H1N1 update from the field
Infection Control Weekly Monitor, October 7, 2009
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Some hospitals and outpatient facilities are still struggling to establish proper infection control and employee health protocols for protection against H1N1, particularly in relation to N95 respirators and isolation precautions.
Nebraska has already seen quite a few cases of H1N1. IC blogger Peg Luebbert, an infection prevention consultant in Omaha, NE, discusses some of the problems and solutions she has seen so far in the featured post on OSHA Healthcare Advisor.
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