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Patient Information Leaflets

written by NHS healthcare professionals

Adults

Children

Achilles tendon injury

Information for patients who have suffered an Achilles tendon injury 

Patient Information Leaflet

Adult head injury

Emergency Department Online summary leaflet without hospital specific information

Patient Information Leaflet

Allergic reactions

How to treat an allergic reaction and when to seek urgent care

Patient Information Leaflet

Ankle sprain

NHS Grampian | RACH | Looking after yourself following a sprained ankle

Patient Information Leaflet

Ankle sprain

Emergency Department Online summary leaflet without hospital specific information

Patient Information Leaflet

Back pain

How to manage your back pain at home

Patient Information Leaflet

Bleeding in early pregnancy

What to do if you experience bleeding in early pregnancy

Patient Information Leaflet

Broken nose

Emergency Department Online summary leaflet without hospital specific information

Patient Information Leaflet

Bronchiolitis

NHS Grampian | RACH | Caring for your child with bronchiolitis

Patient Information Leaflet

Buckle wrist fracture (children)

How to manage a child’s wrist fracture and ensure recovery.

Patient Information Leaflet

Burns (children)

How to look after a child’s burn and prevent complications

Patient Information Leaflet

Chest injury

NHS Grampian | ARI | Looking after yourself following chest and rib injuries

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Child head injury

Emergency Department Online summary leaflet without hospital specific information

Patient Information Leaflet

Clavicle fracture

How to look after a broken collarbone and support healing

Patient Information Leaflet

Colles' fracture

How to care for a broken wrist and aid healing

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Concussion

ACoRN - After Concussion Return to Normality. Advice on returning to normal activities following a head injury

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Croup

NHS Grampian | RACH | Caring for your child with croup

Patient Information Leaflet

Crutches

NHS Grampian | ARI | How to use and care for your crutches

Patient Information Leaflet

Dalteparin

NHS Grampian | ARI | How to inject dalteparin (when wearing a leg cast or splint)

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Diarrhoea and vomiting (children)

How to care for a child with sickness and prevent dehydration

Patient Information Leaflet

Fever in the under 5s

Emergency Department Online summary leaflet without hospital specific information

Patient Information Leaflet

Fever under 5

Healthier Together advice leaflet on looking after a child under 5 with a fever

Patient Information Leaflet

First fit (children)

What to do after a suspected seizure in a child

Patient Information Leaflet

Fractures

NHS Grampian | ARI | After your fracture: what happens next?

Patient Information Leaflet

Headaches

How to manage headaches at home and when to seek medical advice

Patient Information Leaflet

Infected nail (paronychia)

How to treat an infected nail and prevent worsening

Patient Information Leaflet

Insect bite

How to manage an insect bite reaction and reduce swelling

Patient Information Leaflet

Kidney stones

How to manage kidney stones and when to seek medical attention

Patient Information Leaflet

Knee injury

How to manage your knee injury at home

Patient Information Leaflet

Mini stroke/ TIA

What to do following a transient ischaemic attack and how to prevent further strokes

Patient Information Leaflet

Neck injury

NHS Grampian | ARI | How to look after yourself at home following a neck injury 

Patient Information Leaflet

Nose injury

NHS Grampian | ARI | Looking after yourself at home following an injury to the nose

Patient Information Leaflet

Nosebleed (epistaxis)

Emergency Department Online summary leaflet without hospital specific information

Patient Information Leaflet

Palpitations

Emergency Department Online summary leaflet without hospital specific information

Patient Information Leaflet

Plaster cast care (adults)

How to care for your cast and manage daily activities

Patient Information Leaflet

Procedural sedation

How to care for yourself after sedation and what to expect

Patient Information Leaflet

SVT (supraventricular tachycardia)

What to do during an episode of rapid heart rate and when to seek help

Patient Information Leaflet

Shoulder dislocation

What to do after a shoulder dislocation and how to prevent recurrence

Patient Information Leaflet

Shoulder/ ACJ sprain

How to manage shoulder ligament injuries and promote recovery

Patient Information Leaflet

Supracondylar fracture

NHS Grampian | RACH | Looking after your child following an undisplaced supracondylar fracture

Patient Information Leaflet

VTE propylaxis

How to prevent blood clots after surgery or prolonged immobility

Patient Information Leaflet

Wound care

NHS Grampian | ARI | Looking after your wound at home

Patient Information Leaflet

Wound care

Emergency Department Online summary leaflet without hospital specific information

