The Hospital  Highway Code  by Diana Kimpton

The idea for this book came during a particularly long and boring admission with one of my sons and the development of it helped to liven up several more. It includes a wide range of information presented in a light, easy to read style with plenty of cartoons. It fits in well with most admissions and deliberately leaves out emotive phrases like "when you get better" to make it suitable for children with long term conditions.  To give you an idea of what it contains, here is the contents list.

• First Things First
  What to pack, what to do, who can visit and what you might get to eat.

• Meeting People
  How many autographs can you collect?

• Wordsearch
• How Medical Words Work 
  How to say them and what they mean 
• It's so Embarrassing
  Bedpans and other things which make you cringe
• The Body Quiz
• Down to Basics
  Earn points spotting basic equipment around the ward
• Crossword
• Ouch That Hurts
  Pain - how to deal with it and how to avoid it
• Limericks
• Testing, Testing
  All you ever wanted to know about X-rays, scans, ultrasound and blood tests
• The Hospital Highway Code
  Keep your eyes open around the hospital to see how many of these notices you can spot
• Hospital Humour
• Taking the Medicine
  A look at the alternatives to swallowing it including injections, intravenous treatment, nebulizers and suppositories
• A Medical Trivia Quiz
• Operations
  What's likely to happen before and after your operation
• Word Games
• Getting Plastered
  The low down on casts - having them put on, having them taken off and how to cope in between - plus a look at traction and pinned bones
• How Patient a Patient Are You?

Unfortunately this book is now sold out but is still available from libraries.

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