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- Operating room goes latex-free
Clarion Ledger MS Sep 01 2009
- BCHS standardizes patient-alert wristbands
submitted by Peter Phelps Battle Creek Enquirer Battle Creek, MI Apr 28 2009
- Grand View launches colored wrist bands
Bucks County Courier Times Levittown, PA Apr 22 2009
- Powder Free Gloves In Hospitals Decreases Allergy Risk
Geisinger Health System Danville, PA Mar 07 2009
- Geisinger study: costs decrease, safety enhanced when hospitals, health clinics switch to powder-free latex gloves
Geisinger Health System Danville, PA Mar 05 2009
- Banding together
Uniform safety alerts hospital coalition’s 1st priority by Michael Schroeder The Journal Gazette Fort Wayne, IN Feb 01 2009
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- Color-Coded Wristbands Provide Extra Layer of Protection
by Melissa Brunner WIBW-TV Topeka, KS Jan 08 2009
- LGH to issue standardized color wristbands
Hospital here joining national trend aimed at avoiding confusion, eliminating errors by Cindy Stauffer Lancaster New Era Lancaster, PA Oct 13 2008
- NRHS switches to non latex gloves
Norman Regional Health System Norman, OK Feb 28 2008
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The Children’s Hospital at Westmead Australia
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- Premier Healthcare Alliance Provides Members Comprehensive Latex-Free Catalog
Business Wire Source: Premier Inc. Feb 20 2008
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- Hospital Association Teams With State to Standardize Patient Alert Bands
PR Newswire Source: New Jersey Hospital Association Oct 18 2007
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- Our GoalSharing Project: Latex Allergy!
created by a group of employees of the VA Medical Center Alexandria, LA
- Health Surveillance for Latex Allergy PDF
by Diana Ford Grapevine Poole Hospital NHS Trust UK No 8 Jul 2007
- Latex Allergy Information Sheet PDF
Royal Brompton Hospital & Harefield NHS Trust Updated Jun 08 2007
- Evidence-Based Practice in Action: Baby Powder No Longer Used at CHN PDF
by Alba Anaya, RN, BSN Carondelet Professional Nursing Newsletter Carondelet Health Network Tucson, AZ Vol 1 No 4 Spring 2007
- Premier Healthcare Alliance, Cardinal Health Team up to Enhance Safety of Hospital Patients and Staff
Joint ‘Industry First’ Effort Will Make It Easier for Hospitals to Identify Safer Products Through Use of Standardized Terminology Business Wire Source: Premier Inc. Apr 19 2007
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- Latex Precautions PDF
Patient and Family Education Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta Atlanta, GA Apr 2007
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- New Boston Hospitals to Be Earth Friendly
United Press International Apr 02 2007
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- Latex Allergy Leaflet PDF
Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust UK Approved Mar 2007
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Approved Feb 2007
- Latex allergy MS Word
by Corine Donals, RN Growing Strong Golisano Children’s Hospital at Strong Issue 50 Winter 2007
- Information for patients with latex allergy PDF
Department of Allergy, Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust UK Jan 2007
- Wayne Memorial Joins Area Hospitals Collaborating to Standardize Color-Coded Wristbands
Northeast Pennsylvania Business Journal Jan 02 2007
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- Harbor Hospital to Offer Only Latex-Free Examine Gloves PDF
Harbor Watch Harbor Hospital Baltimore, MD Nov 2006
- Harbor Hospital to Offer Only Latex-Free Gloves
Harbor Hospital Baltimore, MD Oct 12 2006
- Provena Draws Attention to National Latex Allergy Awareness Week
Provena United Samaritans Medical Center Danville, IL Sep 29 2006
- Hospital aims to be latex free
Allergies lead medical center to create unit by Debbie Gilbert The Times Gainesville, GA Sep 23 2006
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School of Nursing Post Diploma Degree Program Student Handbook Ryerson University Toronto, Ontario 2006–2007
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- Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust — UK
- STH Goes Latex-Free to Improve Patient Safety PDF
