Transmission

Hand Contamination from Anesthesiologists Linked to Bacterial Transmission During Surgery

Contaminating bacteria are very commonly found on the hands of anesthesia providers, with high rates of transmission to the surgical field during operations, reports a study in the January issue of Anesthesia & Analgesia, the journal of the International Anesthesia ...More
December 21, 2010
Posted in News, Hand Hygiene
The Perils of Flying Saliva

Mark Nicas has given some of his best years to spittle. He builds models – the mathematical kind – of how someone else's slobber ends up on you. The size of the particles, whether they come out in a dry cough or a wet sneeze, their evaporation rate, air speed ...More
April 14, 2009
Posted in News