Discharge from Emergency – Health Information
The following fact sheets, brochures and links are to support you and your child after your visit to the WCH Children's Emergency Department.
Please Note: Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, not all hospital services are functioning as indicated in the resources below. Please check with the WCH Switchboard (Ph. 8161 7000) if you are at home, or with WCH staff if you are already in the hospital.
For more information:
- Abdominal Pain (Stomache Ache) – Fact Sheet (468KB PDF)
- Stomach ache (Raising Children Network)
- Adrenaline auto-injectors: What you need to know – Fact sheet (172KB PDF)
- Anaphylaxis – fact sheet (www.allergy.org.au)
- Anaphylaxis – Fact Sheet for Parents in English and Other Languages (www.allergy.org.au)
- Asthma and Wheezing in the First Years of Life (NSW Multicultural Health Communication Service)
- Asthma Medications and Devices – Booklet (Asthma Australia) (2.0MB PDF)
- Bronchiolitis – Brochure (1.5MB PDF)
- Bronchiolitis: Breathing easier at home – Brochure (213KB PDF)
- Casts: Your child's cast (non-water-resistant) – Fact sheet (188KB PDF)
- Casts: Water-resistant casts – Fact sheet (341KB PDF)
- Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS)
- Cold sores and gingivostomatitis – Fact sheet (369KB PDF)
- Colds (upper respiratory tract infections, or URTIs) – Fact sheet (399KB PDF)
- Croup – Brochure (203KB PDF)
- Crying babies (Raising Children Network)
- Crying babies: Shaken baby (Pregnancy, Birth and Baby)
- Crying babies: Purple crying (National Center on Shaken Baby Syndrome, US)
- Eczema (atopic dermatitis) – Fact sheet (359KB PDF)
- Eczema Care Plan (Australian Society of Clinical Immunology and Allergy) (89KB PDF)
- Eczema: Topical steroids – How much do I use? (Australian Medicines Handbook) (466KB PDF)
- Eczema: Wet wraps for older children – Fact sheet (261KB PDF)
- Fever: Common misunderstandings – Fact sheet (402KB PDF)
- Fever (Raising Children Network)
- Fever: Pain and fever medications (Raising Children Network)
- Fever: Febrile Convulsions – Brochure (287KB PDF)
- Gastroenteritis – Brochure (108KB PDF)
- Gastroenteritis: Fluids for children with gastroenteritis – Brochure (117KB PDF)
- Gastroenteritis: Cryptosporidium infection (SA Health)
- Gastroenteritis: Giardia infection (SA Health)
- Gastroenteritis: Norovirus infection (SA Health)
- Gastroenteritis: Rotavirus infection (SA Health)
- Head injury in children: Information for parents and caregivers – Booklet (94KB PDF)
- Head injury: About the Child & Adolescent Brain Injury Rehabilitation Service (CABIRS) – Fact sheet (514KB PDF)
- Head injury: What's happening to my child? – Fact sheet (449KB PDF)
- Head injury: Returning to physical activity and sport – Fact sheet (449KB PDF)
- Head injury: Returning to school – Fact sheet (446KB PDF)
- Hives (urticaria) – Fact sheet (299KB PDF)
- Influenza (the flu) – Fact sheet (390KB PDF)
- Mesenteric adenitis – Fact sheet (239KB PDF)
- Pneumonia – Fact sheet (364KB PDF)
- Pneumonia: Viral pneumonia – Fact sheet (362KB PDF)
- Pneumonia: Emergency Extended Care Unit (EECU) discharge instructions – Fact sheet (529KB PDF)
- Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection (SA Health)
- Short-term steroid treatment – Fact sheet (328KB PDF)
- Skin infections – bleach baths (Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne)
- Streptococcal sore throat (SA Health)
- Tonsillitis (Raising Children Network)
- Transient wheeze ("happy wheezer") – Fact sheet (443KB PDF)
- Whooping cough (pertussis) – SA Health fact sheet