Examination gloves are changed to reduce the risk of allergy and sensitisation among patients and staff Media Release Jul 04 2006
- Goodbye to Latex! PDF
Link Summer 2006
- STH goes Latex Free PDF
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals has introduced non-sterile latex-free gloves across the Trust to improve safety for patients and staff Primary Link Spring/Summer 2006
- SMH Becomes a Latex Safe Facilty PDF
HealthBeat Speare Memorial Hospital Plymouth, NH Summer 2006
- Speare Memorial Hospital Becoming a Latex Safe Facility MS Word
Press Release Speare Memorial Hospital Plymouth, NH Jun 12 2006
- Latex sensation [sic] — do you know about it? PDF
Impact Ashfield & Mansfield District NHS Primary Care Trusts UK Issue 13 Mar/Apr 2006
- Premier Receives Fourth Consecutive H2E Award for Environmental Leadership
Business Wire Source: Premier Inc. Mar 27 2006
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- Bronson Healthcare Group — Kalamazoo, MI
- New Catheter Solves Allergy Concern, Saves Money PDF
CODE U Moses Cone Health System Greensboro, NC Sep 2005
- National Latex Allergy Awareness Week Oct. 2–8
Provena United Samaritans Medical Center Danville, IL Sep 23 2005 Archived version
- Latex Sensitivity PDF
by Kathleen Jaczynski, RN SC HCQU View Geisinger Health System Hershey, PA Aug 2005
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- Good News for People with Latex Allergies
The number of patients and health care workers who have had allergic reactions to latex is down since the mid-1990s, mainly due to a change in the way latex gloves are manufactured by P. J. Early HealthLink Medical College of Wisconsin Aug 10 2005
- Latex (Natural Rubber or NRL) Allergy Information
Avera McKennan Hospital & University Health Center Sioux Falls, SD
- A is for Allergy PDF
Hotline Watauga Medical Center Boone, NC Vol 6 Issue 4 Apr 2005 Archived version
- Life Threatening Allergies Are Nothing to Sneeze at
HealthLink The University Hospital Newark, NJ Summer 2004
- Latex products being replaced at BCHS PDF
Great Care Battle Creek Health System Battle Creek, MI Winter 2004/2005 Archived version
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Nov 19 2004
- Health Care Corporation of St. John’s — St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada
- Latex Allergy — Information for Patients MS Word
Department of Dermatology University Hospital Lewisham London Aug 2004
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- The Medical Minute: Increased use of latex leads to more latex allergies
by John Messmer Pennsylvania State University Aug 26 2004
- Latex Allergies PDF
Standard Hospital Student Orientation Dallas — Fort Worth Hospital Council Nursing Workforce Collaborative Aug 16 2004
- Natural Rubber Latex Gloves PDF
Safety & Infection Control Boston Medical Center Boston, MA Apr 2004 Archived version
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- Understanding Latex Allergies
Rockingham Memorial Hospital Harrisonburg, VA Archived version
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- Allergy to natural rubber (latex)
by Christopher Hess and Sydney Youngerman-Cole, RN, BSN, RNC Healthwise, Inc. Boise, ID Last Update Aug 26 2005
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- RNs at Providence Hospital Ratify New Three-Year Contract
Feb 03 2004
- Latex Sensitivity/Allergy
Children’s Mercy Hospitals and Clinics Kansas City, MO and Overland Park, KS
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- The Truth about Latex PDF
Southlake Regional Health Centre Newmarket, Ontario
- University of California San Francisco — Communicable Disease Prevention Program
- Report to our Community PDF
Southwestern Vermont Health Care 2003 Archived version
- Latex Allergy PDF
information sheet Royal Prince Alfred Hospital Australia
- From gloves to ‘Get Well’ balloons: A latex-safe environment PDF
HealthCare Topics Riverwood Healthcare Center Aitkin, MN Fall 2003 Archived version
- Trinity Latex Questionnaire PDF
Trinity Health System Steubenville, OH Oct 2003 Archived version
- Latex Allergy PowerPoint
New Hanover Health Network Wilmington, NC
- University of California — San Diego
- Latex and glove issues PDF
Redditch and Bromsgrove Primary Care Trust
- Sneezing, Wheezing, Coughing, Swelling…Is it an Allergy?
