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Emergency department visits in the United States reached a record high of nearly 114 million in 2003, up from 90.3 million visits
in 1993, while the number of EDs decreased by 12% during the same period, to 3,910, according to a report released recently by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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In New London, CT, terrorists set off a car bomb on a crowded pier. The explosion at first belies the greater threat: Mustard gas disperses throughout the crowd attending a festival.
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Changing habits is a lot more difficult than switching to safety devices. Almost five years after passage of a federal law requiring the use of safer sharps, hospitals still are struggling to reduce needlesticks and sharps injuries.
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If another major terrorist event occurs in the United States, the protection of health care workers may be affected by confusion over whos in charge and what respiratory protection is needed, safety experts say.
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In an article on rapid HIV tests in the April 2005 issue of Hospital Employee Health, the explanation of the specificity and sensitivity of the tests was misstated.
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To resolve disagreement about what protection is needed to treat victims of bioterrorism when the agent is pneumonic plague, the New Jersey Depart-ment of Health and Senior Services (NJDHSS) in Trenton issued this guidance.
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In late May, officials still were reviewing TOPOFF3 for lessons learned. But heres an obvious one: Adequate training of health care workers is critical.
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Overexposures to ethylene oxide (EtO) still occur and a regulatory standard remains necessary to protect workers, the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) concluded after an extensive review of the standard.1
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Look beyond the lift to prevent ergonomic injuries. Stress, working conditions, and other psychosocial factors play a role as well, recent research shows.
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More than 30 years after first creating a standard on ionizing radiation, the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) wants to determine if the rule needs an update. The review was prompted by the growth in potential exposures to ionizing radiation with new medical uses and increased prevalence of security screening devices, OSHA said.
