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you have COVID-19 symptoms </a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="mobile-only"> <div class="anchor-mobile-ctn"> <select aria-label="Quick access to" name="anchor" id="anchor-select" onchange="location = this.value;"> <option value="">Quick access</option> <option value="#masks"> No mask: A child under the age of two years聽or聽anyone who cannot wear a mask </option> <option value="#Hand-hygiene"> Hand hygiene </option> <option value="#Social-distancing"> Social distancing </option> <option value="#If-you-have-COVID-19-symptoms"> If you have COVID-19 symptoms </option> </select> </div> </div> </div> <div class="gutenberg"> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Prevent circulation of respiratory viruses</h2> <p>There are several simple ways to keep yourself, your child and other people safe before, during and after your visit to the Montreal Children鈥檚 Hospital to prevent circulation of respiratory viruses, including SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19), influenza and SRV. </p> <hr class="wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity"/> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Masks</h2> <div class="wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-1 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex"> <div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow"> <h3 class="wp-block-heading">Mask-wearing: who, where and why</h3> <p>Masks contain respiratory secretions when we talk, cough or sneeze, and they offer protection to the person wearing them from other people鈥檚 respiratory secretions.</p> </div> <div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow"> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1024" height="622" src="https://hopitaldemontrealpourenfants.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/2-Infirmiere-avec-nouveau-ne-1024x622.png" alt="" class="wp-image-38517" srcset="https://montrealchildrenshospital.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/2-Infirmiere-avec-nouveau-ne-1024x622.png 1024w, https://montrealchildrenshospital.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/2-Infirmiere-avec-nouveau-ne-300x182.png 300w, https://montrealchildrenshospital.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/2-Infirmiere-avec-nouveau-ne-768x466.png 768w, https://montrealchildrenshospital.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/2-Infirmiere-avec-nouveau-ne.png 1500w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /></figure> </div> </div> <h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="masks"><strong>No mask:</strong> A child under the age of two years聽or聽anyone who cannot wear a mask</h4> <div class="wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-2 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex"> <div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow"> <div class="wp-block-group colored-block has-blue-light-background-color has-background is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained"> <h3 class="wp-block-heading">Without symptoms</h3> <p>Any person over the age of two without symptoms (a rash, a cough, a fever or gastrointestinal symptoms).</p> <p><strong>A mask is optional.</strong></p> <p>We encourage that you wear a mask in common areas and in crowded spaces.</p> <p>A mask is recommended when visiting a patient :</p> <ul class="wp-block-list"> <li>on the Hematology, Oncology and Transplant Unit (B07 North)</li> <li>on the Pediatric intensive care unit</li> <li>who may get very sick with COVID-19 or the flu</li> </ul> <p>Some viruses can spread even before we feel sick.</p> </div> </div> <div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow"> <div class="wp-block-group colored-block has-yellow-background-color has-background is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained"> <h3 class="wp-block-heading">With symptoms</h3> <p>Any person over the age of two with symptoms or who has recently been exposed to a sick person.</p> <p><strong>A mask is required at all times</strong> (Except to drink, to eat or to take oral medication).</p> <p>All common areas of the hospital until in a closed room.</p> <p>In a closed room:</p> <ul class="wp-block-list"> <li>when healthcare workers are present.</li> <li>if the patient has not yet been exposed to the person who is sick.</li> </ul> <p>When we are sick, our respiratory secretions contain viruses or bacteria that can spread to others when we talk, cough or sneeze. Masks help contain those secretions.</p> </div> </div> </div> <hr class="wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity"/> <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="Hand-hygiene">Hand hygiene</h2> <div class="wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-3 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex"> <div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow"> <p>Hand hygiene helps prevent the spread of COVID-19 and other viruses and bacteria that we may carry on our hands or gloves.  </p> <p>We ask that you and your child perform hand hygiene on arrival, as well as each time that you enter and exit your child鈥檚 room or exam room, and<strong> </strong>before and after glove use. Remember that gloves do <strong>not </strong>replace hand hygiene! </p> <p>For most situations, you can use the alcohol-based hand rub. It is highly effective against most viruses and bacteria, including the virus that causes COVID-19. However, when your hands are visibly soiled or if your child infected with C. difficile or Norovirus, you should wash your hands with soap and water. </p> <p>Don鈥檛 forget to wash your hands with soap and water before and after eating, and after using a restroom!</p> </div> <div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow"> <figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1500" height="911" src="https://montrealchildrenshospital.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/3-Enfant-se-lavant-les-mains.png" alt="" class="wp-image-41700"/></figure> </div> </div> <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="Social-distancing">Social distancing</h2> <p>Another way you can prevent the spread of COVID-19 is by staying away from other family bubbles. We call it physical (or social) distancing.</p> <hr class="wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity"/> <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="If-you-have-COVID-19-symptoms">If you have COVID-19 symptoms</h2> <p><strong>Coming to the hospital with COVID-19 symptoms puts patients and staff at risk.</strong> </p> <div class="wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-4 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex"> <div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow"> <p>Parents and caregivers who test positive for COVID-19 must wait a minimum of ten (10) days before coming to the hospital (some exceptions apply). </p> <div class="wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex"> <div class="wp-block-button is-style-cta"><a class="wp-block-button__link wp-element-button" href="https://www.quebec.ca/en/health/health-issues/a-z/2019-coronavirus" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Information on COVID-19 – MSSS</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow"> <p>You can also call the following numbers, from Monday to Friday between 8:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday, between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.:</p> <ul class="wp-block-list"> <li><a href="tel:+418-644-4545"><strong>418-644-4545</strong></a> (Quebec)</li> <li><a href="tel:+514-644-4545"><strong>514-644-4545</strong></a> (Montr茅al)</li> <li><a href="tel:+1-877-644-4545"><strong>1 877-644-4545</strong></a><strong> </strong>(toll free) elsewhere in Qu茅bec</li> </ul> </div> </div> <p>We encourage you to talk to your child about the above measures so that they know what to expect. 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