by P. J. Early HealthLink Medical College of Wisconsin Aug 28 2003
- An 800 lb. Gorilla: Latex Allergy PDF
by Shanon D. Smith, MD, MS OHG Standard Occupational Health Group Huntsville, AL Jul 2003
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Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
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- Natural Rubber Latex Allergy PDF
Gillette Children’s Specialty Healthcare St. Paul, MN Aug 19 2003
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- Green Park Healthcare Trust — Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK
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Medical Moment Columbia St. Mary’s and Advanced Healthcare Milwaukee, WI Apr 2003
- Latex Allergy: A Threat in the Workplace? PDF
Today’s Business Health Gundersen Lutheran La Crosse, WI Vol 2003 Issue 1
- Kaiser Permanente Turns Green
National Awards & Recognition for Aggressive Environmental Initiatives PR Newswire Source: Kaiser Permanente Apr 18 2003
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- The Ross Report
by Holly-Ann Franchi Ross Memorial Hospital Lindsay, Ontario Feb 18 2003
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- Shedding the Light on Latex PDF
by Maureen Buick Department of Nursing Newsletter UCSF Medical Center Vol 9 Winter 2002/2003
- In the Public Interest: Quality Initiatives in Maine Hospitals PDF
Part 1 Maine Hospital Association Sep 2002
- Latex Allergy
Connecticut Hospital Association
- Questions and Answers About Latex Allergies PDF
New Britain General Hospital New Britain, CT Dec 15 2002 Archived version
- Latex Allergy #2514 PDF
Kaiser Permanente Revised Feb 2004
- General Donor Information
Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center New York, NY
- Johns Hopkins University — Baltimore, MD
- University of Kansas Medical Center — Kansas, KS
- UC Davis Health System
- Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Example Assessment MS Word
South Worcestershire PCT UK
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- Treating Latex Allergy
by Amy Scholten, MPH EBSCO Publishing Last reviewed Jun 2006 by Jill Landis, MD
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- Fairfield Medical Center Switches to Low-Allergen, Powder-Free Surgical Gloves PDF
Press Release Fairfield Medical Center Lancaster, OH Aug 28 2002 Archived version
- Latex Containing Products Listing PDF
New Jersey Hospital Association Updated Aug 06 2002 Archived version
- Winthrop-University Hospital Mineola, NY
- Our No Latex Policy
Susquehanna Health System Williamsport, PA
- LSUHSC-S Converts to a Powder-Free Environment PDF
On The Inside LSU Health Sciences Center in Shreveport Vol 2 No 4 Apr 2002
- Latex Allergy: What You Need To Know
Atlantic Health Sciences Corporation New Brunswick, Canada Archived version
- Frequently Asked Questions
Saint Francis Care Hartford, CT
- Ask the Experts: Latex allergy
by Cindy Brown, RN Children’s Medical Center Dayton, OH Winter 2002 Archived version
- Latex Allergy and Risk
Brattleboro Memorial Hospital Brattleboro, VT
- Latex Allergy
Riley Hospital for Children Indianapolis, IN
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- Sharing Information: Latex Precautions PDF
East Tennessee Children’s Hospital Knoxville, TN Revised 2003
- Shands HealthCare Florida
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by Hazel Zimbric, RN and Karen Sherry, RN Meriter Health Services Madison, WI Archived version
- Frequently Asked Questions — General Inpatient Care
East Liverpool City Hospital
- Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research (MFMER)
- Latex Allergy
University of Miami School of Medicine Archived version
- Latex Allergy Task Force Spotlight
BWH Nurse Brigham and Women’s Hospital Boston, MA May 2001
- Latex/Natural Rubber Allergy PDF
An Informative Guide for Parents Miami Children’s Hospital Miami, Florida
- Alergia al Latex o Goma Natural PDF
Guía Informativo Para Padres Miami Children’s Hospital Miami, Florida
- Latex Allergy Factsheet
by Dr. Louise Michaelis Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children London
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- Latex Allergy
GOSH Trust
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- Hydrocephalus by Brittany
GOSH Trust
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- University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB)
- Allergy-inducing agents Allergy-inducing agents
Università di Modena e Reggio Emilia
- Hospital Latex Committee PDF
CUH Focus Cork University Hospital Vol 2 Issue 5 Oct 2001
- Latex Policy Hospital Nominated For Baxter Award
Greater Murray Area Health Service New South Wales, Australia Aug 24 2001
- Clinical Orientation Items PDF
University of Iowa College of Nursing Aug 2001
- GCMH Prepared for Patients With Latex Allergies
Garrett County Memorial Hospital Oakland, MD
- Latex Allergy
Cleveland Clinic
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- OVMC Goes Powder-free
Ohio Valley Medical Center Wheeling, WV Jun 11 2001
- Latex Allergies a Big Concern in Hospital Environment PDF
William Beaumont Hospital Royal Oak, MI Apr 23 2001
- Latex allergies
Premier, Inc.
