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At every quarterly safety meeting at Providence Health and Services facilities in Portland, OR, employee health and safety professionals pay careful attention to reports of violent incidents. What they learn may help them prevent future assaults.
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Designated competent and responsible observers can readily make periodic inspections to identify and evaluate workplace security hazards and threats of workplace violence.
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The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) identified these strategies for reducing slips and falls in hospitals:
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Spontaneous subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) is associated with high morbidity and mortality.
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The need to prepare families for withdrawal of life support is well known. However, the specific information needed to accomplish this goal is not well defined.
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Noninvasive ventilation (NIV) and continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) have been shown to be of benefit in the treatment of patients with acute cardiogenic pulmonary edema (CPE).
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In the Issue: Ongoing safety review of tiotropium; raloxifene reduces the risk of endometrial cancer; one-day treatment with famciclovir may be as effective as 3-day treatment with valacyclovir; new Clinical Practice Guideline from the American College of Physicians regarding pharmacologic treatment for low bone density and osteoporosis; FDA Actions.
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