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Issue 1, December 29, 2006

• Is there a killer in your ED?

  Don't laugh: A report this month in the Journal of Forensic Sciences says that more than 2,100...

Issue 50, December 12, 2006

• Enforcing hand hygiene in the ED: Expert tips

  Why won't your employees follow proper hand hygiene procedures? You've tried everything from...

Issue 48, November 28, 2006

• Norovirus outbreaks country-wide in November

  Okay, so it ain't the bird flu, but it's spreading-well, like a virus.

Issue 47, November 20, 2006

• New gene chip test could aid on-site testing for bird flu

  Scientists from the University of Colorado at Boulder and the Centers for Disease Control and...

Issue 46, November 13, 2006

• JCAHO pushes up deadline for e-SOC conversions

  JCAHO’s deadline for conversion of paper-based SOCs to e-SOCs has been pushed up to July 1...

• EMS imposter was able employee, respected instructor

  EMS imposter was able employee, respected instructor When David J. Martinez applied for a job...

Issue 43, October 24, 2006

• Emergency communications faltered during Hawaii quake

  Government officials in Hawaii are meeting with members of the private sector to hammer out plans...

Issue 42, October 16, 2006

• CAMH’s EM directives go beyond EC chapter

  The emergency management chapter of the Comprehensive Accreditation Manual for Hospitals (CAMH) is...

Issue 41, October 9, 2006

• Use of stipends for on-call compensation on the rise

  It's widely understood that physician on-call pay is given to practitioners to compensate for time...

Issue 40, October 3, 2006

• Newly uninsured in TN further bloat state’s EDs

  When 170,000 people were dropped from TennCare a year ago, where did patients go? You betcha, the...

Issue 39, September 25, 2006

• Q&A: Pandemic Preparedness

  The secret to the success of an exercise program is to have established authority conducting the...

Issue 38, September 19, 2006

• How meth dealers set traps for first responders

  In the continuing and very worrisome trend of attacks against first responders, we add this warning...

• How drug dealers set traps for first responders

  In the continuing and very worrisome trend of attacks against first responders, we add this warning...

Issue 35, August 29, 2006

• Web site tracks bird flu testing in the US

  Would you like to know how many birds in the U.S. have been tested for Highly Pathogenic Avian...

Issue 32, August 7, 2006

• HCWs can help stem gang violence, says group

  If you've ever treated gang members in your facility, you know that many of them are teens. You...

Issue 31, August 1, 2006

• U.S. mayors: Cities ill-prepared for emergencies

  Wondering how we’re faring post-Katrina? Not very well, according to U.S. mayors, whose July...

Issue 30, July 25, 2006

• CDC's EMS All-Stars

  The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the National Center for Injury Prevention and...

Issue 29, July 18, 2006

• JCAHO, AHRQ:ED, community integration lacking

  Acute care hospitals and other entities need to use drills and exercises that "more truly simulate...

Issue 28, July 11, 2006

• Nursing home fire stats

  Nursing home fire stats From the March 2006 NFPA report U.S. Fires in Selected Occupancies are...

• Web site of the week: National Chicken Council

  What is the poultry industry doing to protect its flocks from avian flu and how might its efforts...

Issue 27, July 18, 2006

• Help for first responders attacked on the job

  Attacks on New York City firefighters in the 1970s during the burning of the South Bronx were...

• Help for first responders attacked on the job

  Attacks on New York City firefighters in the 1970s during the burning of the South Bronx were...

Issue 26, June 27, 2006

• Planning for September 30 NIMS compliance deadline?

  To make the most of your efforts in effecting HEICS/NIMS compatibility, bookmark these sites: The...

Issue 25, June 20, 2006

• FDA: Faulty oxygen tanks may ignite

  The National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) and the U.S. Food and Drug...

Issue 24, June 13, 2006

• NIMS and HEICS agreement looms

  The National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) and the U.S. Food and Drug...

Issue 23, June 6, 2006

• Manage services, manage ED flow

  The ordering of unnecessary or excessive tests delays patient throughput, artificially raises...

Issue 22, May 30, 2006

• How to expand your network of HCWs

  When recruiting candidates to fill front-end positions, don't limit your search field to the...

Issue 21, May 23, 2006

• OSHA revives slumbering hazcom standard

  When recruiting candidates to fill front-end positions, don't limit your search field to the...

Issue 20, May 16, 2006

• Post-crisis counseling helped New Yorkers handle 9/11, study shows

  Are crisis interventions beneficial to patients exposed to psychologically traumatic events? One...

Issue 19, May 9, 2006

• Credentialing immigrant HCWs

  Q: With the relocation of many physicians and allied health professionals due to the recent...

• Credentialing emigrant HCWs

  Q: With the relocation of many physicians and allied health professionals due to the recent...

Issue 18, May 2, 2006

• ED supply room checklist

  How often do you update your supply room checklist? Here's a sample policy found in Infection...

• ED supply room checklist

  How often do you update your supply room checklist? Here's a sample policy found in Infection...

• ED supply room checklist

  How often do you update your supply room checklist? Here's a sample policy found in Infection...

Issue 17, April 24, 2006

• Evacuation drills: Transporting obese patients

  How would you transport an obese patient during a hospital evacuation? You might follow the method...

• Are FDs up to snuff? One industry source says no.

  In the last four years, since the last evaluation of the needs of America’s fire departments...

Issue 16, April 18, 2006

• Are FDs up to snuff? One industry source says no.

  Q: Our ED is sometimes used in a clinic-type manner, but we do not have an outpatient clinic in our...

Issue 15, April 11, 2006

• Meth dangers for first responders

  The effects of methamphetamine on addicts is well documented, but what about the effect on first...

• Meth dangers for first responders

  The effects of methamphetamine on addicts is well documented, but what about the effect on first...

Issue 14, April 4, 2006

• Action plan: Fighting wildfires

  As wildfires spread especially fiercely through the country, so do firefighting preparations. Among...

Issue 13, March 28, 2006

• Web site of the week: 72 Hours

  As wildfires spread especially fiercely through the country, so do firefighting preparations. Among...

• Web site of the week: 72 Hours

  As wildfires spread especially fiercely through the country, so do firefighting preparations. Among...

Issue 11, March 14, 2006

• How often should AC-powered smoke detectors be replaced?

  As with so many concerns relative to the Life Safety Code©, the answer is, "It depends." Check with...

Issue 8, February 23, 2006

• Hospitalists key in organizing mass-emergency critical care

  As epidemiologists and health officials worldwide are carefully tracking flu cases to head off a...

Issue 7, February 14, 2006

• Are public health officials crying Chicken Little over the bird flu?

  Dire predictions from the New York Times that the arrival of the bird flu will result in the...