American Heart Association Issues COVID-19 CPR Guidelines

Source: Hospital Safety Insider

The AHA recommended bystanders and lay rescuers administer “hands only” CPR without...

How cancer clinics can treat patients safely during the coronavirus pandemic

Source: Hospital Safety Insider

Patients with cancer are a high-risk group during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a World...

CDC: Watch for six new symptoms of COVID-19

Source: Hospital Safety Insider

The CDC says that like the original three symptoms, the six new ones take two to 14 days to appear...

Coronavirus: Studies find steam effective in sterilizing used medical masks

Source: Hospital Safety Insider

Researchers in China and Houston show that steam sterilization processes do not damage surgical...

When you get to the end, you get to start all over again…

Source: Mac's Safety Space

I wanted to chat this week about one of those “other” things that is likely to be on the to-do list when we get to the recovery phase of this emergency.

University of Utah Hospitals and Clinics policy: Cleaning of toys

Use this policy, shared courtesy of Lynda Bailey, RN, BSN, CSHA, accreditation specialist for...

Work with linen provider to manage availability, cut down on hoarding

Watch out for clean linen hoarding in your patient care units by busy staff who don’t have...

Former surveyor reveals common problems AOs miss, but CMS finds

But what are your AO surveyors really missing during their visits to facilities across the nation?

What deficiencies would you cite and why? And how would you correct them?

In the April issue, we launched a new feature highlighting the top deficiencies found by CMS surveyors at a hospital and asking for your input on what was wrong and how to fix it.

20E Update: May updates cover infection prevention

The latest manual updates cover information on infection pre-vention and control in Tab 6 of the...

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