Infection Control
RSSArticles
-
MERS Outbreak Takes Emotional Toll on HCWs
A hospital outbreak of MERS caused emotional turmoil and stress in healthcare workers, particularly after some of their own colleagues became so seriously infected they had to be put on ventilator support, a recent study reports.
-
‘Super-spreaders’ Threaten Healthcare Workers
The quasi-medical term “super-spreader” was coined to describe a single person who infects an unusually large number of contacts, including healthcare workers and other patients.
-
Overshadowed by Zika, MERS Still a Looming Threat to HCWs
Though Zika has eclipsed it as a national concern, another virus that has already caused many occupational infections and even deaths in healthcare workers is still emerging in hospital outbreaks a plane ride away: Middle East Respiratory Syndrome.
-
GAO Report Takes OSHA to Task on Healthcare Violence
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has ineffective enforcement programs for issuing citations and following up warnings for workplace violence in healthcare, the U.S. General Accountability Office reports.
-
UK: 60% Wear Gloves When Not Warranted
A U.K. study that included interviews with healthcare workers found workers wearing gloves for routine tasks like making a bed. Others had “no particular reason” to be wearing gloves, but nevertheless were doing so.
-
To Stop Needlesticks, Educate, Communicate, and Investigate
The Exposure Study of Occupational Practice authors recommend that employee health professionals consider best practices to prevent needlesticks and other exposures to staff.
-
Zika Transmitted by Needlestick to Lab Worker
The question of whether Zika virus can be transmitted via needlestick is no longer hypothetical.
-
Has the Needlestick Problem Been Solved? AOHP Study Answers a Resounding ‘No’
Bloodborne pathogen exposures to healthcare workers were higher than expected and not declining in incidence rates, according to the latest results from the Exposure Study of Occupational Practice.
-
Staffing Woes Endanger Workers and Patients
Inappropriate staffing – either in terms of numbers or a mismatch between the level of caregiver and the acuity of patients — is a chronic issue in healthcare that puts both patients and staff at higher risk.
-
NIOSH Measures to Protect HCWs Exposed to Cleaning Agents
The NIOSH Respiratory Health Division recommends measures to protect healthcare workers exposed to cleaning products with acetic acid, peroxyacetic acid, and hydrogen peroxide.