Updated CPR guidelines tackle health disparities management of opioid-related emergencies

The recovery phase following cardiac arrest continues long after hospitalization and is now included as a key link in the Chain of Survival, a widely adopted series of critical actions that work to maximize the chance of someone surviving cardiac arrest, according to the “2020 American Heart Association Guidelines for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) and Emergency […]

CDC guidance issued for testing, management of HCP exposed to hep C

(HealthDay)—In a U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidance report, published in the July 24 issue of Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, recommendations are presented for testing and clinical management of health care personnel (HCP) exposed to the hepatitis C virus (HCV). Anne C. Moorman, M.P.H., from the CDC in Atlanta, and colleagues provide […]