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This handout explains the common responses that children of different ages have to serious illness and death. Typical developmental stages are given for birth to age 3, ages 4 to 7, ages 8 to 12, and ages 13 to 18.

This handout give important safety guidelines about bringing children who are not patients to University of Washington Medical Center.

This brochure details the causes of a blocked airway and offers tips to prevent choking. The steps for choking rescue techniques, the Heimlich maneuver, are given for a conscious adult, for an unconscious adult, and for doing it on yourself.

This handout gives tips on how to choose a primary care provider for a newborn, with special attention to the needs of a NICU baby.

This handout gives a schedule of the healthcare visits that are advised for new babies during their first year of life. It includes advice on how to find a primary care provider for your child and lists clinics in the greater Seattle area that offer pediatric care.

This handout explains the steps to take when choosing or renewing a health insurance plan. Taking these steps will help make sure your expected healthcare needs will be met, and that you can continue to receive your care at a UW Medicine facility.

This handout describes chorionic villus sampling (CVS). It explains how CVS is done, what happens during the test, how to prepare, and when test results will be received.

This handout explains chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS), an inflammation in the nose and sinus cavities that lasts at least 3 months. It include what causes CRS, how it is diagnosed, and how it is treated.

This handout explains chronic total occlusion (CTO) of a coronary artery. It includes how CTO is diagnosed and assessed, and treatment options at University of Washington Medical Center.

This handout explains the benefits and risks of circumcision, and how to plan for a circumcision at UW Nieghborhood Clinics. This document is a chapter in the workbook "Baby Care," authored by the Mother Baby Unit at University of Washington Medical Center.

This handout explains the drug cisplatin, which is used to treat cancer. The handout includes how to manage common side effects.

This handout explains the 14 steps to follow to clean and disinfect urinary drainage bags for reuse.

This handout outlines the supplies needed and steps to follow to sterilize red rubber catheters.

This chapter of the Heart Transplant Manual explains clinical procedures, follow-up care, and diagnostic tests after heart transplant.

This handout gives instructions to follow when taking the medicine Clomid. It includes information about follow-up labs and doctor visits.

This handout describes Clostridium difficile and who is at risk for getting it. It also explains how this disease can be spread and offers steps to prevent others from getting it.

This handout, adapted from materials from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), explains how to make and wear cloth face coverings for protection from COVID-19 and other viruses. It includes important information on how to wear a face covering and when to wash it.

This brochure explains what to expect from and how to prepare for surgery to insert cochlear implants.

This handout explains what to expect, how to prepare and how to plan for recovery after colectomy surgery, which is done to remove part of a damaged or diseased large intestine. It discusses both laparoscopic and open surgery.

This handout is a timeline to guide patients who are taking GoLytely to prepare for a colonoscopy. It tells what to do 7 days before, 5 days before, 1 day before, and on the day of the procedure.

This handout gives step-by-step instructions to follow before a colonoscopy when using MoviPrep solution.

This handout is a timeline to guide patients who are taking GoLytely to prepare for a colonoscopy. It tells what to do 7 days before, 5 days before, 1 day before, and on the day of the procedure.

This handout gives step-by-step instructions to follow before a colonoscopy when using Suprep solution.

This handout gives step-by-step instructions to follow before a colonoscopy when using Osmo Prep solution.

This CareMap for patients and their caregivers shows the care plan that is expected before and after having colorectal surgery. The CareMap begins 6 days before surgery and gives recovery steps through discharge from the hospital and self-care at home.