More kids getting drunk on hand sanitizer - CNN.com

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"Since 2010, poison control center hotlines across the United States have seen a nearly 400% increase in calls related to children younger than 12 ingesting hand sanitizer, according to new analysis by the Georgia Poison Center.

"Kids are getting into these products more frequently, and unfortunately, there's a percentage of them going to the emergency room," said Dr. Gaylord Lopez, the center's director."

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Disaster Supplies and Preparedness Checklist

Image via WikipediaThere have been recent global earthquakes, floods, and storms.

I live in the San Francisco Bay Area of California, and I sense that we're due for an earthquake.

To that end, I'm sharing this checklist for all of us to start following, so that we can be fully prepared for whatever disaster comes our way:

Your Family Disaster Supplies and Preparedness Calendar (pdf)

Be safe, be well!

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Emergency Situations (Medical Devices): Free FDA Preparedness Tips

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Emergency Situations (Medical Devices); FDA Offers Tips about Medical Devices and Hurricane Disasters:  'via Blog this'

With the recent string of storm, hurricanes, and earthquakes, it might be worthwhile to review these free FDA disaster preparedness tips.

The tips focus on medical devices, and there are many more important and related tips to consider.

Be safe, be well.

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FDA Hurricane Preparedness Checklist

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Updated March 25, 2021

Hurricane season is coming soon, so be prepared.

According to the FDA, "The FDA reminds consumers to take precautions for storing water and ensuring the safety of their food and medical supplies for themselves, their families, and their pets during and after any hurricane-related rain, possible flooding and power outages."

Hurricane Safety Resources - FDA.gov

The FDA breaks down preparations into these categories:

Food | Water | Pets | Drugs Exposed to Water | Insulin Storage/Switching | Medical Devices | Vaccines, Blood, Biologics | Find more information

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FDA Advice On Medical Device and Hurricane Preparedness

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Hurricane season is here.

Follow these tips and you should be well on your way to disaster preparedness, FDA Offers Tips about Medical Devices and Hurricane Disasters.  

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FDA FAQ On IV Peramivir To Treat H1N1 Flu

Updated October 24, 2023

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Peramivir Information - FDA.gov

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Recently, the FDA Says Yes to IV Peramivir To Treat Flu. Now here's the FDA followup with Peramivir IV Questions and Answers for Health Care Providers. It's a pretty comprehensive collection of over 20 questions and answers, and concludes with a set of related links. 

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FDA Says Yes to IV Peramivir To Treat Flu

The FDA announced today that it has issued an emergency use authorization (EUA) for the investigational antiviral drug peramivir intravenous (IV) in certain adult and pediatric patients with confirmed or suspected 2009 H1N1 influenza infection who are admitted to a hospital. Specifically, IV peramivir is authorized only for hospitalized adult and pediatric patients for whom therapy with an IV drug is clinically appropriate, based on one or more of the following reasons:

• the patient is not responding to either oral or inhaled antiviral therapy, or
• when drug delivery by a route other than an intravenous route -- e.g., enteral (absorbed by the intestines) or inhaled -- is not expected to be dependable or feasible;
• for adults only, when the clinician judges IV therapy is appropriate due to other circumstances.

I've been following this drug for sometime now, and I'm glad to see that it's found a niche during this flu pandemic. Additional Related Information From The FDA: EUA Letter of Authorization EUA Fact Sheet for Health Care Providers EUA Fact Sheet for Patients and Parents/Caregivers Information for Healthcare Professionals Sheet (HCP) on mandatory adverse event reporting for emergency use of peramivir under EUA 

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Free Tips To Keep Your Kids Safe From Top 6 Summer Dangers

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Top Six Summer Dangers: ER Doctor Offers Tips for Keeping Kids Safe - Health.am

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It's summer now, and there's a much higher incidence of injuries caused by accidents and sports, reports this Medical News Today article, Top Six Summer Dangers: ER Doctor Offers Tips For Keeping Kids Safe. In a nutshell, watch out for these 6 Summer dangers:

1. All-Terrain Vehicles
2. Trampolines
3. Bikes, Inline Skates and Skateboards
4. Drowning
5. Car Accidents
6. Heat and Dehydration

According to the article:

As the temperatures rise, so do trips to pediatric emergency rooms. Severe cuts, broken bones and head injuries are the most common causes for trips to the emergency room during the summer

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FDA - Flu Meds and Swine Flu Tests

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), in response to requests from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and Prevention, has issued Emergency Use Authorizations (EUAs) to make available to public health and medical personnel important diagnostic and therapeutic tools to identify and respond to the swine flu virus under certain circumstances. The agency issued these EUAs for the use of certain Relenza and Tamiflu antiviral products, and for the rRT-PCR Swine Flu Panel diagnostic test, reports this FDA news release, "FDA Authorizes Emergency Use of Influenza Medicines, Diagnostic Test in Response to Swine Flu Outbreak in Humans." In essence, this authorizes the use of unapproved or uncleared medical products or unapproved or uncleared uses of approved or cleared medical products, made possible by this determination and declaration of emergency, provided certain criteria are met. The authorization ends when the declaration of emergency is terminated or the authorization revoked by the agency. 

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FDA Must Consider Dropping Age Limit For Morning After Pill

The FDA let politics cloud its judgment when it denied teenage girls over-the-counter access to the Plan B morning-after pill, a federal judge said Monday as he ordered the FDA to let 17-year-olds obtain the medication. The judge ruled the agency had improperly bowed to political pressure from the Bush Administration when it set 18 as the age limit in 2006. U.S. District Judge Edward R. Korman in New York instructed the agency to make Plan B available to 17-year-olds within 30 days and to review whether to make the emergency contraceptive available to all ages without a doctor's order, reports this Washington Post news article, "FDA Ordered to Rethink Age Restriction for Plan B - Judge Says Politics Influenced Policy on the Contraceptive." What a polarizing firestorm this is going to create! What do you think?! 

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Daylight Savings Time Ends - set clocks, check stocks

Updated April 21, 2024

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Set your clocks and check your stocks - Get Ready

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It's time to turn back the clocks, and check your "stocks" (emergency preparedness supplies). This Medical News Today news article gives you the scoop, "Check Your Emergency Preparedness Kits When You Set Your Clocks, Says American Public Health Association Campaign (APHA)." After a tough weather season, we're being prompted to prepare for Winter and any other potential emergencies. Here's what you need to do this weekend . . .

1. "Get Ready: Set Your Clocks, Check Your Stocks"
2. Refresh your emergency supplies
3. Check your batteries in smoke detectors

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