'A Little Deep Sleep a Family Guide to Anaesthetics' aims to ease anxieties children may have about anaesthetics, giving them a clear idea about what might happen during a family's hospital visit. It takes the viewer on an authentic journey from entering hospital to going home, including undergoing anaesthetic and waking up after surgery.

The film was a collaboration between ForMed Films and Anaesthetists Judith Nolan and Anthony Bradley at Bristol Royal Hospital for Children and funded by the Grand Appeal charity for

The film is now available for other trusts to embed on their site. Please give a donation to The Grand Appeal: https://www.grandappeal.org.uk/

This version is the 2018 update with generic hospital.

Contents:
00:00 Entering the hospital
00:16 In the ward
01:03 Who you will meet, weighing, measuring and preparing for operation
02:12 Waiting for your turn
02:25 The Anaesthetic Room,
02:30. Anaesthetic by canula
03:00. Anaesthetic by mask
03:44 While you are asleep
04:31 The Recovery Room
05:18 Back in the ward,
05:36. Going home!

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