Personal Protective Equipment

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December 6th 2012

FDA to Hold Public Hearing on Antiseptic Patient Preoperative Skin Preparation Products

December 4th 2012

AORN Recommended Practices for Sharps Safety Up for Public Comment

December 3rd 2012

Twelve Years After Legislation, Sharps Safety Still a Concern in All Healthcare Settings

December 3rd 2012

Some States Showing Elevated Numbers of Influenza Cases

November 29th 2012

Safe in Common's Online Conference Highlights Unmet Needs for Needlestick Protection

New Tools to Help Clinicians Ensure Every Injection is Safe

November 28th 2012

Slide Show: Safe Injection Practices

November 28th 2012

Risk of Pertussis Increases as Time Since Last Dose of DTaP Vaccine Lengthens

November 27th 2012

Flu Outbreaks Predicted with Weather Forecast Techniques

November 27th 2012

Slide Show: National Influenza Vaccination Week

November 26th 2012

Global Market for Disposable Medical Supplies to Reach Nearly $200 Billion in 2016

November 20th 2012

AAMI Updates Healthcare Gown and Drape Quality Standard

November 19th 2012

While absolute perfection in manufacturing can be difficult to come by, efforts are being made by healthcare-product manufacturers to ensure that the impervious gowns and surgical drapes that healthcare workers count on are indeed providing the anticipated level of barrier protection.

Slide Show: Respiratory Protection

November 19th 2012

Screening HCWs, Decolonization of MRSA Carriers Unlikely to Reduce Nosocomial Spread of MRSA

November 15th 2012

Molnlycke Health Care Introduces Biogel PI Pro-Fit

November 13th 2012

CareFusion Launches New Preoperative Cleansing Program for In-Home Patient Use

November 13th 2012

Researchers Propose Guidelines for Ultrasound Gel and Infections to Reduce Risk

November 13th 2012

CDC Offers Grand Rounds on Unsafe Injection Practices

November 9th 2012

Medline Announces Winners of Second Annual Pink Glove Dance Video Competition

November 9th 2012

Cintas Debuts New Scrub Rental Dispensing System

November 7th 2012

1 in 3 Fears New Flu Strains and Possible Outbreak, UK Survey Finds

November 6th 2012

New Employer-Sponsored Program Effective at Increasing Influenza Vaccination

November 6th 2012

Slide Show: A Primer on Pneumonia

November 6th 2012

More Than a Quarter of St. Louis EMTs Don't Get Flu Vaccines, Study Finds

November 5th 2012

Free Vaccine Programs for Families of Infants May Protect from Influenza and Pertussis

October 30th 2012

Safe in Common Unifies Sharps Safety Experts for Online Conference

October 29th 2012

Low Adoption of CAUTI Precautions by Large Hospital ICUs

October 23rd 2012

Study Shows Universal Decolonization of ICU Patients Reduces Bloodstream Infections by 44 Percent

October 23rd 2012

New Antimicrobial Fabrics: Two Mechanisms Better Than One

October 23rd 2012

Medline's BioMask Named Winner of 2012 Chicago Innovation Awards

October 23rd 2012

Medline Industries, Inc.s BioMask, the first-ever FDA-cleared antiviral, antimicrobial medical face mask that is shown to inactivate flu viruses, won the 2012 Chicago Innovation Award at a ceremony in Chicago last night featuring Chicago mayor Rahm Emanuel and Illinois governor Pat Quinn.

Personal Protective Equipment

Latest News

New Tools to Help Clinicians Ensure Every Injection is Safe

Slide Show: Safe Injection Practices

Risk of Pertussis Increases as Time Since Last Dose of DTaP Vaccine Lengthens

Flu Outbreaks Predicted with Weather Forecast Techniques

Slide Show: National Influenza Vaccination Week

Global Market for Disposable Medical Supplies to Reach Nearly $200 Billion in 2016

AAMI Updates Healthcare Gown and Drape Quality Standard

Slide Show: Respiratory Protection

Screening HCWs, Decolonization of MRSA Carriers Unlikely to Reduce Nosocomial Spread of MRSA

Molnlycke Health Care Introduces Biogel PI Pro-Fit

CareFusion Launches New Preoperative Cleansing Program for In-Home Patient Use

Researchers Propose Guidelines for Ultrasound Gel and Infections to Reduce Risk

CDC Offers Grand Rounds on Unsafe Injection Practices

Medline Announces Winners of Second Annual Pink Glove Dance Video Competition

Cintas Debuts New Scrub Rental Dispensing System

1 in 3 Fears New Flu Strains and Possible Outbreak, UK Survey Finds

New Employer-Sponsored Program Effective at Increasing Influenza Vaccination

Slide Show: A Primer on Pneumonia

More Than a Quarter of St. Louis EMTs Don't Get Flu Vaccines, Study Finds

Free Vaccine Programs for Families of Infants May Protect from Influenza and Pertussis

Safe in Common Unifies Sharps Safety Experts for Online Conference

Low Adoption of CAUTI Precautions by Large Hospital ICUs

Study Shows Universal Decolonization of ICU Patients Reduces Bloodstream Infections by 44 Percent

New Antimicrobial Fabrics: Two Mechanisms Better Than One

Medline's BioMask Named Winner of 2012 Chicago Innovation Awards

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