In the 2018–2019 season there were up to 43 million cases of the flu, resulting in about 20 million medical clinic visits, 647,000 hospitalizations, and 61,200 deaths.
Multiple violations of injection safety and infection prevention practices contributed to a 2017 outbreak of septic arthritis at a New Jersey outpatient facility
“The SPOT algorithm surveils 24 hours a day, seven days a week to look for the signs and symptoms of sepsis. When those signs are found, they are teed up and presented to the caregivers,”
Bouffant caps only in the surgical suite? Skull cap? Both? It’s your choice.
Just make sure your hospital policy on surgical attire is clear and that it is followed, or you may run afoul of CMS or other accreditation organizations.
