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Summary for patients. Those Incentive Spirometry orders stand!
Preoperative Pulmonary Risk Stratification for Noncardiothoracic Surgery: Systematic Review for the American College of Physicians — Smetana et al. 144 (8): 581 — Annals of Internal Medicine
The authors found good evidence that the following patient factors increase the chances of pulmonary complications: older age, American Society of Anesthesiologists [...]

New York Daily News - Home - WTC air doomed ex-cop
An autopsy of a retired NYPD detective confirmed yesterday what his family and fellow cops long suspected - that James Zadroga’s death was “directly related” to the Ground Zero cleanup.
The stunning findings are believed to mark the first time the death of a cleanup worker [...]

CurEvents.com - A Global Current Events Discussion Forum - Avian influenza (H5N1): implications for intensive care.
Abstract
Background As influenza A/H5N1 spreads around the globe the risk of an epidemic increases.
Discussion Review of the cases of influenza A/H5N1 reported to date demonstrates that it causes a severe illness, with a high proportion of patients (63%) requiring [...]

Complete list of plans for the Avian Flu, by state:
State Pandemic Plans | PandemicFlu.gov
Listed below are pandemic plans that are currently available on state Web sites. We will update this page as additional plans become available.

AARC Webcast Central:
Looks like a good service from the AARC. Live and archived webcasts for AARC members. The upcoming one about the issue of Mechanical Ventilation in Mass Casualty settings looks like an important one.

My buddy Hedgehog has a new group on MySpace called http://groups.myspace.com/HealthTravel for folks who are travelers in health care. If you’re an RT or other medical professional check it out.