Hospitals
Ever wonder what happens in hospital? What are all the machines for and what do the staff do?
Explore below to find out the answers and help prepare you for what you might see and experience.
When a special person goes to hospital, there are different places they can enter, move to and exit to.
The pathway usually relates to how bad (severe) the injury is and what ongoing help is needed to support their recovery.
Typically, a hospital admission can include time in:

Below is an overview of what a hospital admission could look like.
It shows the ways people can enter the hospital, and ways they exit the hospital.

Game: what is it like to visit hospital?
If you haven’t visited hospital before, the different wards, people and machines can be daunting. Teens often want to know what hospital is like to visit so they can be prepared for what they see.
To help, click and learn in the game below.
Places in the Hospital
Straight after a brain injury, people are taken to the ED for assessment and immediate care
Learn moreAfter the ICU, the ward helps people and families to know the 'next step' in their recovery
Learn moreInpatient rehabilitation is another hospital where people go to attempt to re-learn skills and abilities they could do before, by a specialist team of allied health, nursing and medical
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