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Ensuring Safety and Comfort: 3M N95 Fit Test Training for Healthcare Providers 

American Medical Compliance

The CDC’s FluSurv-NET system, a sentinel network of healthcare facilities, documented over 104,000 flu-related hospitalizations across 13 states during past flu seasons. Among the various PPE items, the N95 respirator mask stands out as a crucial tool in preventing the spread of airborne pathogens.

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Reopening After A Hurricane: Steps for Healthcare Facilities to Ensure Safety and Compliance

Total Medical ComplianceHIPAA

This list is not all inclusive, there may be other challenges as well. Is PPE (personal protective equipment) readily available and appropriate for any existing job hazards? The resources used for this article were the CDC, OSHA, EPA, and The Association for Dental Safety. to run properly), and for dental unit waterlines.

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Employee Returning to Work Infection Control Compliance (ICC)

American Medical Compliance

The CDC provides guidance on who should seek COVID-19 testing. State and local health departments, as well as organizations themselves, may also have their own guidance. Consult state and local health organizations, as well as your organization, for specific guidance on seeking testing.

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#It’sOurShot: The Pregnancy Edition

FEMinEM

We couldn’t exactly follow the advice of staying home or avoiding sick people, and a vaccine felt like an added layer of protection needed to bolster our PPE. That same week, the CDC added pregnancy to the list of conditions that portended a worse prognosis if infected with COVID. Would you like to be a participant in our study?”

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Episode 23 - Influenza Diagnosis and Management in the Emergency Department

EB Medicine

The CDC estimates that epidemics cost 10 billion dollars per year. The CDC defines “influenza-like illness” as a temperature > 100 F, plus cough or sore throat, in the absence of a known cause other than influenza. Jeff: Of note, EMS providers should use face masks themselves and place them on patients as well.