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The unprotected exposure of a respiratory therapist who later developed bacterial meningitis triggered the first citations under California's new Aerosol Transmissible Disease Standard with fines of $101,485, including two "willful" violations, the strongest possible penalty, against Alta Bates Summit Medical Center in Oakland, CA.
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"Two dead in Tennessee Hospital Shooting" New York Times, April 19, 2010
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For emergency room nurse Rita Anderson, RN, CEN, the assault was as sudden and unpredictable as a stroke of lightning.
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You might imagine that employees consider occupational health to be a valuable resource, and a tireless advocate for their health and safety. However, you won't really know for sure unless you ask.
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Imagine being an occupational health nurse at a plant that had 10% of its workforce off work, because of work-related injuries or illnesses.
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For many years, "body mechanics" was the mantra of physical therapy. Position yourself correctly as you lift and you can avoid injury, the physical therapists said.
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Pathological study shows atrophy within the inner nuclear layer of the retina and uveal tract inflammation in eyes from patients with multiple sclerosis
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Atherosclerotic plaques in the aortic arch are considered to be a potential source of embolism to the brain and a cause of some ischemic strokes, but the role of complex plaques (> 4 mm thickness, ulcerated, superimposed thrombi) in the proximal descending aorta (DAo) is uncertain.
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New reports about proton pump inhibitors and the effects of gastric suppression, pioglitazone vs vitamin E for non-alcoholic steatohepatitis, metformin and vitamin B12 deficiency, and FDA Actions.
