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Infection prevention
The Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology's free, downloadable Guide to Infection Prevention in Emergency Medical Services features examples, tools, checklists and references on EMS infection risks. It can be found at http://bit.ly/16RRJim.
Sustainability
The American Hospital Association's Sustainability Roadmap for Hospitals website has been relaunched with enhanced features to help health care facilities reduce their environmental footprints. It can be accessed at www.sustainabilityroadmap.org.
Engineering
Graphic Products Inc.'s free "Medical Pipe Marking Guide" covers National Fire Protection Association and Compressed Gas Association markings for compressed gas containers, pipelines and valves. It's available at http://bit.ly/YLSTvz.
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