Safely Using Sharps at Home, at Work, and on Travel

Provided By: FDA Sharps is a medical term for devices with sharp points or edges that can puncture or cut skin. They may be used at home, at work, and while traveling to manage the medical conditions of people or their pets, including allergies, arthritis, cancer, diabetes, hepatitis, HIV/AIDS, infertility, migraines, multiple sclerosis, osteoporosis, blood clotting disorders, and psoriasis.   …

How To Safely Remove PPE

Provided By:The CDC There are a variety of ways to safely remove PPE without contaminating your clothing, skin, or mucous membranes with potentially infectious materials. Here is one example. Remove all PPE before exiting the patient room except a respirator, if worn. Remove the respirator after leaving the patient’s room and closing the door. Remove PPE in the following sequence: …

How Masks Benefit You and Others During the COVID-19 Outbreak

For many individuals, wearing a mask during a workday or while running errands is a relatively new experience. While the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and other health experts have encouraged Americans to mask up while out and about, how do masks help exactly?  How Does Coronavirus Travel? COVID-19 is a new respiratory virus that has not previously been seen …

How Your Vaccine Helps Your Friends and Family

When a dangerous disease is at large, a vaccine tends to be the best way to prevent multiple casualties and overcome the threat, so if you’ve accepted a recommended one, good for you. Thanks to vaccines, much of the world’s population is now safe from deadly diseases like polio and smallpox, and similar solutions have been found for Covid-19. Your …