Hi, I'm Taylor.
Hi, I'm Luca.
TAYLOR: We're going to show you what
it's like to come to Sutter Children's Center for Surgery.
LUCA: Just like you, we both had surgery here.
TAYLOR: Come on.
Let us show you around.
You're probably here for surgery,
where a doctor called the surgeon may
fix a part of your body.
It's normal to be a little nervous,
but the people you will meet are all here to help you
and can answer any questions you might have about your surgery.
First, you will check into the Pediatric Day Unit waiting room
so the doctors or nurses know you are here.
They will give you an ID bracelet with your name
and birthday on it.
Your nurse will come and get you and two of your family members.
The nurse will need to know how much you weigh,
and how tall you are.
Then you will go into an exam room, where you'll put
on hospital pajamas and socks.
While you are waiting, there might
be activities, toys, or even a movie list to choose from.
The nurses will want to check your vital signs.
Do you know what your vital signs are?
Your vital signs are things like your heartbeat and temperature.
The nurse will listen to your heartbeat with a stethoscope.
That's called a blood pressure cuff.
It feels like a tight hug on your arm or leg.
A nurse will use a thermometer to check your temperature.
She might check it under your tongue or in your armpit.
The nurse will need to know how much oxygen, or air,
you have in her body.
She'll put a tiny Band-Aid with a little red light
on your finger or toe.
This is called a pulse oximeter.
You'll meet someone called a child life specialist.
Her job is to make sure you understand what to expect when
you have your surgery today.
You and your family will talk about two kinds of doctors.
One doctor is your surgeon.
The other doctor is the anesthesiologist,
the doctor that gives you your sleep medicine.
This doctor will talk with you about the medicine
you will have to sleep.
Sleep for surgery is different from when you
are asleep at home in your bed.
When it's time to go into the room
where you are going to have your surgery,
a nurse from the surgery area will come help push your bed
into the operating room.
Sometimes smaller kids can go in a kid-size car
to the surgery room, or you might be carried
by your child life specialist.
Once you and your bed are in the hallway,
you will give your family a hug and kiss
so they can wait for you in the waiting room
until your surgery is over.
This is a room where kids get the sleep medicine and surgery.
The staff that work in the surgery area all wear clothes
called scrubs, a hat, and a mask.
They wear these outfits to keep it really clean in the room
where you get your sleep medicine and have surgery.
See the soft, round-shaped object?
It's a pillow.
The machine behind this gives you a sleep medicine.
Some kids breathe their sleep medicine through a mask.
Other kids get their sleep medicine
through an IV, which is short name
for an intravenous catheter.
Your anesthesiologist will decide what is best for you
and your child life specialist will
help you make a plan on what you want
to do when you fall asleep.
Some kids like to count, play on an iPad,
or hold someone's hand.
See those lights?
They might be a little bright, but they won't touch you.
The doctor uses them to see better.
When you're asleep for surgery, you won't feel anything.
You'll sleep the whole time.
When the surgery is over, your anesthesiologist
will stop giving you your sleep medicine.
Then you'll wake up in the recovery room.
When you wake up, you might get a popsicle, juice, or water.
Before your surgery, it's important to not eat or drink
anything for a little while, because the sleep medicine
helps your whole body fall asleep, including your stomach.
If you have food or drink in your stomach,
then it may get sick and make your surgery unsafe.
When you are ready to leave the hospital,
the nurse will gently take the tape and IV
off your hand or arm.
It feels just like taking a Band-Aid off.
If you're spending the night at the hospital,
then you and whoever brought you will go together to your room.
There's a playroom with fun things to do while you're here.
When the doctor says you're ready,
then you'll get to leave the hospital.
LUCA: You did it.
TAYLOR: Great job.
Now we're going to share 10 of our favorite things
about Sutter Children's Center.
The play room.
Pillow or stuffed animal.
Otter pops.
Nurses.
Goop.
Sophie's Place.
The facility dogs.
Child life specialists.
The teen room.
It's in the camera.