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Clavicle Fracture
A clavicle fracture is common in children after a collision or fall onto the shoulder. Most clavicle fractures that occur in children can be treated without surgery.
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Innocent Heart Murmurs
Innocent heart murmurs are common in children and usually disappear before the child becomes an adult.
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Pain Management: Dealing with Chronic Pain in Children and Teens
Dealing with chronic pain can be challenging for people of any age and their families. Along with good management of pain and stress, the following ideas can help your family break the cycle of chronic pain.
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Keratosis Pilaris
Keratosis pilaris is a dry skin type. It looks like dry, rough, small bumps that are flesh-colored or pink and can feel like sandpaper or chicken skin. It is not contagious and is usually not itchy. The most common areas for these bumps are on the back of the arms, front of the thighs and the face.
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Aromatherapy: Essential Oils
This Helping Hand™ is about how to use essential oils for aromatherapy safely.
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Body System: Cardiovascular
The heart is a very strong muscle that pumps oxygen-rich blood through the arteries to all parts of the body. Blood comes back to the heart through the veins. It is pumped to the lungs where it picks up oxygen.
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Travel Bag for Trach Care
You will need a travel bag to take along every time you take your child out of the house.
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Comfort Hold Techniques
These comfort hold techniques have been developed to help you hold your child during a procedure. The purpose of a hold is for your child to feel safe and to help him or her keep still and calm.
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Peripheral Intravenous (PIV) Catheter
A peripheral intravenous catheter (PIV) is a thin, flexible tube (catheter) that is inserted into a vein in the hand, arm, foot, leg, or scalp. It can be called a midline depending on where it ends. PIVs are used to give fluids or medicine directly into the bloodstream.
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Protecting Babies and Young Children from Contagious Illnesses Without Masks
It is harder for people to breathe with something covering the nose and mouth. Since babies and children younger than 2 years have smaller airways, breathing through a mask is even harder for them than it is for an older child or an adult.