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Centers for Disease Control Notifications
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Health Alert Network (HAN)
- NEW: Health Alert Network (HAN) No. 385 – Recognizing, Managing, and Reporting Zika Virus Infections in Travelers Returning from Central America, South America, the Caribbean, and Mexico January 16, 2016In May 2015, the World Health Organization reported the first local transmission of Zika virus in the Western Hemisphere, with autochthonous (locally acquired) cases identified in Brazil. As of January 15, 2016, local transmission had been identified in at least 14 countries or territories in the Americas, including Puerto Rico (See Pan American Health Organization […]
- NEW: Health Alert Network (HAN) No. 384 – Increases in Fentanyl Drug Confiscations and Fentanyl-related Overdose Fatalities October 26, 2015The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) are investigating recent increases in fentanyl-related unintentional overdose fatalities in multiple states across the U.S. The purpose of this HAN advisory is to: (1) alert public health departments, health care providers, first responders, and medical examiners and coroners to the possibility […]
- NEW: Health Alert Network (HAN) No. 383 – CDC/FDA Health Update about the Immediate Need for Healthcare Facilities to Review Procedures for Cleaning, Disinfecting, and Sterilizing Reusable Medical Devices October 2, 2015On September 11, 2015, CDC issued HAN 00382 alerting healthcare providers and facilities about the public health need to properly maintain, clean, and disinfect or sterilize reusable medical devices. Recent infection control lapses due to non-compliance with recommended reprocessing procedures highlight a critical gap in patient safety. Healthcare facilities (e.g., hospitals, ambulatory surgical centers, clinics, […]
First Responders Also Battle Snow
By Matt Jarchow – Tuesday, January 19, 2016
LIVERPOOL, N.Y. — For many people, snow filled days like Tuesday are a great excuse to stay home. But for some, like local first responders, those days are spent on the roads. “The types of calls that would normally increase in this type of weather would be motor vehicle accidents, injuries related to a fall,” Northern Onondaga Volunteer Ambulance (NOVA) Executive Director John Marko said. Each call puts emergency responders at NOVA right in the same conditions that just caused an accident. “Just because we have the lights and siren doesn’t mean that we’re going to get their quicker,” Marko said. Instead, the conditions make response time slower. “It’s going to take us longer to get to a call,” Marko said. “It’s inevitable that this weather does slow our response times down.” Marko said crews are trained to drive in this weather. That doesn’t let them go faster, but helps ensure they’ll get to an accident safely. “Likewise with transporting to the hospital,” he said. “Our response times are going to be according to traffic and road conditions.” And if you get into an accident, and first responders are on their way, Marko recommends staying in your car. “Don’t get out,” he said. “Wait until first responders arrive. Always have a cell phone with you; be prepared.” A good lesson to remember, because this won’t be the last time winter unleashes its fury on Central New York this year.