Patient Education Resources

Abdominal Pain

Abdominal pain can be caused by many things. This pamphlet gives instructions for when your exam and test results suggest there is nothing seriously wrong or life-threatening.

Emergency Preparedness for Dialysis Patients

This pamphlet provides instructions on what dialysis patients should do if an emergency prevents them from starting or finishing their dialysis treatment at home or attending an appointment for dialysis. This pamphlet is also available in French.

My Home Parenteral Nutrition Emergency Preparedness Plan

This pamphlet explains what a home parenteral nutrition (HPN) emergency plan is, and what emergency supplies you should have ready.

Patients recevant de la dialyse : se préparer en cas d’urgence

La présente brochure fournit des instructions sur ce que devraient faire les personnes dialysées si une urgence les empêche de commencer ou de terminer leur traitement de dialyse à la maison ou de se rendre à un rendez-vous de dialyse. This pamphlet is also available in English.

Potential for Violent or Aggressive Behaviour

This pamphlet outlines how all patients who come to an Emergency Department for treatment are screened for the potential of violence and aggression. If you show a potential for violence or aggression, or have been violent or aggressive, we add a note to your health record to help us keep you and our staff safe.

Sepsis

Sepsis is when your body has a severe (very bad) response to an infection caused by bacteria or other germs. This pamphlet explains what causes sepsis, what the symptoms are, how it is diagnosed and treated, what post-sepsis syndrome is, and how you can lower your risk of sepsis.

Urgent Eye Clinic (Red Eye Clinic)

The Urgent Eye Clinic provides medical, surgical, and emergency eye care.

Votre visite au service d’urgence

Cette brochure décrit ce à quoi vous pouvez vous attendre lorsque vous vous rendez à un service d'urgence de la santé de la Nouvelle-Écosse. This pamphlet is also available in English and Arabic.

Votre visite au service des urgences - Hôpital Fishermen’s Memorial

Ce dépliant explique à quoi s’attendre lors d’une visite au service des urgences (SU) de l’hôpital Fishermen's Memorial. This pamphlet is also available in English.

Your Emergency Department Visit

This pamphlet describes what to expect when you visit one of Nova Scotia Health's Emergency Departments. This pamphlet is also available in French, Arabic, and Mi'kmaw.