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Ankle Sprains [English] Permalink Public

The instructions in this pamphlet will help you recover after an ankle sprain. (English)

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https://vch.eduhealth.ca/en/viewer?file=%2fmedia%2...

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English (265443), Chinese - Traditional (265468)

Back Pain - Lower [English] Permalink Public

The instructions in this pamphlet will help you recover after an episode of low-back pain. (English)

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http://vch.eduhealth.ca/PDFs/FB/FB.720.B126.pdf

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English (265444), Chinese - Traditional (265469)

OPAT RCH: Outpatient Clinic Intravenous Antibiotic Therapy (Royal Columbian Hospital) [English] Permalink Public

You have an infection that is best treated with antibiotics given through an intravenous. This pamphlet gives you information about coming in to the hospital as an outpatient for antibiotic therapy on days, evenings, and weekends. It also describes how to care for your saline lock at home. (English) Colour

Substance Use: List of Opioid Agonist Treatment (OAT) Clinics [English] Permalink Public

Opioid Agonist Treatment, often referred to as OAT, provides people who have an opioid use disorder with treatment using medications like buprenorphine/naloxone (Suboxone) and methadone. Fraser Health’s Opioid Agonist Treatment clinics provide comprehensive care and facilitate connections to other healthcare services and community supports (e.g. Primary Care, counselling etc.). (English)

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https://www.fraserhealth.ca/Service-Directory/Serv...

Atrial Fibrillation and Atrial Flutter [English] Permalink Public

This booklet includes What is ‘atrial fibrillation’? What is ‘atrial flutter’?, Is Afib/flutter harmful?, What can trigger Afib/flutter?, What causes Afib/flutter?, What can Afib/flutter feel like?, How is Afib/flutter treated?, What about preventing a stroke?, What can I do to help my heart?, What if I get an Afib/flutter episode?, When should I get help?, My Afib/flutter management plan, Living well with Afib/flutter, Questions you might want to ask. (English)

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http://www.cardiacbc.ca/Documents/Atrial%20Fibrill...

About Urinary Tract Infections (Fraser Health) [English] Permalink Public

This pamphlet provides information on what the signs of a possible urinary tract infection and treatment options. (English) Colour

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Substance Use: How to Respond to an Opioid Overdose (Small) [English] Permalink Public

Step-by-step guide on how to inject naloxone during an opioid overdose. Poster includes signs of an overdose and what to do after the person wakes up. (English) Colour (English) Colour

Psychiatric Emergency Unit (Royal Columbian Hospital) [English] Permalink Public

We are a locked unit located bedside the Emergency Department. Our goal is to create an environment where we provide crisis intervention, psychiatric assessment, and stabilization. We work with you to stabilize any initial crisis. Our patients are under close observation to help us determine the most appropriate next level of care. (English) Colour

Substance Use: buprenorphine-naloxone (Suboxone) and Opioid Agonist Treatment Clinics (Fraser Health) [English] Permalink Public

This is a document that has been adapted from the one that is currently with the buprenorphine/naloxone induction package. Minor changes have been made but this one should be with the take home suboxone information, as there have been some edits to the opening box that would only apply to take home suboxone and not a hospital induction. (English) Colour

Enoxaparin (Lovenox®) – You have been started on (Burnaby) [English] Permalink Public

We have detected a blood clot within a vein in your body. This sheet describes the plan for treatment at Burnaby Hospital Community Outpatient Services (COS). This includes returning to the hospital each day for an injection of the medicine and appointment information with an internal medicine specialist. It also describes possible problems to watch for while on this medicine and when to return to Emergency. (English) Colour