Tag Archives: infection

John Cochran VA Medical Center Exposed Veterans to HIV and Hepatitis

July 2, 2010 – 10:28 am

The John Cochran VA Medical Center appears to have exposed at least 1800 veterans to heapatitis and HIV. It appears that the problems stems from improperly cleaning and sterilizing dental instruments. Numerous news outlets, including CNN have reported that technicians at the John Cochran dental clinic hand-washed dental instruments. The practice […]

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Surgical Warming Device Contamination May Cause Infections

May 14, 2009 – 12:34 pm

The Law Offices of Todd N. Hendrickson are accepting cases involving possible surgical site infections caused by contaminated forced air warming devices. In many surgeries hospitals utilize a forced air warming device to maintain the patient’s body temperature. The most commonly used of these devices is Arizant’s Bair Hugger (R). These are […]

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