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Take-home drug checking strips available through Vancouver Coastal Health

Vancouver, BC – Fentanyl test strips will soon be available for people to take home from designated sites throughout the Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH) region after results from a new study show take-home drug checking is as accurate as drug checking at a health care facility in identifying opioids contaminated by fentanyl, the toxic drug responsible for killing thousands of people in B.C. 

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Preventing carbon monoxide poisoning

Vancouver, BC – Nineteen year old Arlene Nguyen won't forget the day she was poisoned by carbon monoxide. "I was home with my brother and we both started shaking, become dizzy and lightheaded, and our speech was slurred."  Fortunately, Arlene was able to call 911 and both she and her brother were rushed to Vancouver General Hospital where they were treated in the hyperbaric chamber.

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Improving care for seniors at the new Villa Cathay Care Home

Vancouver, BC – More than 100 Vancouver seniors are starting off the new year in a new home. Phase 1 of the Villa Cathay Care home expansion is complete and the project is taking another major step forward with the launch of the second phase of construction to provide care for even more seniors. 

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Non-medical use of laughing gas no laughing matter

Vancouver, BC – An emergency physician at Richmond Hospital is issuing a warning about the dangers associated with inhaling nitrous oxide. The drug is used in medical and dental settings for sedation and pain. But some teens and young adults inhale it from small canisters known as "whippits" to get high.    

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Get your shot or grab a mask. Flu policy for visitors now in effect at all VCH facilities

Vancouver, BC – With flu season here, all visitors to Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH) facilities are asked to get immunized or wear a mask if they haven't received their annual flu shot.

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Help minimize ‘Winter Surge’ in emergency departments by choosing the right place for care

Vancouver, BC – It's the most wonderful time of the year . . . unless you're urgently in need of health care. During the holidays, a combination of factors often leads to overcrowded hospital emergency departments and extra-long wait times, a phenomenon known as "Winter Surge."

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