Unsafe injection procedures and staff training

Unsafe injection practices in Hodeidah governorate, Yemen.

BACKGROUND Unsafe injection practices are a major public health problem and can lead to the transmission of bloodborne pathogens, including hepatitis B virus (HBV), hepatitis C virus (HCV) and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). METHODS The present study was conducted to determine the nature and magnitude of unsafe injection practices in healthcare facilities in Hodeidah governorate, Yemen. T...

Emergency Ascent Training: Safe or Unsafe

There has been an increasing demand on the part of scuba diving instructors and other diving authorities for a re-evaluation of emergency ascent procedures. Many diving medical authorities challenge the inclusion of open water free ascent or emergency controlled swimming ascent training in basic and advanced sport diving courses. In essence, they feel that-the potential risk of lung barotrauma ...

Unsafe injection practices plague US outpatient facilities, harm patients.

WHEN AN ASTUTE STAFF MEMber at a county public health department in New York noticed that 2 patients who had been newly diagnosed with hepatitis C virus (HCV) had recently received epidural injections from the same pain management clinic, it sparked a visit by state public health officials to the clinic. During the visit, they observed the physician who treated both patients withdrawing medicat...

Staff training and computers in respiratory care.

The respiratory therapists' (RTs') knowledge base is among a hospital's greatest assets. RTs routinely use advanced medical technologies and must understand the patient's physiology, anatomy, and condition to deliver safe and effective treatment with those technologies, especially within critical care environments. Also RTs often must educate patients and patients' families, which requires thor...

11 Training and Development of International Staff