Factsheets

Adrenaline injectors, like EpiPen® and Anapen, are emergency devices used to treat a severe allergic reaction called anaphylaxis.

Information to help you plan air travel and trips for children with a heart condition

If your child uses breathing or respiratory support equipment, they will need to have an assessment before they can travel on an aeroplane.

An ankle foot orthosis (AFO) is a custom-made device that supports a child’s ankle and foot to improve walking, stability, and muscle strength.

Learn about asthma medication which is delivered to your child's lungs using a device. There are a few different devices available. Your child's doctor will…

Bi-level positive airway pressure therapy is a type of breathing support used during sleep for children with central sleep apnoea.

Expressing is when you use your hands or a breast pump to remove milk from your breasts. It is important to handle and store breast milk properly to make sure…

Cardiac catheterisation is a procedure used to get detailed information about the heart.

Casts help support and protect injured or repaired limbs while they health by keeping them still.

Casts help support and protect injured or repaired limbs while they health by keeping them still.

A Controlled Ankle Motion (CAM) boot, or "Moon Boot", supports and protects your child’s foot or ankle after injury or surgery.

Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) is a type breathing support therapy used to treat a condition called obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA).

A cuffed tunnelled central venous catheter (CVC) is a soft tube inserted into a large vein close to the heart. It is used to give medications and fluids over a…

A gastrostomy is a procedure to make opening in the stomach that will attach to a tube.

Grommets are small tubes that are inserted into the ear to help fluid drain out. They are used to treat glue ear.

The Dennis Brown Hip Abduction Orthosis is used to treat developmental dysplasia of the hips (DDH) in babies by positioning the hips correctly while they grow.

Home oxygen therapy is used when a child needs more oxygen than they can get from breathing normally.

Humidified high flow nasal cannula therapy helps your child with breathing when they are unwell.

An indwelling urinary catheter (IDC) is a thin, flexible tube used to drain urine from your child’s bladder.

Infant formula is the only safe and suitable alternative to breastmilk for babies under 12 months of age.

An intravenous (IV) cannula is a small, short piece of plastic tube that is put directly into your child’s vein to give fluids and medication.

Medication adherence is how well your child can follow instructions about the medicine they need to take. Children can struggle with medication adherence.

A midline catheter helps deliver medicine through a vein in your child’s arm for treatment at home or in hospital.

A nasogastric (NG) tube helps deliver food, fluids, and medicine directly to a child’s stomach when they can’t eat, drink, or swallow properly.

A non-tunnelled central venous catheter (CVC) is a tube inserted into a large vein in the neck or groin to give medication and fluids and take blood when…

This factsheet provides information about patient-controlled analgesia and nurse-controlled analgesia used for pain relief in children and infants.

The Pavlik harness holds a child's hips in a good position. It is used to treat developmental dysplasia of the hips in babies.

A PICC line (peripherally inserted central catheter) helps deliver medicine and nutrition through a vein in your child’s arm or leg for longer-term treatment…

This factsheet explains how to look after a plaster or backslab cast, including skin care for the fractured limb and how to identify problems with the cast.

A port (implantable venous access device) is a flexible tube inserted under the skin into a large vein near the heart, used for long-term treatment up to 2…

The Rhino brace holds a child's hips in a good position. It is used to treat developmental dysplasia of the hips in older babies.

A Trans-gastric jejunal tube (G-J tube) helps children with severe reflux or vomiting get nutrition safely by delivering feeds directly to the small intestine.

Tube feeding gives children the nutrition they need grow and stay healthy when they can’t eat well by mouth.

An uncuffed tunnelled central venous catheter (CVC) is a soft tube inserted into a large vein close to the heart. It is used to give medications and fluids…

A wheelchair is a chair with wheels that is used to help your child move around and participate in the community.