{"title":"Readiness--meeting the Air Force mission.","authors":"D J Tricarico","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The ATH is the Air Force's solution for rapid deployment of medical and trauma care into any theater of operation where no pre-existing facilities are available. An ATH can be assembled and ready to receive patients within 24 hours of hitting the ground.</p>","PeriodicalId":79468,"journal":{"name":"Today's surgical nurse","volume":"20 2","pages":"41-6"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1998-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"20901539","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Exposures and expectations in the health care environment.","authors":"T McLean","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Airborne pathogens, bloodborne pathogens, and waste anesthetic gases all pose health risks to those in the PACU. The return of M. tuberculosis outbreaks to health facilities is an increasing problem. Guidelines for administrative procedures, and engineering and recipient controls must be enforced.</p>","PeriodicalId":79468,"journal":{"name":"Today's surgical nurse","volume":"20 2","pages":"13-9; quiz 35-6"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1998-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"20901534","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Surgical scrubs--where we were, where we are going.","authors":"N L Belkin","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Prior to the 1900s, surgical caps, gowns, and gloves do not appear to have been used. Until 1914, all apparel was white in color, but because it caused eye glare, was abandoned in favor of green, and later ceil blue scrubs. Today, the type of scrub used must be compatible with the degree of exposure anticipated to bloodborne pathogens.</p>","PeriodicalId":79468,"journal":{"name":"Today's surgical nurse","volume":"20 2","pages":"28-34"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1998-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"20901538","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Facilities assessment/surveillance for infection control in ambulatory care.","authors":"B Kronemyer","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>A thorough facility assessment that engages personnel from multiple departments is crucial to infection control. Surveillance of both the outcomes and the processes used for cleaning, disinfection, and sterilization are critical, especially for high-volume, high-risk procedures. Written definitions, along with simple and reasonable data collection methods, allow for greater compliance to policies.</p>","PeriodicalId":79468,"journal":{"name":"Today's surgical nurse","volume":"20 2","pages":"25-7"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1998-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"20901543","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"MRSA--what every health care provider should know.","authors":"S Mikos-Schild","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Found in both children and adults, MRSA can most often be recognized by abscess formation. MRSA infection results in an increased rate of stay and increased costs to facilities, and has been associated with a higher mortality rate. This isolation of patients, strict handwashing, environmental cleaning, and the use of barrier protections are all methods that prevent the spread of MRSA.</p>","PeriodicalId":79468,"journal":{"name":"Today's surgical nurse","volume":"20 2","pages":"20-4"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1998-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"20901541","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Total artificial heart to usher in new age of cardiology.","authors":"M Evangelisto","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>A battery-powered artificial heart--designed to replace the diseased heart both physically and functionally--is completing readiness testing in preparation for human trials. The initial goal is for the artificial heart to last 5 years, at which time a donor heart can be transplanted. No immunosuppression will be needed with the total artificial heart, and the recipient's hospital stay will be much shorter, resulting in a tremendous decreases in cost.</p>","PeriodicalId":79468,"journal":{"name":"Today's surgical nurse","volume":"20 1","pages":"29-34"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1998-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"20774861","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}