Public Health - South Delta

Name :

Public Health - South Delta

Address  :

4470 Clarence Taylor Cres

Town  :

Delta

State  :

British Columbia

Country  :

CANADA

Post Code:

V4K 3W3

Phone  :

604 952 3550

Fax  :

604 946 6953

Web URL  :


Description

Provides services that address ways to minimize the spread of childhood disease including education about handwashing and ways to minimize the spread of respiratory infections as well as education and provision of childhood immunizations Where available age appropriate schoolbased programs are offered Contact the local public health unit for more information
Transplanting lungs from smokers worthwhile

Lung transplant patients who receive the organs from smokers have better chances of survival than those who stay on waiting lists a British study suggests Nearly 40 per cent of the lungs that are available for transplant including those in Canada are from smokers Rejection of this donororgan resource would increase waitinglist mortality and i... Read More

Highlevel trauma care may limit disability

The findings researchers say add to evidence that patients fare better when theyre treated under an organized trauma system where hospitals emergency services and state governments have coordinated plans for getting the right patients to the appropriate treatment Socalled Level I trauma centers provide the most comprehensive care for traumatic ... Read More