Medical journal, Armed Forces India
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Med J Armed Forces India · Jan 2015
Control of hospital acquired infections in the ICU: A service perspective.
The service setting has some unique strengths and weaknesses that must be kept in mind when organizing Hospital acquired infections (HAI) prevention interventions. ⋯ Our study demonstrated that by meticulously following infection control protocols especially tailored to the service setting the incidence of HAI's can be reduced. However, the challenge is in maintaining the gains achieved since there is a rapid turnover of manpower in the ICU and a lack of a structured ICU design model.
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Med J Armed Forces India · Jan 2015
Comparison of training in neonatal resuscitation using self inflating bag and T-piece resuscitator.
Both the self inflating bag and the T-piece resuscitator are recommended for neonatal resuscitation, but many health care workers are unfamiliar with using the latter. A prospective, comparative, observational study was done to determine the ease and effectiveness of training of health care personnel in the two devices using infant training manikins. ⋯ It is equally easy to train health care workers in both devices. Both groups showed good short term recall and both devices were equally acceptable to the users.