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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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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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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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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Spina Bifida | Sydney Children's Hospitals Network
Spina Bifida comes from a latin term which means split spine
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Entering Residential Aged Care
Entering Residential Aged Care
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Miracle Babies - How long in hospital?
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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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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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The Most Common Hospital Presentations Over Christmas Time
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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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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Bronchiolitis: Recognise and Assess | Ausmed
This article is to be read in conjunction with Paediatric Respiratory Assessment. Starship Hospitals Clinical Guidelines define bronchiolitis as A viral lower respiratory infection which affects children, usually under 12 months of age, with younger infants often more severely affected.
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How to 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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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.
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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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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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