Patient Information Leaflet

Wrist/Hand injuries

NHS Grampian | ARI | Soft tissue injuries of the wrist and hand

Patient Information Leaflet

Adult head injury

NHS Grampian | ARI | How to look after yourself at home following a head injury

Patient Information Leaflet

Adult head injury

How to manage your head injury at home

Patient Information Leaflet

Ankle fracture

How to care for a broken ankle and support rehabilitation

Patient Information Leaflet

Ankle sprain

How to manage your ankle sprain at home

Patient Information Leaflet

Back Pain

NHS Grampian | ARI | Managing your back pain. Information for patients and carers

Patient Information Leaflet

Baker's cyst

How to manage your Baker's cyst at home

Patient Information Leaflet

Boxer's fracture

How to look after a broken hand and when to seek further care

Patient Information Leaflet

Bronchiolitis

How to look after your child with bronchiolitis at home

Patient Information Leaflet

Buckle fracture (wrist)

NHS Grampian | RACH | Looking after your child following a buckle fracture of the wrist

Patient Information Leaflet

Burns (adult)

How to care for a burn at home and when to seek medical attention

Patient Information Leaflet

Chest injury

Emergency Department Online summary leaflet without hospital specific information

Patient Information Leaflet

Chest injury

How to manage your chest wall injury at home

Patient Information Leaflet

Child head injury

Looking after your child's head injury

Patient Information Leaflet

Clavicle fracture

NHS Grampian | RACH | Caring for your clavicle fracture

Patient Information Leaflet

Concussion

How to manage your concussion at home

Patient Information Leaflet

Constipation (children)

How to relieve constipation in children and when to seek advice

Patient Information Leaflet

Croup

How to manage your child’s croup symptoms at home

Patient Information Leaflet

DVT

How to reduce the risk of deep vein thrombosis and when to seek help

Patient Information Leaflet

Diarrhoea and vomiting (adults)

How to manage sickness and stay hydrated

Patient Information Leaflet

Febrile convulsion

What to do if your child has a seizure due to fever

Patient Information Leaflet

Fever in the under 5s

How to look after your child with a fever at home

Patient Information Leaflet

Finger dislocation

What to do after a finger dislocation and how to aid recovery

Patient Information Leaflet

First fit (seizure)

What to do after a suspected fit (seizure)

Patient Information Leaflet

Gallstones

How to manage gallstone symptoms and when to seek treatment

Patient Information Leaflet

Humeral neck fracture

NHS Grampian | RACH | Humeral neck fracture

Patient Information Leaflet

Inhaler use

How to use an inhaler correctly to manage asthma or COPD

Patient Information Leaflet

Jaundice in newborns

What to do if your baby has jaundice and when to seek medical advice

Patient Information Leaflet

Knee injury

NHS Grampian | ARI | Looking after yourself at home following a soft tissue injury of the knee

Patient Information Leaflet

Mallet injury

How to care for a finger tendon injury and use a splint correctly

Patient Information Leaflet

Miscarriage

How to manage a miscarriage at home and when to seek support

Patient Information Leaflet

Needlestick injury

What to do after a needlestick injury and how to reduce infection risk

Patient Information Leaflet

Nosebleed (epistaxis)

What to do following a nosebleed

Patient Information Leaflet

Palpitations

What to do if you experience palpitations and when to seek medical help

Patient Information Leaflet

Patella dislocation

How to manage a dislocated kneecap and aid recovery

Patient Information Leaflet

Plaster cast care (children)

How to look after your child's cast and prevent complications

Patient Information Leaflet

Pulled elbow

NHS Grampian | RACH | Pulled elbow (radial head subluxation)

Patient Information Leaflet

Scaphoid fracture

How to care for a wrist fracture and support healing

Patient Information Leaflet

Shoulder injury

NHS Grampian | ARI | Looking after yourself at home following a shoulder injury

Patient Information Leaflet

Soft tissue injury

How to manage sprains and strains to aid recovery

Patient Information Leaflet

Tetanus

Information about tetanus vaccination

Patient Information Leaflet

Vomiting/ hyperemesis in pregnancy

How to manage severe sickness in pregnancy and stay hydrated

Patient Information Leaflet

Wound care

How to look after your wound at home

Patient Information Leaflet

Wound care (children)

How to look after your wound at home

Patient Information Leaflet
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