Uploaded April 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
What is a port, and what happens during port access? In this kid-friendly animated video from UC Davis Children’s Hospital, we explain what a port (a type of central line) is and how it helps doctors and nurses give medicine or draw blood during treatment. This video is designed to help children understand their port in a simple, reassuring way.
Created to reduce fear and build confidence, this step-by-step animation walks kids through port access and deaccess, explains how numbing cream can help with comfort, and shows how nurses keep everything clean and safe. If you have questions about your child’s port, central line care, or treatment, talk with your care team at UC Davis Children’s Hospital.
The “Let’s talk about…” series was developed by UC Davis Child Life and Creative Arts Therapy for parents and caregivers, providing helpful tips on how to communicate with children about different medical conditions and situations. Watch more topics here - youtube.com/playlist?list=PLM7qvIv8N9Rs3zgAoWK4q6m5riSZ2Niyn
UC Davis Child Life Parent Resources: https://health.ucdavis.edu/children/services/child-life/parent-resources
This video is also available in Spanish: youtu.be/5TtQ-PzSPb4
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At UC Davis Children’s Hospital, we put your child at the center of everything that we do. It’s personalized care, uniquely sized for your child. You’ll see it in our child-friendly designs throughout the hospital, our farm-to-fork approach to dining, our playrooms and teen rooms and our team that feels like family. UC Davis Children’s Hospital is Sacramento’s only nationally ranked, comprehensive hospital for children, serving infants, children, adolescents and young adults with primary, subspecialty and critical care.
UC Davis Children’s Hospital: https://children.ucdavis.edu
Children’s Surgery Center: https://health.ucdavis.edu/children/services/childrens-surgery-center/
Child Life and Creative Arts Therapy: https://health.ucdavis.edu/children/services/child-life/
Fetal Care and Treatment Center: https://health.ucdavis.edu/children/services/fetal-care-treatment-center/
See the latest news from UC Davis Health: https://health.ucdavis.edu/newsroom
Kids Considered podcast: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLM7qvIv8N9Rtl7F3ziKi_A-dm0eKSvQBt
Facebook: facebook.com/UCDavisChildrensHospital
Instagram: instagram.com/ucdavischildren
Twitter/X: twitter.com/UCDavisChildren
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#pediatriccare #ChildrensHospital #CentralLine #PortAccess #UCDavisChildrenHospital
What is a port, and what happens during port access? In this kid-friendly animated video from UC Davis Children’s Hospital, we explain what a port (a type of central line) is and how it helps doctors and nurses give medicine or draw blood during treatment. This video is designed to help children understand their port in a simple, reassuring way.
Created to reduce fear and build confidence, this step-by-step animation walks kids through port access and deaccess, explains how numbing cream can help with comfort, and shows how nurses keep everything clean and safe. If you have questions about your child’s port, central line care, or treatment, talk with your care team at UC Davis Children’s Hospital.
The “Let’s talk about…” series was developed by UC Davis Child Life and Creative Arts Therapy for parents and caregivers, providing helpful tips on how to communicate with children about different medical conditions and situations. Watch more topics here - youtube.com/playlist?list=PLM7qvIv8N9Rs3zgAoWK4q6m5riSZ2Niyn
UC Davis Child Life Parent Resources: https://health.ucdavis.edu/children/services/child-life/parent-resources
This video is also available in Spanish: youtu.be/5TtQ-PzSPb4
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At UC Davis Children’s Hospital, we put your child at the center of everything that we do. It’s personalized care, uniquely sized for your child. You’ll see it in our child-friendly designs throughout the hospital, our farm-to-fork approach to dining, our playrooms and teen rooms and our team that feels like family. UC Davis Children’s Hospital is Sacramento’s only nationally ranked, comprehensive hospital for children, serving infants, children, adolescents and young adults with primary, subspecialty and critical care.
UC Davis Children’s Hospital: https://children.ucdavis.edu
Children’s Surgery Center: https://health.ucdavis.edu/children/services/childrens-surgery-center/
Child Life and Creative Arts Therapy: https://health.ucdavis.edu/children/services/child-life/
Fetal Care and Treatment Center: https://health.ucdavis.edu/children/services/fetal-care-treatment-center/
See the latest news from UC Davis Health: https://health.ucdavis.edu/newsroom
Kids Considered podcast: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLM7qvIv8N9Rtl7F3ziKi_A-dm0eKSvQBt
Facebook: facebook.com/UCDavisChildrensHospital
Instagram: instagram.com/ucdavischildren
Twitter/X: twitter.com/UCDavisChildren
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#pediatriccare #ChildrensHospital #CentralLine #PortAccess #UCDavisChildrenHospital
