Healthcare providers are exposed to medical waste and contaminated instruments on a daily basis. Appropriate handling, moving and disposal of the contaminated instruments is crucial to maintain ...
Reacting to a San Antonio Express-News investigation, U.S. Rep. Joaquin Castro said a report that surgical instruments contaminated with human tissue had made it into Brooke Army Medical Center ...
On Monday, five sets of contaminated surgical instruments forced surgeons at Brooke Army Medical Center to delay a trauma surgery, according to internal communications reviewed by the San Antonio ...
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CDPHE report explains how dirty practices led to pause in procedures at UCHealth Anschutz
A state investigation found that UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital’s sterile processing department was operating in unsafe and unsanitary conditions this summer, with hundreds of contaminated ...
In over 20 years as a safety professional, many scenarios have presented persistent and preventable risks. One of the most concerning is exposure to bloodborne pathogens (BBPs) in healthcare settings.
The following article was originally published in Preventing Infection in Ambulatory Care, the quarterly e-publication from the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology ...
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