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A new report from the National Patient Safety Agency (NPSA, 2005a) highlighted once again the risks to both health care staff and patients from latex used in the manufacture of medical equipment. The ...
Nurse with latex allergy wins £300,000 payout after hospital fails to provide different gloves 13 April 2012 ...
Family win $1M payout after nurses stuff latex gloves into 96-year-old’s mouth at care home Oliver McAteer Published February 15, 2015 2:41pm Updated December 11, 2019 10:17am Comments ...
HCA Tanya Dodd, 25, developed a type I allergy to latex that caused her to have anaphylactic shock while working for Scarborough and North East Yorkshire NHS Trust. ‘It was in the middle of the ward.
A trainee nurse who was forced to give up her career because of a potentially fatal allergy to latex has been awarded a six-figure payout. Tanya Dodd, 25, was training at Scarborough General Hospital ...
A nurse has shared a video explaining how wearing gloves when you go out to do your grocery shopping can cause cross-contamination of germs. Molly Lixey, a registered nurse from Michigan, shared a ...
The problem goes far beyond latex gloves worn in the medical profession, Gennaro said. Latex is used in over 40,000 common products, including elastic waistbands, pencil erasers, children’s toys ...
(WSIL) -- A new Illinois law restricts the use of of latex gloves in food preparation and medical services. The goal of HB209 is to protect thousands of Illinoisans that have an allergy to latex.