Welcome to American Family Children’s Hospital!Welcome to American Family Children’s Hospital!

This activity book is to help you learn about going the operating room at American Family Children’s Hospital (AFCH). Many kids go to the operating room (OR) for surgery. Surgery is something doctors do to help fix a part of your body. Other kids go the OR so the doctors can look inside their body or do a test to help them feel better.

Remember to bring your favorite stuffed animal, blanket or movie. If you have any questions before your surgery about AFCH, check out our website at www.uwheathkids.org.

From your surgical team at AFCH

My Name is:

The Date of my Surgery is: / /

My Age is: 10 119876543

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Why are you having surgery?Why are you having surgery?

I am having my tonsils

removed so I don’t get sick

as often.

I am having my leg fixed so I can walk

better.

Draw a picture of the part of your body where you are having surgery.

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Checking into the HospitalChecking into the Hospital

My Weight is pounds My Height is feet & inches

The nurse will measure your oxygen level

with a sticker or soft clip on your

finger.

My temperature is:

°F

Fill in the blanks when you are at the hospital for your surgery.

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The doctor may use a marker to

write on the part of your body

where you are having surgery.

/ mmHgMy Blood Pressure is:

You will be given hospital pajamas

to wear.

What color are your pajamas?

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Can you find these medicalobjects on the next page?

Can you find these medicalobjects on the next page?

IV Bag

Anesthesia mask

Thermometer

Syringe Surgical Mask Blood Pressure Cuff

Name Band

EKG Sticker

Pajamas Pulse Oximeter

Stethoscope Surgical Cap

Medicine CupPills

°F

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°F

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At American Family Children’s Hospital we care about your comfort. We will ask you to use a pain scale like

the one below to tell us about your pain.

Most kids have some pain after a surgery. You will get medicine to help with your pain. Here are some things you can do in the hospital or at home to also help you

control your pain.

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If a parent comes with you to the OR, he

or she will wear a gown, hat and shoe

covers.

Your bed will be wheeled down

the hallway.

G o i n g t o t h e O RG o i n g t o t h e O R

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You can choose a candy flavor to

smell in your mask

You will breathe special air called

anesthesia through the mask so you fall asleep

for your surgery.

You will breathe special air called

anesthesia through the mask so you fall asleep

for your surgery.

This sticker wraps around my

finger and measures the oxygen in my

blood.

These clip to stickers on

my chest and measure my heart beats.

This is a soft, clear mask that goes over my nose and mouth.

Operating

RoomThis is the room

where you will have surgery.

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You can choose a candy flavor to

smell in your mask

You will breathe special air called

anesthesia through the mask so you fall asleep

for your surgery.

You will breathe special air called

anesthesia through the mask so you fall asleep

for your surgery.

This sticker wraps around my

finger and measures the oxygen in my

blood.

These clip to stickers on

my chest and measure my heart beats.

This is a soft, clear mask that goes over my nose and mouth.

Operating

RoomThis is the room

where you will have surgery.

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Recovery RoomRecovery RoomAfter your surgery you will wake up in the recovery room.

You will still have the stickers on your chest and finger, blood

pressure cuff on your arm, and a small, flexible tube, called an

IV, in your hand.

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Some kids go home the day of

surgery…

Others stay in the hospital for a while.

When you go home it is OK to return to your normal routine and do things that

you enjoy. Remember that you can also help control your pain with

activities such as playing a game or reading a book. What are some things

you can think of doing at home that can help you relax or control your pain?

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There are a lot of people who work in a hospital Ask everyone you meet to sign their name in the space below.

Questions I have about my surgery:

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