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Hi Emily
I work in a 56 bed aged care, urgent care / subacute and community based
facility and I would love to participate.
It is something I try to audit especially through Covid. Through spot
checks .
I am keen to participate
Vicki Geary
Infection prevention and control nurse lead
Hesse Rural health
Winchelsea VictoriaOn Thu, 18 Mar 2021 at 10:57, Emily Stewart wrote:
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> Bare Below the Elbows a subject I am very passionate about and with lots
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Thank you glenys
This has been very helpful
Vicki Geary
Hesse rural health
Victoria 3241On Mon, 31 Aug 2020 at 22:43, Glenys Harrington
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> With the change in guidelines in relation to the use of N95s in VIC I have
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> adjustments a mask that fails a *seal check (fit check) on myself* will
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> AUSTRALIAN SOCIETY OF ANAESTHETISTS, SEPTEMBER 2020 and *JAMA Intern
> Med. *Published online August 11, 2020.
> doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2020.4221) in relation to this issue which may
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