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J R Garb

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PubMed1995

Reducing employee back injuries in the perioperative setting.

An ergonomic consultant conducted an evaluation of a 14-room surgical suite that had a high rate of employee back injuries. The consultant made five specific recommendations regarding moving patients, maneuvering carts and equipment, using gallbladder boards, walking on wet floors, and accessing power outlets. Most of the recommendations were implemented and well received. Eighteen months after the implementation of the consultant's recommendations, there was a 25% reduction in the number of back injuries among the OR staff members.

Accidents, Occupational↗
PubMed1978

Differences in etiology of pneumonias in nursing home and community patients.

Comparison of 35 elderly patients hospitalized with pneumonia acquired in nursing homes and 35 elderly patients hospitalized with community-acquired pneumonia showed that 16 (47.1%) of the nursing home patients had received previous antibiotic therapy compared with two (5.9%) of the community patients. Klebsiella pneumoniae was isolated in 14 (40%) of the nursing home patients, but in only three (8.6%) of the community patients. Staphylococcus aureus was also more frequent in nursing home patients (nine, 25.7%) compared with community patients (five, 14.3%). Persons hospitalized with nursing home-acquired pneumonia should be treated initially with antimicrobial agents active against K pneumoniae and S aureus unless the clinical picture strongly suggests otherwise.

Age Factors↗