Emergency

Patient Education Catalogue - Emergency

Here you can find a collection of health education information for people and their families who have recently had a visit to one of our Fraser Health Emergency Departments.

If you have any questions or concerns after your emergency visit, contact any of the following:

• Your family doctor
• Fraser Health Virtual Care
• HealthLinkBC 8-1-1

In case of emergency, return to the Emergency Department or call 9-1-1.

A to Z Listing

• Abdominal Pain Direct to PDF
• About Urinary Tract Infections Direct to PDF
• Accidental Exposure to Blood and Body Fluids Direct to PDF
• After a Cardioversion Direct to PDF
• After Chest Tube Removal Direct to PDF
• After your Transfusion: What to Watch out for Direct to PDF
• Air Walker Boot Direct to PDF
• Allergic Reaction Direct to PDF
• Angina Chest Pain Direct to PDF
• Animal and Human Bites Direct to PDF
• Ankle Sprains
• Asthma Action Plan for Children age 12 - 17
• Asthma Action Plan for Children age 1 to 5
• Asthma Action Plan for Children age 6 to 11
• Asthma (Adult) Direct to PDF
• Asthma (Children) - What you should know
• Atrial Fibrillation Direct to PDF
• Atrial Fibrillation and Atrial Flutter
• Back Pain - Lower
• Bartholin's Gland Cyst or Abscess Direct to PDF
• Before AND After Procedural Sedation (Adult) Direct to PDF
• Before AND After Procedural Sedation (Child) Direct to PDF
• Bladder Infection (Urinary Tract Infection) Direct to PDF
• Broken Collarbone (Fractured Clavicle) Direct to PDF
• Bronchiolitis Direct to PDF
• Burnaby Mental Health Substance Use Centre Direct to PDF
• Burn Care Direct to PDF
• Canadian Anaphylaxis Action Plan for Kids
• Can I eat and drink before seeing an Emergency doctor? - Large Poster Direct to PDF
• Can I eat and drink before seeing an Emergency doctor? - X-Large Poster Direct to PDF
• Caring for a Wound Treated with Skin Glue Direct to PDF
• Cast or Splint Care Direct to PDF
• CATT - Prevent, recognize, and manage concussion Flip Card for Adults
• CATT - Prevent, recognize, and manage concussion Flip Card for Children
• Cellulitis Direct to PDF
• Certified Under the Mental Health Act Direct to PDF
• Chest Pain - Non-Cardiac Direct to PDF
• Chronic Pain Direct to PDF
• Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) Direct to PDF
• Concussion (Minor Head Injury) in Adults Direct to PDF
• Concussion (Minor Head Injury) in Children Direct to PDF
• Constipation Direct to PDF
• COPD Quick Tips - What I will do when I go home Direct to PDF
• Corneal Abrasion Direct to PDF
• Cough (Child)
• Could It Be Sepsis
• COVID-19 - What to do if you have COVID-19 symptoms
• Croup Direct to PDF
• Crutches - Fact Sheet Direct to PDF
• Crutches Rentals - Burnaby Direct to PDF
• Cuts, Scrapes, and other Wounds (Suture Care) Direct to PDF
• Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) Direct to PDF
• Dehydration (Adult) Direct to PDF
• Delirium in the Older Adult: A Family Guide Direct to PDF
• Dental Clinics
• Diphtheria, Tetanus, Pertussis, Polio, Haemophilus Influenzae Type B (DTaP-IPV-Hib) Vaccine
• Ear Infection - Otitis Media (Child)
• Ectopic Pregnancy and Methotrexate Direct to PDF
• Embrace Clinic Direct to PDF
• Emergency Angiogram Direct to PDF
• Emergency Contraceptive Pill (ECP) Direct to PDF
• Enoxaparin (Lovenox®) – You have been started on Direct to PDF
• Epididymitis Direct to PDF
• Facts About Chickenpox
• Facts about Influenza (the Flu)
• Febrile Seizures - Children Direct to PDF
• Fever in Children Direct to PDF
• Fifth Disease (Parvovirus Infection)
• Forensic Nursing Service - Connecting to Follow-up Direct to PDF
• Gallstones Direct to PDF
• Going home? My plan for after hospital Direct to PDF
• Going home? My plan for after hospital (X-Large Poster) Direct to PDF
• Graduated Care and Rapid Access Clinics Direct to PDF
• Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease
• Headaches Direct to PDF
• Heart Palpitations Direct to PDF
• Hemorrhoids Direct to PDF
• Hives in Children
• How much acetaminophen to give your child
• How much ibuprofen to give your child
• Hyphema Direct to PDF
• Information for families and caregivers on children's fever and pain medication
• Insect Bites Direct to PDF
• Jaundice in Newborns
• Kidney Infection Direct to PDF
• Kidney Stones (Renal Colic) Direct to PDF
• Knowing Your Care Options (Large Poster) Direct to PDF
• Know Your Care Options (Small Poster) Direct to PDF
• Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) with Gadolinium Contrast Direct to PDF
• Managing Constipation with Diet: Adults
• Medical Order for Scope of Treatment (MOST) Direct to PDF
• Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA)
• Mononucleosis (Adult) Direct to PDF
• Mononucleosis - Infectious Mononucleosis (Child)
• Moving Through Emergency – Your journey starts here Direct to PDF
• Moving through the Emergency Direct to PDF
• Multi-Drug Resistance Organisms (MDROs) - Acute Care: How to prevent the spread of infection in hospital and at home Direct to PDF
• Neck Pain and Strain Direct to PDF
• Nosebleed Direct to PDF
• Older Adult Community Mental Health and Substance Use Service Direct to PDF
• OPAT RCH: Outpatient Clinic Intravenous Antibiotic Therapy Direct to PDF
• Opioid Medicines: Information for Patients and Families
• Opioid Medicines: Safe Prescribing in the Emergency Department Direct to PDF
• Opioid Medicines: Safe Prescribing in the Emergency Department (Poster) Direct to PDF
• Outpatient Addiction Medicine Services Direct to PDF
• Pain Resources to Help You When You Get Home Direct to PDF
• Pediatrics: Urgent Consult Service for Children and Youth Direct to PDF
• Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (PID)
• Pericarditis Direct to PDF
• Pertussis (Whooping Cough)
• Pilonidal Abscess Direct to PDF
• Pink Eye (Conjunctivitis)
• Pneumonia Direct to PDF
• Pneumothorax Direct to PDF
• Psychiatric Emergency Unit Direct to PDF
• Rabies Immune Globulin and Vaccine
• Rapid Access Clinic for Low Back Pain Direct to PDF
• Safer Tripping: Magic mushrooms, LSD, and other hallucinogens
• Scabies
• Self-collection instructions: Rectal swab
• Self-collection instructions: Throat swab
• Self-collection instructions: Vaginal swab
• Shingles Direct to PDF
• Sick Day Management for Type 1 Diabetes and Insulin Guidelines Direct to PDF
• Sick Day Management for Type 2 Diabetes Direct to PDF
• Sore Throat and Tonsillitis (Child)
• Sprains, Strains, and Tendonitis Direct to PDF
• Stroke Prevention and Neurology Clinic Direct to PDF
• Substance Use: buprenorphine-naloxone (Suboxone) and Opioid Agonist Treatment Clinics Direct to PDF
• Substance Use: How to Respond to an Opioid Overdose (Small) Direct to PDF
• Substance Use: List of Opioid Agonist Treatment (OAT) Clinics
• Substance Use: Overdose Survival Guide Direct to PDF
• Substance Use: Safer Injecting Direct to PDF
• Substance Use: Safer Smoking Direct to PDF
• Substance Use: Supervised Consumption Service Direct to PDF
• Substance Use: Take Home Suboxone (buprenorphine/naloxone) Direct to PDF
• Suture Removal: How to take out stitches Direct to PDF
• Taking HIV PEP Direct to PDF
• Tetanus and Diphtheria (Td) Vaccine
• Tetanus, Diphtheria, Pertussis Vaccine (Tdap)
• Threatened Miscarriage Direct to PDF
• Urinary Catheter Care Direct to PDF
• Urine Sample - How to collect Direct to PDF
• Vaginal Yeast Infection
• Vertigo Direct to PDF
• Viral Gastrointestinal Illness (Stomach Flu) Direct to PDF
• Vomiting and Diarrhea in Children Direct to PDF
• Vomiting or Diarrhea (Adult) Direct to PDF
• We Can't See Substance Use Direct to PDF
• Welcome to the Emergency Department - Handout Direct to PDF
• What is a Transfusion? Direct to PDF
• When to bring your child to the Emergency Room Direct to PDF
• When Your Child has Sepsis: Information about Sepsis, Care and Recovery - Parent/Caregiver
• Why the Wait? Direct to PDF
• Your Care Matters: Understanding Wait Times Direct to PDF
• Your Care Matters: Understanding Wait Times (Large Poster) Direct to PDF
• Your Care Matters: Understanding Wait Times (X-Large Poster) Direct to PDF
• Your Guide to Independent Living - Are you at risk for falls Direct to PDF
• Your Guide to Independent Living - Home Activity Program Direct to PDF
• Your Guide to Independent Living - How to Get Up Safely from a Fall Direct to PDF
• Your Guide to Independent Living - Keeping you safe from falls and injuries Package Direct to PDF
• Your Guide to Independent Living - Make your home safer Direct to PDF
• Your Guide to Independent Living - Programs to help you reduce falls and injuries Direct to PDF
• Your Guide to Independent Living - Resources available in the community Direct to PDF
• Your Guide to Independent Living - What you can do to reduce you risk for falls Direct to PDF

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