Yesterday, HCPA members met with more than 12 Congressional offices to advocate for an increase in EPA funding for IT modernization at the Agency and for addressing regulatory backlogs that hamper innovation.
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Congrats Minnesota! Surgeons use various devices to cut and coagulate tissue, which results in the release of a gaseous byproduct (surgical smoke) into the air. Surgical smoke poses adverse effects on the health of those working in the OR. Conditions include headaches, nausea, eye irritation, respiratory tract issues, and carcinomas. Controlling surgical smoke, however, is a challenge. In those states without smoke safety laws, the surgeons usually decide whether to use a smoke evacuation device, and they may not believe the exposure is great enough to warrant evacuation. Smoke plume particles have a diameter less than or equal to 0.1mm, therefore, surgical masks do not filter particles with a diameter less than 5 mm. Thus, smoke plume particles are inhaled by personnel in the OR. The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health recommends using smoke evacuators to control surgical smoke. Using general room ventilation can reduce exposure to surgical smoke, it just does not eliminate airborne particles. Placing a local exhaust ventilation device near the source of smoke generation can reduce the number of aerosolized particles. The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health also recommends placing the nozzle inlet within two inches of the surgical site. If a facility purchases a product selection for smoke evacuation technology, policies and procedures for surgical smoke evacuation should be created. Is your state 1 of the 18th that is surgical smoke-free? I am your legal nurse consultant and expert witness to the OR. Please email me at kvaccalnc@gmail.com for inquiries. Let's connect and make those medical records make sense!
The Land of 10,000 Lakes is going surgical smoke-free! Congratulations to Minnesota, the 18th state to enact surgical smoke evacuation legislation. The new law goes into effect January 1, 2025.
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House Bill HR 7961 has stalled in The Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. This bill would apply fines and or imprisonment up to 10 years for assaulting or intimidating healthcare personnel. Write your Congressmen and ask why this has stalled since November 2022?! Are Healthcare Workers not important? “(a) In General .—Whoever knowingly assaults or intimidates an individual employed by a hospital, or an entity contracting with a hospital or other medical facility, during the course of the performance of the duties of such individual, and, as a result, interferes with the performance of the duties of such individual or limits the ability of such individual to perform such duties, shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more than 10 years, or both. Text - H.R.7961 - 117th Congress (2021-2022): SAVE Act | Congress.gov | Library of Congress
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The highly impactful APMA Legislative Conference is making a comeback! After HOD, passionate advocates come together and discuss strategies and initiatives to promote, protect, and defend our profession before policymakers in the US Congress. Learn more about the conference: https://lnkd.in/dq2vJcY
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5moSuch a very important topic to those of us who have suffered significant business loss due to EPA backlog! Thank you for advocating for Industry desperately trying to comply with 30-day notifications that have taken years!