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Preparing the Skin Before Surgery

Bathing your child before surgery will help reduce the number of germs on their skin. Fewer germs on the skin means less chance of an infection after surgery.

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Uroflow and Electromyography Tests

These tests check how well the bladder and its muscles work. The results will help your child’s health care team create their care plan.

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Rabies Vaccine Treatment

This Helping Hand™ is about the treatment for rabies. Rabies is a serious disease mostly caused by wild animals. Here we'll go over what steps to take if you're bitten.

Pulmonary Embolism

A pulmonary embolism is a blood clot that travels to the blood vessels in the lungs. You may hear a pulmonary embolism referred to as a “PE.”

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Circulation Checks

Your child has received a treatment that can affect blood flow (circulation) in the injured arm or leg. You will need to check the circulation in your child’s fingers or toes.

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Can You Trust Health Information on the Web?

At Nationwide Children’s Hospital, we think it is important that you know how to find health information you can trust. This checklist can help you know what to look for and how to decide what information is valuable.

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Stop Smoking

This page provides tips and resources to help you stop smoking.

Impetigo

Impetigo is a common skin infection caused by bacteria.

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Dermabond® Incision Care

Your child has an incision that was closed with an adhesive film called Dermabond. The Dermabond will hold your child’s incision together at skin level. It will loosen from the skin and fall off in 5 to 10 days.