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Two Ways to Protect Healthcare Workers from H1N1
Posted Thursday, September 10, 2009
Two Ways to Protect Healthcare Workers from H1N1
Protecting healthcare workers against transmission of H1N1 is a primary concern in healthcare settings, but existing evidence suggests that medical masks may not be effective, in part because many healthcare workers either don't use them or use those that aren't fitted properly to their fac es. Because of that concern, an Institute of Medicine committee has issued two recommendations on protecting workers in healthcare settings against this new influenza strain. [Read More]
Protecting healthcare workers against transmission of H1N1 is a primary concern in healthcare settings, but existing evidence suggests that medical masks may not be effective, in part because many healthcare workers either don't use them or use those that aren't fitted properly to their fac es. Because of that concern, an Institute of Medicine committee has issued two recommendations on protecting workers in healthcare settings against this new influenza strain. [Read More]
