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Past Updates from the Clinician Registry Listserv:
Update Sent August 29, 2005

NOTE: This document is provided for historical purposes only and may not provide our most accurate and up-to-date information. The most current Clinician's information can be found on the Clinician Home Page.

UPDATES TO INFORMATION AND GUIDANCE
The following updates were made to CDC information and guidance during the period of August 23rd - August 29th, 2005, or reflect last week's current events. If you have any questions on these or other clinical issues, please call our toll-free Clinician Information Line at 877-554-4625 or write to us at coca@cdc.gov.

This update contains new information on the following topics:

 

CDC Health Advisory: Nosocomial Burkholderia cepacia pneumonia associated with contaminated alcohol-free mouthwash

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has been notified by several states of clusters of pneumonia and other infections caused by Burkholderia cepacia. These cases had exposure to alcohol-free mouthwash manufactured by Carrington Labs (Irving, TX) for Medline Industries (Mundelein, IL). Cultures performed by a hospital laboratory where the first cases were detected indicate that multiple lots of Medline alcohol-free mouthwash are intrinsically contaminated with B. cepacia. http://www2a.cdc.gov/han/ArchiveSys/ViewMsgV.asp?AlertNum=00230

 

COCA Conference Call September 7, 2005 @ 1 PM EST: BioSense: Using Clinical Data for Early Event Detection and Situational Awareness

Our speaker for this COCA call will be Lynn Steele MS CIC.
Dial-in number is 800-857-4546,
password is “BIOSENSE.”

Lynn Steele, MS (Ohio State University, Preventive Medicine), CIC, is a senior advisor to the Director, Coordinating Office of Terrorism Preparedness and Emergency Response (COTPER) at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Beginning August 1, 2005, she was asked to lead a special project to recruit hospitals for participation in CDC’s BioSense program, providing real-time clinical data for early event detection and situational awareness to better inform public health.

Objectives for the call include:
1. Define CDC’s BioSense program
2. Describe priority BioSense initiative to add real-time clinical data from sentinel hospitals in 10 key cities by the end of 2005
3. Discuss how clinical professional organization partners can assist

Information and presentation resources (PowerPoint slides) will be posted at the following URL prior to the call date: http://www.bt.cdc.gov/coca/callsummary.asp.

 

Clinical Reminder: Protect Your Health and Safety After a Hurricane

With possible hurricanes making landfall, a reminder of a summary file with steps you can take to protect yourself & your family in the aftermath of a storm. http://www.bt.cdc.gov/disasters/hurricanes/recoverysummary.asp

 

Clinical Reminder: Carbon Monoxide (CO) Poisoning from Portable Generator Use

Homeowners are increasingly turning to portable generators as a backup power source when hurricanes or other severe weather cause widespread power outages. These generators produce large amounts of carbon monoxide (CO), an invisible and odor-free but deadly gas.

Generators should never be used inside a business, home, basement, garage, or camper—or even outside near an open window.

Individuals owning generators should also consider installing a carbon monoxide detector as backup protection against CO poisoning.

For more information, see http://www.cdc.gov/co/

 

Translations: Protect Yourself from Carbon Monoxide Poisoning After an Emergency – German, Portuguese, French

Translation: Protect Yourself from Carbon Monoxide Poisoning After an Emergency – German http://www.bt.cdc.gov/disasters/ge/pdf/carbonmonoxide.pdf

Translation: Protect Yourself from Carbon Monoxide Poisoning After an Emergency – Portuguese http://www.bt.cdc.gov/disasters/po/pdf/carbonmonoxide.pdf

Translation: Protect Yourself from Carbon Monoxide Poisoning After an Emergency – French http://www.bt.cdc.gov/disasters/fr/pdf/carbonmonoxide.pdf

 

Hurricane-Related Public Service Announcements

Hurricane-Related Public Service Announcements (Translations: Spanish and Vietnamese) http://www.bt.cdc.gov/disasters/hurricanes/psa.asp

Key Facts About Hurricane Recovery (Translations: Spanish, Vietnamese, Hmong and Creole) http://www.bt.cdc.gov/disasters/hurricanes/recovery.asp

Carbon Monoxide Poisoning (Translations: Spanish, Vietnamese, French, German, and Portuguese) http://www.bt.cdc.gov/disasters/carbonmonoxide.asp

Safety Precautions When Returning Home (Translation: Spanish) http://www.bt.cdc.gov/disasters/hurricanes/safety.asp

Cleaning Up Flood Waters (Translations: Spanish, Vietnamese, and French) http://www.bt.cdc.gov/disasters/floods/cleanupwater.asp

Hurricane-related information for healthcare professionals http://www.bt.cdc.gov/disasters/hurricanes/hcp.asp

 

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