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Important Safety Message - When you visit a hospital [English] Permalink Public

When you visit a hospital, health care professionals will ask you for information around your health history including medications. Please ask questions about your treatment plan and your health care. Please tell us about any medication changes or changes in your condition. (English) Colour

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How to Stay Safe at Home (Fraser Health) [English] Permalink Public

Someone from a specific health profession or program usually gives this resource to the person who needs it and reviews it with them. Before using this information, please review it with someone from that profession or program.

List of general ways to stay safe at home, provided by your occupational therapist. Includes strategies for setting up your home, managing your medications, personal care, everyday activities and in case of emergencies. (English) Colour

What You Can Do To Prevent Falls [English] Permalink Public

This factsheet outlines four things you can do to prevent falls. These include starting an exercise program, having a health care professional review your medicines, having your vision checked, and making your home safer. (English) Colour

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Safety Starts With Me: 5 STEPS to Keep Safe while in the Hospital [English] Permalink Public

While you are in the hospital, your care and safety is our top priority. You, your family, and friends play an important role in keeping you safe. Here are 5 simple steps to make your hospital stay as safe and positive as possible. (English) Colour

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Concussion (Minor Head Injury) in Children (Fraser Health) [English] Permalink Public

The doctor did not find any signs of serious head injury complications and feels it is safe for your child to go home in your care. (English) Colour

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Burn Injuries: Helping Families Cope (Child) [English] Permalink Public

When your child suffers a burn injury, you and your family may experience emotional, social and financial stress. This pamphlet gives answers to some common questions you may have about how to cope with the stress of your child’s initial stages of burn treatment. Audio available. (English)

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http://www.aboutkidshealth.ca/En/HealthAZ/Conditio...

Burns in Children (Multi-Record landing Page) [English] Permalink Public

Landing page for: burns: household safety and prevention, scald prevention, burn prevention: campfires & fireworks, burns: winter safety, sun: protecting your child's skin, burns: first aid, sunburn, burns: caring for your child at home between outpatient visits, burn injuries: information for parents with a child staying at hospital, burns: caring for your child at home after discharge from hospital, burns: scar managament techniques, burn injuries: helping families cope. (English)

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https://www.aboutkidshealth.ca/burns

Air Walker Boot (Fraser Health) [English] Permalink Public

You have been given a special kind of cast called an air walker boot. Like a regular cast, the boot protects your injured leg from further injury so it can heal faster. How long you need to wear the boot depends on your injury. (English) Colour

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Safer Tripping: Magic mushrooms, LSD, and other hallucinogens [English] Permalink Public

Reduce your risk of bad trips (scary and stressful experiences), injuries from falls or accidents, and mental health problems (English)

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https://www.heretohelp.bc.ca/sites/default/files/s...

Remove all jewellery before surgery (Fraser Health) [English] Permalink Public

This poster provides information about your safety when preparing for surgery. It is important to remove all jewellery to prevent burns or other injuries (English) Colour