Resources
- Ambulatory Infusion Suites at Home Care Services (PDF 129KB)
- This flyer discusses infusions at Children's Hospital Home Care Services: what it is, what is unique about Children's, what families and patients should bring, how to prepare, who should attend and how to keep children calm and occupied when dealing with this difficult situation.
- Caring for Your Central Line at Home (PDF 62KB)
- This guide describes central line catheters and how to maintain one at home. It also offers a list of solutions to problems that can occur with a central line.
- Equipment for travel (PDF 30KB) (Spanish)
- A checklist for respiratory medical equipment to a pack when traveling, including reminders to bring prescriptions for the equipment.
- Giving your child shots (PDF 50KB)
- How to safely give children shots (subcutaneous injections) at home. Includes a checklist for the tools needed.
- Infusion Care: Reducing the Risk of Bloodstream Infections at Home (PDF 31KB)
- A guide to the precautions that are necessary to prevent bloodstream infections when administering infusions at home.
- IV Hydration (PDF 36KB)
- Hydration is when fluids with electrolytes are given to help prevent your child from losing important body fluids. This flyer explains Hydration by IV line, including possible side effects to watch for.
- Making distilled water and saline solutions (PDF 34KB) (Spanish | Vietnamese)
- How to make sterile distilled water and saline (salt water) solutions at home.
- NG Tube Feeding (PDF 209KB)
- Instructions for a child requiring naso-gastric feeding. Discusses the details of tube placement and care of equipment.
- Safe Oxygen Use at Home (PDF 42KB)
- Explains how to safely use oxygen at home. Covers both compressed oxygen in cylinders and liquid oxygen systems.
- Using Heated Wire Circuits (PDF 29KB) (Spanish)
- Explains how to keep your child's ventilator clean. Tells you what needs to be done weekly and what needs to be done monthly. Additional tips for maintaining the ventilator are provided.