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This handout, for patients on warfarin, explains why nosebleeds occur, the different types of nosebleeds, prevention tips, and treatment.

This handout explains what your healthcare providers at University of Washington Medical Center will do to keep you from getting a blood clot while you are in the hospital. It describes deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and explains blood-thinning medicines (anticoagulants), sequential compression devices (SCDs), and the importance of walking and exercise.

This handout explains central line catheters, and how to reduce the risk of infection. Included are signs, prevention, and treatment of infections.

This handout explains who is at risk to fall and why people fall while they are in the hospital. Tips are provided for preventing falls and what to do if you do fall.

This handout for people who have had a breast implant or expander procedure. It explains important instructions for taking antibiotics before having dental work or certain medical procedures.

This brochure explains how staff at Harborview Medical Center work to prevent infections, and how patients and their visitors can help. It explains "standard precautions" and "contact precautions," and shows the 6 steps of hand washing. 

This handout explains what the healthcare providers in the Intensive Care Unit at University of Washington Medical Center will do to keep patients in their unit from getting pressure injuries, also called pressure ulcers or bedsores.

This handout offers tips to help prevent pressure injuries, also called "bed sores" or pressure ulcers, from forming while in the hospital and at home. This condition of the skin occurs when muscles and the soft tissues of the body are squeezed against an outside surface, such as a chair or bed.

This handout explains a prolactinoma, which is a tumor (adenoma) in the pituitary gland.