Your medical emergency survival kit: what to do if your child needs an operation. This year, more than four million kids will undergo surgery. And for those children and their parents, few things in life are scarier. Will It Hurt? A Parent’s Practical Guide to Children’s Surgery, provides crucial support, information, answers and counseling that parents and their children need when facing a medical crisis. Dr. Ketch walks parents through the four “P’s” surgical process: —Prelims and diagnosis: Asking the right questions to assure yourself of the need for the surgery; getting a second opinion. —Preparation: Suggestions for explaining to your child the need for the operation; details about pre-operative exams and tests; the pre-surgery diet; what to bring to the hospital or clinic. —Procedure: A close look at the more common types of children s surgeries; an overview of a typical operation. —Post-op and recovery: What to expect; suggestions to make your child s recovery quick, comfortable, happy and as pain-free as possible. This easy-to-read resource will give you, your child and your family the help and reassurance you need to make the surgical experience as stress-free as possible. Dr. Armen Ketchedjian—Dr. Ketch—is a former assistant professor at Yale University School of Medicine and is listed in The Guide to America"s Top Anesthesiologists by the Consumer Research Council of America. He trained at Cornell Medical Center, with a fellowship at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center and a pain management elective at Boston Children"s Hospital, in the Department of Anesthesiology. Dr. Ketch is also the author of a great series of books for children and parents. Earth Edition: A portion from the sales of this title is donated to our planet.