Preparing Your Child for Surgery at St. John's Mercy Medical Center

This video is designed to help children understand and feel more at ease about what will happen when they come for a surgical procedure at St. John's Mercy Medical Center. It explains the pre-surgery process, anesthesia, the operating room, recovery and going home.

Category:

Education

Tags:

• children's
• surgery
• preparation

[WebkinzTerrierFan83]

This video made me say this yesterday:

I wanna get surgery! Wait No! It can be painful.....But the nurses are nice! Wait....I get a needle....But it won't hurt......Wait needles do hurt! Wait....

[202Agatha]

did they use an actual patient, or an actor that wasn't a patient at all?

[MrCool1484]

I'm not scared any more bout having my tonsils out tommorw thanks!!!?!

[CBMAwards]

Great vid!! Seems SO real.

[sweetnezz123]

Im scaredd :/

[SeetherChild82]

@ThePolarmanbearpig i have Hydrocephalous(excess fluid on the brain...google it)

[ThePolarmanbearpig]

@SeetherChild82 YOU HAD 40 SURGERIES!?! what medical condition do you have that requires 40 surgeries!

[SeetherChild82]

im 19,  i had 40 surgerys and its not that bad

[DeadRaymanWalking]

@CarlisleAwesomeness I had to undergo surgery nearly a year ago to get a polyp taken out. That procedure was outpatient, so I'm pretty sure I was out of the hospital after my surgery after four hours :-D

[ohiosportsfan]

@browneyedramby hey me too im 9 and i had tow surgerys in 2 months

[tmichellemd111]

It's spelled "specific."