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CDC’s draft hand-hygiene recommendations
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Consumer demand pushes quality of latex gloves
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Relive Saint Vincents’ experience in audio replay
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Bioterrorism Watch: Ease of access to deadly chemicals may be the greatest threat to hospital
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Bioterrorism Watch: Triage, decontamination after chemical exposures
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Bioterrorism Watch: Signs and symptoms of chemical exposures
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New OSHA directive will cite hospitals for reuse of blood tube holders
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Latex glove restrictions target food handlers
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Employee health professionals brace for waves of flu, long vaccine campaigns
Be prepared for a double strike of influenza this year - and a prolonged season of vaccination to combat it. -
Reuse of masks sparks labor complaint
One evening, ICU nurse Janet Braillard, RN, returned to work at Sutter Solano Medical Center in Vallejo, CA, after being out with a respiratory illness and discovered a new memo. There was a shortage of N95 respirators, the hospital said, and nurses would need to place their respirators in a plastic bag, keep them in their lockers, and reuse them until they were visibly damaged or soiled.