hospital disinfection Articles
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Occupational exposure to disinfectants has been linked to COPD in female nurses
According to a recent JAMA Network Open study, occupational exposure to hospital disinfectants significantly increases the risk of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) among female nurses in the U.S. The six-year, 73,262 person cohort study found that occupational exposure to chemical disinfectants and cleaning products was significantly associated with a 25-38% increased risk of ...
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UV Light a Top Ten ECRI Safety Issue for 2021
A recent Medtech Dive article highlighted the medtech safety issues facing hospitals in the year ahead. Concerns included managing devices approved via the EUA process, substandard PPE, and the lack of regulation/safety concerns around UV light products. According to MEdtech, “Ultraviolet light technologies can have a germicidal effect but may not deliver a high enough dose to ...
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Design World: Designing a handheld ultrasound device
The design goal was to empower healthcare workers at all levels of expertise to make life-altering decisions at the point of care — while removing the technical barriers and capital outlays contributing to the high cost of healthcare. Thus, began the process of designing a handheld ultrasound device. The developers were Dr. Amin Nikoozadeh, of Stanford University and founder ...
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Sterifre Medical Granted EPA Registration For Automated, Point of Care Disinfectant System to Help Combat COVID-19 and Other Healthcare Associated Pathogens
STERIFRE MEDICAL GRANTED EPA REGISTRATION FOR AUTOMATED, POINT OF CARE DISINFECTANT SYSTEM TO HELP COMBAT COVID-19 AND OTHER HEALTHCARE ASSOCIATED PATHOGENS The new AURA™ system can help improve safety of healthcare workers and patients by reducing exposure to pathogens and disinfectant chemicals, save time and money, and lessen environmental impact of manual disinfectant wipes ...
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Fast Disinfection with SteraMist - Saint Francis Hospital - Case Study
Saint Francis Hospital of Trinity Health in Wilmington, DE implemented SteraMist disinfection in 2017. Over the years, Saint Francis has been one of the top hospitals in keeping their Healthcare Associated Infection (HAI) rates down. With the use of SteraMist disinfection throughout their hospital, Saint Francis is able to keep C. difficle, MRSA, and central line-associated bloodstream infections ...
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