American Medical Compliance

OCTOBER 3, 2024

Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) regulations are vital for maintaining a safe and healthy work environment in all industries. These protocols include proper use of personal protective equipment (PPE) and handling of contaminated materials. Ensure that PPE is readily available, properly sized, and in good condition.

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PPE Hazardous Materials Documentation/Coding Operations 105

American Medical Compliance

FEBRUARY 17, 2024

With the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) setting standards to protect workers from occupational hazards, healthcare organizations face unique challenges in maintaining compliance due to the complexity of their operations and the diverse array of risks inherent in patient care. This makes them vulnerable to infection.

Best Practices 105

Best Practices PPE Infectious Diseases Documentation/Coding 105

EMDocs

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Naloxone administration may reverse respiratory arrest, preventing progression to cardiac arrest. Standard advanced life support with the addition of administration of sodium bicarbonate is appropriate for the treatment of life-threatening dysrhythmias caused by cocaine or other sodium channel blockers. COR 2a, LOE B-NR.

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Poisoning Hyperthermia / Hypothermia Seizures Administration 115

American Medical Compliance

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Congress established the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) with the purpose of creating safe and health-conscious work conditions by setting and enforcing standards. Elements of the hierarchy of controls include elimination, substitution, engineering controls, administrative controls, and PPE.

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EMS PPE Administration Urgent Care 52

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

MARCH 7, 2020

Disclaimers: This episode is about influenza not coronavirus (Covid-19) Dr. Patey’s Disclaimer: I am not an expert on PPE (Personal Protective Equipment), Influenza/HINI/Coronavirus, Journal Reviews or Emergency Department management of pandemics. Paul Norman’s Disclaimer: We (Dr.

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Emergency Nursing PPE Emergency Department Administration 40

Sensible Medicine

APRIL 9, 2025

One of the first orders of business was the administrators— those abject pieces of s**t— deciding that only one parent could visit a child at a time—that brothers and sisters would have to sit in the car. And it didn't matter if they were willing to test, or supply their own PPE.

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Hospitals Pediatrics PPE CDC 103

Taming the SRU

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

For blood product administration, PROPPR showed that 1:1:1 platelet, plasma, and pRBC administration led to earlier hemostasis along with less death due to blood loss and whole blood compared to separate blood product administration led to decreased death at 24 hours.

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PPE Administration Ultrasounds Poisoning 99