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Why Seniors Should Get the Inactivated Influenza (Flu) Vaccine [Farsi] Permalink Public

HealthLinkBC Health File information providing an overview about why seniors should get the inactivated influenza (flu) vaccine including benefits, prevention, and possible reactions to the vaccine. Number 12a. (Farsi)

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Advance Care Planning Guide: My Voice - Expressing My Wishes for Future Health Care Treatment [Farsi] Permalink Public

What is advance care planning? How to start advance care planning. Advance care plan options. Why you should plan now. (Farsi)

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FReSH Start Toolkit: Fracture Recovery for Seniors at Home [Farsi] Permalink Public

Hip Fracture recover guide in Farsi for patients & families. (Farsi)

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Seniors' Falls Can Be Prevented factsheet [Farsi] Permalink Public

HealthLinkBC Health File overview about preventing seniors falls use including risks, what I can do to lower my risk of falling at home and away from home. Number 78. (Farsi)

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Before AND After Procedural Sedation (Adult) (Fraser Health) [Farsi] 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. (Farsi) Colour

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Hemorrhoids [Farsi] Permalink Public

Hemorrhoids (sounds like ‘hem-uh-roids’) are also called ‘piles’; are bulging tissue (skin) that contains swollen veins in the rectal (anal, bum) area. They may cause small amounts of bleeding or small blood clots. They can be itchy and painful, especially with a bowel movement (stool, poo). (Farsi) Colour

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Mononucleosis (Adult) [Farsi] Permalink Public

Mononucleosis (Mono) is an infection caused by the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV). The virus spreads through your saliva (your spit). This is why you might hear it called the ‘kissing disease’. (Farsi) Colour

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About My Discharge Date – Information for Stroke Patients [Farsi] Permalink Public

You are in our rehabilitation (rehab) unit because you had a stroke. This pamphlet is about how we plan for your going home (your discharge date). It explains the difference between your estimated discharge date and your confirmed discharge date, and answers some common questions. (Farsi) Colour

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Concussion (Minor Head Injury) in Adults (Fraser Health) [Farsi] Permalink Public

A head injury results from a direct blow to the head that causes shaking and jarring of the brain. If the blow is hard enough to injure the brain, it is called a concussion. (Farsi) Colour

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Cellulitis (Fraser Health) [Farsi] Permalink Public

You have an infection of the deepest layer of your skin. This is called cellulitis (sounds like sell-u-li-tis). It is usually caused by bacteria. (Farsi) Colour

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