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Your Guide to Independent Living - Resources available in the community (Fraser Health) [Punjabi] Permalink Public

This factsheet provides information on hip protectors, a personal emergency response service and a door-to-door shared-ride service. (Punjabi) Colour

This factsheet is part of Your Guide to Independent Living -Keeping you safe from falls and injuries (264407).

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Your Guide to Independent Living - Make your home safer (Fraser Health) [Punjabi] Permalink Public

Checklist to make your home safer. (Punjabi) Colour

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Moving through the Emergency [Punjabi] Permalink Public

Explains what you can expect as you move through the different areas of the Emergency. (Punjabi) Colour

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Multi-Drug Resistance Organisms (MDROs) - Acute Care: How to prevent the spread of infection in hospital and at home [Punjabi] Permalink Public

Multi-drug resistant organisms (MDROs) are germs that can live in your gut. This fact sheet explains why you may be tested for MDROs, and how the spread of MDROs can be prevented in the hospital and at home. (Punjabi) Colour

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Hyphema (Fraser Health) [Punjabi] Permalink Public

Hyphema (sounds like ‘high-fee-ma’) is a pooling or collection of blood in the front part of the eye, in the space between the cornea and the iris. The bleeding is usually from a blow to the eye. This factsheet describes how to care for yourself at home and prevent injuries to the eyes in the future. (Punjabi) Colour

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Heart Palpitations (Fraser Health) [Punjabi] Permalink Public

A heart palpitation (sounds like pal-pih-tay-shun) is when your heart feels like it is pounding, racing, or fluttering. You might feel like your heart has skipped a beat or added an extra beat. You might feel overly aware of your heartbeat. These feelings or sensation can sometimes be felt in your chest, neck, or throat. While you are having palpitations, your heart rhythm may or may not be abnormal. (Punjabi) Colour

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Insect Bites (Fraser Health) [Punjabi] Permalink Public

An insect bite or sting can show up as a red lump in the skin that sometimes has a tiny hole in its centre. Bites or stings can be from mosquitoes, fleas, ants, bees, wasps, spiders, bedbugs, or other insects. (Punjabi) Colour

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Sprains, Strains, and Tendonitis [Punjabi] Permalink Public

Sprains and strains happen when muscles or ligaments are stretched or torn. Tendonitis is an inflammation of a tendon. Together, they are called ‘soft tissue’ injuries. (Punjabi) Colour

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Vertigo (Fraser Health) [Punjabi] Permalink Public

Vertigo (sounds like ‘ver-tee-go’) is commonly called ‘Dizziness’. It can be a feeling of being light-headed or feeling faint. It can also be a feeling of spinning, whirling, or the room around you spinning. Vertigo can make it hard to stand or walk and you may feel off balance. It can also make you feel sick to your stomach (nauseated). (Punjabi) Colour

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Before AND After Procedural Sedation (Adult) (Fraser Health) [Punjabi] Permalink Public

We gave you medicines so we could do a test or procedure without you feeling pain. This is called ‘sedation’. The medicines will make you feel sleepy, dizzy, faint, clumsy, or unsteady. It can also cause you to not think clearly. (Punjabi) Colour

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