- Elliot Hospital — Manchester, NH
- University Hospitals of Cleveland Department of Anesthesiology — Cleveland, OH
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center — Nashville, TN
- Creighton University — Omaha, NE
- Latex Allergy PDF
Patient/Family Education Children’s Hospitals and Clinics Minneapolis and St. Paul, MN Sep 2004
- KRMC to implement Latex-Safe Environment campaign January 1, 2001
Kalispell Regional Medical Center Kalispell, MT
- Latex allergy is proven to be a new medical problem for doctors and patients
by Dr. Arthur N. Fokakis Forrest General Hospital Hattiesburg, MS Dec 28 2000
- Latex Allergy: What Do You Know? PDF
by Bonnie Taylor, RN, BSN, CEN TraumaVue Duke University Medical Center Durham, NC Winter 2000
- Health Tips: What is a latex allergy?
by Tracy Albert, RN, CEN Rutland Regional Medical Center Rutland, VT
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Clean Intermittent Catheterization University Hospital School University of Iowa Sep 28 2000
- PSU Anesthesia: Latex Allergy
by Don Martin Penn State University/Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Sep 13 2000
- Latex Allergies
Resident Orientation Manual Galveston Shriners Burn Hospital and University of Texas Medical Branch Blocker Burn Unit Feb 2000
- University of Michigan Health System — Ann Arbor, MI
- Latex Allergy and Check list for latex of all the pharmaceutical products available in Belgium
Université Catholique de Louvain Belgium
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Children’s Hospital Boston, MA
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Children’s Hospital and Health System Wauwatosa, WI
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Cooper University Hospital
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Scott & White Temple, TX
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Lancaster General
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William Beaumont Hospital Royal Oak, MI
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Lehigh Valley Hospital and Health Network Allentown, PA
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Medical University of South Carolina Charleston, SC
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MUSC Children’s Hospital Charleston, SC
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Franciscan Health System
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Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh
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Southeast Missouri Hospital
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St. John’s Mercy Health Care St. Louis, MO
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Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford University Medical Center Palo Alto, CA
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Medical Center of Central Georgia Archived version
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Children’s Hospital of The King’s Daughters Health System Norfolk, VA
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Frankford Hospitals
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University of Utah Health Sciences Center
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- Los Alergenos: El Látex
Baptist Health South Florida
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University of Utah Health Sciences Center
- Latex Allergy
Lahey Clinic Burlington, MA
- Screening Questionnaire for Natural Rubber Latex Sensitivity PDF
Employee Health Department Grandview Medical Center Archived version
- An Informational Guide to Latex Allergy Information
Lake Charles Memorial Hospital Lake Charles, LA Archived version
- Latex Allergy PDF
Medical College of Ohio
- Employee Health Ohio State University Medical Center
- Latex — Restricted Ward: protecting employees and patients of The MCH
MUHC Ensemble McGill University Health Centre Vol 1 No 15 Jun 2000
- Latex Allergy/Sensitivity PDF
Laboratory Safety Handbook Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Boston, MA Revised May 2000 Archived version
- Latex MS Word
Wake Forest University School of Medicine Winston-Salem, NC
- Surgeons’ Gloves Standardization Project Complete PDF
The Sun Fletcher Allen Health Care Vol VI No 7 Apr 12 2000
- Primary Children’s Medical Center — Salt Lake City, UT
- Latex Allergy
National Jewish Medical & Research Center Denver, CO Archived version
- Allergies to Latex
National Jewish Medical & Research Center Denver, CO Approved by Ronald C. Balkissoon, MD Apr 2006
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- Latex Allergy
MossRehab ResourceNet
- Latex Allergy
Learning About Latex Allergy Corning Hospital Corning, NY
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Moses Taylor Hospital Scranton, PA
- Group Purchasing Contracts
Materials Management in Health Care Jan 2000
- BMH To Adopt Latex Safe Standards In 2000
