In this guest column, Dan Scungio, MT(ASCP), SLS, laboratory safety officer for multihospital system Sentara Healthcare in Virginia, and otherwise known as “Dan, the Lab Safety Man,” discusses the important issues that affect your job every day. Today he discussed emergency preparedness.
Hospitals face an ongoing battle against drug diversion, particularly with controlled substance infusions. The COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated these challenges, with many hospitals rapidly expanding ICUs and loosening controls to prioritize patient care. However, as healthcare facilities move...
While safety procedures in the lab do take time to follow, they improve productivity in the long run by reducing employee accidents and injuries. While productivity and safety can clash, it’s also possible for them to unite.
This story looks at some of the common PPE mistakes or misconceptions laboratories should be striving to eliminate in 2025, as well as how to battle PPE complacency.
