useful information and advice for parents and carers of young patients coming in for emergency surgery under the care of the Orthopaedic Department
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Number of people in A&E department
0:27
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Average wait to be seen by a clinician
2:35
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Average time in the department
Patient Information Leaflets
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Asthma - my plan (children)
A record of your child's asthma medication and what to do if they have an asthma attack
Read moreBronchiolitis 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
Read moreBuccolam - giving your child Buccolam for prolonged seizures
Advice on administering Buccolam® (midazolam oromucosal solution) to a child who is having a prolonged seizure
Read moreCaring for your child after a general anaesthetic
Advice to make you feel more confident in caring for your child when they leave hospital following a procedure under a general anaesthetic
Read moreChemotherapy for children and young people
Explains what chemotherapy is to help you understand what will happen to you when you come into hospital.
Read moreDiazepam - Giving your child rectal diazepam
Advice on administering diazepam via a rectal tube to a child who is having a seizure
Read moreDolphin and Lion Ward welcome
Information for parents and carers of children coming into hospital for tests or an operation or procedure
Read moreEating disorder / food refusal: what to expect when a child is admitted to Lion and Dolphin Ward
Explains the process when your child is admitted to hospital because of an eating disorder
Read moreFebrile convulsions in children
Information for parents / carers of children fitting due to a raised temperature - explains what a febrile convulsion is, how it is treated and any likely after effects
Read moreGastroenteritis in children
Explains what the condition is, how it will affect your child and how the infection is treated
Read moreHypoglycaemia and ketotic hypoglycaemia
Explains what hypoglycaemia and ketotic hypoglycaemia are, what causes them, symptoms to look out for and gives feeding guidelines to manage a hypoglycaemic episode (low blood sugar)
Read moreImmune thrombocytopenic purpura (children)
Explains what ITP is, how it may affect your child and how it is managed
Read moreInfective endocarditis in children
Explains what infective endocarditis is, how it can be prevented and how it is treated / managed
Read moreIngrowing toenail surgery (children)
Aims to answer some of the questions that you/ your child may have about their operation
Read moreJuvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA)
Information for children, young people and their parents and carers on Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA), how it can affect you and what treatments and monitoring are available
Read moreK-wire removal under general anaesthetic
Aims to answer some of the questions that you or your child may have about their operation to remove K-wires used to control fractures
Read moreKetamine sedation in children and young people
Explains what it means to be sedated with Ketamine and what the risks involved are
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