Researchers Find Optimal Layout for a Hospital Isolation Room to Contain COVID
Researchers recently modeled COVID transmission in an isolation room to explore optimal room layout to reduce infection risk for staff.
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Invictus’ Medical Air Purifier Get FDA 510(k) Class II Device Clearance
Invictus Sterilization announced that the U.S. FDA cleared its Aura Storm as a Class II ultraviolet medical air purifier.
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Hospital Room Surfaces Pose Low Risk of Spreading SARS-CoV-2, Experts Say
Hospital rooms where COVID patients were treated had little to no active virus contaminations on surfaces, according to a study at Duke University Hospital that adds to the body of research on how the pandemic respiratory virus is spread.
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Researchers Find Optimal Layout for a Hospital Isolation Room to Contain COVID
Researchers recently modeled COVID transmission in an isolation room to explore optimal room layout to reduce infection risk for staff.
Novel Airway Technology Promotes Surgical Sedation Safety
The SuperNO2VA Et mask from Vyaire Medical maintains an open airway and monitors exhaled carbon dioxide to decrease sedation risk before, during, and after surgery.
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Preventing Airborne Transmission in Hospitals: Can Ventilation Keep Us Safe?
For hospitals, controlling the transmission of contagious diseases such as COVID-19 in indoor spaces requires a significant increase in the fresh air supply, according to air filtration systems manufacturer Delbag.
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Authorities Investigate $1.8 Million Sale of Bogus Masks to Cleveland Clinic as Part of Wider Probe
Federal authorities are investigating shipments of counterfeit masks sent to hospitals across the country last year, including a $1.8 million sale of bogus face coverings to the Cleveland Clinic.
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North Macedonia: Overheated Cable Caused Fatal Hospital Fire
According to authorities, a temporary facility serving as a COVID-19 hospital in Tetovo, North Macedonia, burned down last month due to a short-circuit of a cable connected to a defibrillator; 14 people were killed.
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Missouri Hospital Workers to Get Personal Panic Buttons Amid Spike in Assaults
Employees at a Missouri hospital will now be equipped with their own personal panic buttons after attacks on front-line workers have tripled, according to authorities.
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UVDI-360 Room Sanitizer Fast Tracked for VA Hospital and Clinic Purchasing
UltraViolet Devices, Inc. (UVDI), a manufacturer of ultraviolet technology for hospital room disinfection and indoor air quality, announces that the UVDI-360 Room Sanitizer is now available on CME Corp.’s $49.5 million Defense Logistics Agency’s Department of Defense contract.
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Fire Kills Seven People in Romanian Hospital’s COVID Ward
A Romanian hospital became the setting of a tragic event on Friday, October 1, after a blaze ripped though the facility’s intensive care unit, killing at least seven COVID-19 patients.
