Tag: Safety & Public Health: Misc.
Biden Reverses Trump Policy Limiting U.S. Nursing Home Fines
New policy means that regulators can impose either per-day or per-instance penalties
Three-Quarters of U.S. Adults Likely to Get COVID-19 Vaccine
However, lower education, income, and perceived threat of COVID-19 tied to lower likelihood
~14.3 Percent of U.S. Population Infected With SARS-CoV-2 by Nov. 15
Estimated medians of 46,910,006 SARS-CoV-2 infections, 956,174 hospitalizations, 304,915 deaths reported by mid-November
Bedside Tracheotomy Feasible for Critically Ill COVID-19 Patients
No infection identified among surgeons following procedure; postoperative complications rarely seen
Vaccine Confidence Recently Increased in Some of Europe
Confidence in importance, safety, effectiveness of vaccines down in Afghanistan, other countries
Safety Climate Perceptions Linked to Health Provider Stress
Nurses have poorest safety perceptions, lowest job satisfaction, and highest reported stress
Drop in Firearm Deaths Linked to More Restrictive Gun Policies
Restrictive gun policy has 0.98 probability of being associated with decrease in firearm-related deaths
Recommendations Developed for Anesthesia Use During COVID-19
Risk for postop complications lower with regional anesthesia; odds of aerosol generation up with general anesthesia
45 Percent of U.S. Adults Have Some Doubts About Vaccine Safety
However, 82 percent of survey respondents see benefits to vaccines
Many Lives Could Be Saved if All Hospitals Had Grade A Rating
Patients at D, F hospitals have 91.8 percent increased risk for avoidable death compared with A hospitals
