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Promoting Health and Wellness for Clients and their Families [English] Permalink Public
This fact sheet discusses the reasoning and benefits behind Fraser Health's stand on harm reduction, as well as related services available to clients and their families. (English) Black & White
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262645Understanding Substance Use [English] Permalink Public
Psychoactive substances include alcohol, tobacco, illicit drugs, some medications, and caffeine. How these substances are used, how often they are used, how much is used, and the settings in which they are used all contribute to how each substance affects the body and mind. This fact sheet provides examples of this and information on how to minimize the harm associated with using these substances. (English)
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http://www.heretohelp.bc.ca/sites/default/files/he...Cannabis (Marijuana) [English] Permalink Public
A fact sheet discussing this drug in detail, including the recreational and medicinal uses. (English)
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https://www.heretohelp.bc.ca/sites/default/files/l...Methamphetamine [English] Permalink Public
A fact sheet on the effects and reasons for use of this synthetic drug. (English)
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https://www.heretohelp.bc.ca/sites/default/files/m...Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) - InPatient (Surrey Memorial Hospital, Mission Memorial Hospital, Eagle Ridge Hospital, Peace Arch Hospital, Ridge Meadows Hospital, Abbotsford Regional Hospital and Cancer Centre, Chilliwack General Hospital, Royal Columbian Hospital, Burnaby Hospital, Langley Memorial Hospital, Delta Hospital, Fraser Canyon Hospital) [English] Permalink Public
MRSA is a type of common bacteria which has become resistant to most of the antibiotics normally used to treat it. This fact sheet for patients and families discusses ways to prevent the spread of MRSA at home and in the hospital. (English) Colour
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252667Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) (Fraser Health) [English] Permalink Public
This fact sheet explains why it is important to prevent this infection from spreading to other patients in the hospital, or to your friends and family when you go home. (English) Colour
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English (253976), Chinese - Simplified (264186), Chinese - Traditional (264187), Punjabi (264185)
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253976Progressive Weaning Unit (Burnaby Hospital) [English] Permalink Public
After a difficult injury or illness, you might find yourself dependent on ventilator technology in order to breathe. The Progressive Weaning Unit (PWU) is a program designed to get a patient who is in the recovery and rehabilitation stage to breathe on his own, done in a planned step-wise fashion. (English) Colour
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262045Patient Family Instructions - If You Want to Die Naturally at Home [English] Permalink Public
Page 2 of this form provides information for those facing end of life decisions, specifically what arrangements are required and which people to contact if your decision is to die naturally in your own home. (English)
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262042Perclose - Patient Home Care Instructions [English] Permalink Public
Following your catheterization procedure, your doctor closed the opening in the artery in your groin with a Perclose device. The device was introduced through a small incision, and the following will instruct you on how to care for the incision site as well as provide other helpful information. (English) Black & White
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262044Biopsy (Jim Pattison Outpatient Care and Surgery Centre) [English] Permalink Public
Information for those patients who have just had a biopsy (removal of tissue sample) performed. (English) Black & White
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