Patient Education Resources

How to Clean Up a Hazardous Drug Spill at Home

When a drug spill happens at home, there are some things you need to do to keep the people in your home safe. This pamphlet gives step-by-step instructions to clean up a drug spill at home.

How to Collect a Pinworm Sample - South Shore Regional Hospital

Step-by-step instructions are provided to collect a pinworm sample. Locations for drop-offs are included.

How to do a Twin Bag™ Exchange

This pamphlet explains how to do your own peritoneal dialysis at home. It also explains how to deal with drain, fill, and mechanical problems. This pamphlet is also available in Arabic, Simplified Chinese, Russian, and Vietnamese.

How to do a Twin Bag™ Exchange [Arabic]

كيفية إجراء تبديل الكيس المزدوج "توين باغ" Twin Bag™

How to do a Twin Bag™ Exchange [Russian]

Как заменить двойной резервуар Twin Bag™

How to do a Twin Bag™ Exchange [Simplified Chinese]

如何进行双袋系统（Twin Bag™）交换

How to do a Twin Bag™ Exchange [Vietnamese]

Làm thế nào để đổi một túi đôi Twin Bag™

How to do Lymphatic Self-Massage on Your Face, Head and Neck

This pamphlet is for patients who were treated for head and neck cancer with surgery to remove a tumour(s) or lymph nodes, or with radiation therapy. The pamphlet outlines how your lymphatic system works, and how to do a lymphatic self-massage.

How to Hand Express Breast or Chest Milk

This pamphlet explains the steps to hand express breast or chest milk (take milk from your breasts or chest).

How to Lower Intestinal Gas

The suggestions in this pamphlet can help you manage your intestinal gas. A list of foods to avoid or limit that can cause more gas, and a list of vegetables and fruit that usually cause less gas are included.