News Release Butler Health System Butler, PA Dec 30 1999
- Fact File Q&A
Medical Staff Update Stanford Hospital and Clinics Vol 24 No 10 Nov 2000
- Fact File Q&A
Medical Staff Update Stanford Hospital and Clinics Vol 23 No 11 Dec 1999
- Good Samaritan Hospital Is Taking Steps To Be A Latex Safe Environment
Downers Grove, IL Dec 16 1999 Archived version
- Allergy Takes Dr. Pringle From Surgery to Senior Medical Post
Your Hospital newsletter of Glens Falls Hospital Glens Falls, NY Sep 1999
- Latex Allergies
by Dr. Bill Crounse Overlake Healthscape Infobank Archived version
- Latex Allergy
Allina Hospitals Patient Education Archived version
- Latex and How It Effects the Hospital
by Andrea Sansom St. Vincent’s Healthcare Campus 1999 Nursing Monograph
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- St. Luke’s Nurse Finds Way to Live and Work with Latex Allergy
Studies Estimate That Allergy Effects Between 6 and 17% of Healthcare Workers St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital Houston, TX Sep 12 1999
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Froedtert Memorial Lutheran Hospital Milwaukee, WI Archived version
- Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) Medical Center — Charleston, SC
- Latex Allergy PDF
Adolescent Service’s Body Owner’s Manual Glenrose Rehabilitation Hospital Edmonton, Alberta
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Self-Care Tips Kaiser Permanente Santa Clara Medical Center Jun 1999 Archived version
- Stretch Your Knowledge about Latex
Meridian HealthViews Meridian Health System Wall, NJ Vol 3 No 2 Mar/Apr 1999 Archived version
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- Latex Allergy
The University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center patient education handout Archived version
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en Español Archived version
- Children’s Eliminates Powdered Gloves From Operating and Recovery Rooms
Children’s Hospital Medical Center Cincinnati, OH Jan 18 1999
- Snap to: Hospitals Get Wise About Latex
Health Facilities Management Jan 1999
- Northfield Hospital Responds to Latex Allergies
Northfield Hospital Northfield, MN Fall 1998 Archived version
- Latex Allergy
Aetna InteliHealth
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- Changes in policy lead to latex-safe environment
The News Children’s Hospital Boston, MA Summer 1998 Archived version
- Does latex particulate matter float about in the hospital air?
Controlling Allergies Conference Online Health Forum Tenet Healthcare Corporation May 27 1998 Archived version
- Ref: Draft OSHA Hazard Information Bulletin: Potential for Sensitization/Allergy and Life Threatening Reactions to Natural Rubber Latex Gloves and Other Products
Comment Letter American Hospital Association May 07 1998
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- Latex Allergy Alert PDF
Geisinger Health System Danville, PA May 1998
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- Hartford Hospital Adopts Low Protein, Powderless Latex Glove Policy
Hartford Hospital Hartford, CT Mar 25 1998
- Allergic Reactions to Natural Rubber Latex PDF
patient education handout University of Utah Health Sciences Center 1999
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- Building a Latex-Free Environment
by Vikki Franklin Chandler Medical Center University of Kentucky Feb 1998 Archived version
- Latex Allergy: An Emerging Occupational Hazard
student paper by Mark S. Brown Department of Preventive Medicine and Biometrics University of Colorado Health Sciences Center Feb 11 1998 Archived version
- Mather Hospital Nurses Gain National Attention For Approach To Latex Allergies
News Release John T. Mather Memorial Hospital Port Jefferson, NY Feb 1998
- Enhanced strategies reduce latex allergy risks
Pacemaker The University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics Jan/Feb 1998 Archived version
- Preventing Latex Allergies Before They Attack
Press Release College of Physicians and Surgeons at Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center Oct 03 1997
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ScienceDaily Oct 04 1997
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Doctor’s Guide to the Internet Sep 30 1997
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EurekAlert! Sep 29 1997
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The Reporter Vol 8 No 5 Dec 1997
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- JCAHO: What you need to know — latex sensitivity
Extra! University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Health System Nov 26 1997 Archived version
- Mercy Hospital Medical Center — Des Moines, IA
- Latex Allergy — Who Is At Risk?
Infection Control Newsletter The Toronto Hospital Vol 2 No 2 Apr 1994 Archived version
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