Hospitalisation
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Breastfeeding and hospitalisation | Australian Breastfeeding Association
IntroductionWhen a mother or her child needs hospital care, it is natural for her to worry whether breastfeeding will be affected. She may have questions about breastfeeding, expressing milk and sometimes even weaning. Mostly it is possible and better to keep going.
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Courtney's experience going to hospital to help overcome depression | Depression | ReachOut Australia
After hospitalisation and medication, and with the help of her loved ones, Courtney put the 'black dog' that is depression in its place.
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What does palliative care cost? | Australian Government Department of Health
Most palliative care services are free, but there may be some costs associated with hospice and hospital care.
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Immunisation Coalition | Influenza-65 years and over - Immunisation Coalition
Influenza can cause serious complications and hospitalisation for people 65 years and older. Because of this free influenza vaccine is available to people 65 years and older.
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Discharge from hospital - the options
Discharge planning is a process that involves the patient, carer, family and any staff involved in the patient's care. The aim of discharge planning is to ensure a safe and smooth discharge from hospital - whether to home, residential care or another location.
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Prepare to Care Hospital Program - Carers WA
The “Prepare to Care” Hospital Program provides information and support to those family members and friends who will be providing ongoing care to patients both during a hospital admission and following being discharged from hospital
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Hospital care: before, during and after | Health and wellbeing | Queensland Government
Going into hospital can be a stressful time for both patients and families. Knowing as much as possible beforehand can help ease the stress.
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Immunisation | Sydney Children's Hospitals Network
Today, we have vaccines which protect children against many diseases
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Medical play | Sydney Children's Hospitals Network
The importance of play Play is how children explore, interact, and come to understand the world around them
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Hospital Stays and Food Allergy Management - Allergy & Anaphylaxis Australia
IntroductionAn admission to hospital can be a confusing and frightening experience. This help sheet has been developed to assist you in preparing for this process, in particular for the management of your food allergy. Managing food allergies can be difficult, especially when a person has multiple food allergies or severe reactions to foods. Dont assume that hospitals are any better at catering for severe food allergies than any other food provider. Despite the increase in allergies, many h
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Common Hospital Presentations Over Christmas | Ausmed
The Christmas holidays should be a happy opportunity to spend time with family and friends. Unfortunately, there is the potential for the ‘silly season’ to result in hospitalisations for many Australians.
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Training to recognise the early signs of recurrence in schizophrenia | Cochrane
Authors' conclusions: This review indicates that early warning signs interventions may have a positive effect on the proportions of people re-hospitalised and on rates of relapse, but not on time to recurrence
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Family intervention for schizophrenia | Cochrane
Authors' conclusions: Family intervention may reduce the number of relapse events and hospitalisations and would therefore be of interest to people with schizophrenia, clinicians and policy makers
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Prevent Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (CAUTI)
75% of hospital acquired UTIs are associated with the use of an indwelling urinary catheter (IDC) which is a significant number, considering that there is a 15-25% chance of a hospitalised patient needing a catheter inserted at some point during their stay (CDC 2015).
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Intravenous (IV) Infusion | Australian Sports Anti-doping Authority - ASADA
Prohibited MethodIntravenous infusions (greater than 100ml in a 12 hour period) are prohibited by WADA both in and out of competition. Exceptions include infusions received during hospital admissions, surgical procedures or clinical diagnostic investigations. These are permitted and do not require a TUE.
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Trimethoprim-induced critical hyperkalaemia | Issue 4 | Volume 39 | Australian Prescriber
An 88-year-old woman presented for investigation of generalised weakness, collapse, bradycardia and delirium. She had a history of recurrent urinary tract...
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Medical trauma and Injuries | Australian Child & Adolescent Trauma, Loss & Grief Network
Life threatening illness or injury may be associated with loss and grief, and at times psychological trauma for children and young people. Some hospital and medical treatments may be very painful and frightening for children and prolonged hospitalisation can cause forced separations from families, significant schooling disruptions and severe economic hardship. The resources below brings together information on the impact that medical trauma may have on children and young people.
Read more on Australian Child and Adolescent Trauma, Loss and Grief Network (ACATLGN) website
Falls Prevention | Ausmed
According to the World Health Organisation, falls, and the injuries they cause, are major public health problems. Not only because falls lead to around 20-30% of mild to severe injuries, but also because more than 50% of hospitalisations from falls are among people aged 65 years and older (2007).
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Diabetic Foot Explained | Ausmed
It is estimated that 280 Australians develop diabetes every day. Around 4,400 amputations are performed regularly at Australian hospitals each year and researchers believe that 85% of diabetes-related amputations are avoidable if correct care and prevention are observed.
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Emergency Planning and Management - Synthesis
Detailed summary & identified gaps from research on managing palliative care emergencies of older persons in aged care.
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