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Remembering Winter Storm Jonas

December 19, 2025
Consult your emergency management plan when facing an impending storm, and update this plan with lessons learned after each storm to avoid grappling with problems that may already have solutions. This...
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Wildfire and smoke: Sharp HealthCare's fire plans

December 19, 2025
Last November, the innocently named Camp Fire killed over 80 people in California, making it the deadliest wildfire in the state’s history. The fire destroyed 10,500 homes, filled the air with smoke f...
Patient Safety Monitor Journal
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Mass evacuations: Using TRAIN matrix to triage patients

December 19, 2025
You can modify the Triage by Resource Allocation for IN-patient (TRAIN) matrix to suit your facility’s needs in case of a mass evacuation. Hospitals across California and other areas, including the Sh...
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Suicides and drugs cut U.S. life expectancy

December 19, 2025
It’s not news to most providers that suicide and drug abuse are on the rise. However, a trio of reports from the CDC have shed light on the extent of the problem. In 2017, American life expect...
Patient Safety Monitor Journal
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SHEA issues infection control guidance for anesthesiology

December 19, 2025
In December, the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA) issued new guidance for preventing infections associated with anesthesiology procedures and equipment in the operating room (OR)....