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Health and Safety Alerts

There are areas in which the DODD has identified a risk to people, and what can be done to avoid or reduce that risk. Information about these risks is called Health and Safety Alerts.

 

 


 Alert


Title

 


Issue Date
2011
Alert:  Preventing the Flu
Alert:  Misappropriation
Alert:  Medication Administratrion
Alert:  Keeping Safe in the Summer Part I
Alert:  Keeping Safe in the Summer Part II
Alert:  Transition Issues (Red Flags when     changing Providers or Settings)
Alert:  Health and Well Being is Priority One
Alert:  Choking

            3/25/2011

2010
Alert:  Winter Weather

 

11/26/2010

Alert:  Welfare Trends (NCI Survey)   

 

10/18/2010

Alert:  Preventing the Flu  

 

9/10/2010

Alert:  Red Flags when changing Providers or Settings

 

08/26/2010
Alert: Brief Guide to Understanding Pressure Sores (bedsores)


08/2510
Alert: Constipation and Bowel Obstruction

06/2010
Alert: Hot Liquid Scalds

06/2010

Alert: Keeping Safe in the Summer Part I

05/2010

Alert: Keeping Safe in the Summer Part II

05/2010
Alert: Health & Well Being is Priority One

03/2010

2009
Alert: H1N1 Influenza Vaccine & Planning Information

12/2009
Alert: Falls

12/2009
Alert: Osteoporosis

12/2009
Alert: Winter Health Alert

10/2009
Alert: H1N1 Influenza Vaccine and Planning Information

10/2009
Alert: Constipation and Bowel Obstruction

09/2009
Alert: Transition Issues (Red Flags when changing Providers or Settings)

08/2009

Alert: Keeping Safe in the Summer Part I

05/2009

Alert: Keeping Safe in the Summer Part II

05/2009
Alert: H1N1 (Swine) Flu

05/2009
Alert: Choking

02/2009
Alert: Hot Liquid Scalds

01/2009
Alert: Peanut Butter Safety

01/2009

Alert: Health and Well Being is Priority One

 

02/2009

2008

Alert: Reward Cards

 

12/12/2008

Alert: A Brief Guide to Understanding
the Risk of Pressure Sores
(Bedsores)

 

09/08/2008

Alert: Missed Taking Some Medication?
Does it really Matter?
Yes, It Does Matter!

 

06/18/2008

Alert: Keeping Safe in the Summer Part I

 

05/07/2008
Alert: Keeping Safe in the Summer Part II

 

05/07/2008
Alert: Choking

 

REISSUED 04/01/2008
Alert:Red Flags when changing Providers or Settings

 

03/04/2008
Alert: Excessive Psychotropic Medication & Psychotropic Medication Side Effects

 

03/28/2002
REISSUED 03/01/2008
Alert: Osteoporosis

 

08/08/2008

2007
Alert: Status Epilepticus

 

11/06/2007
Alert: Peanut Butter Safety

 

10/11/2007
REISSUED 10/2007
REISSUED 1/2009
Alert: Heat Related Illness & Summer Safety

 

06/20/2001
REISSUED 07/27/2005
REISSUED 05/02/2007
REISSUED 08/10/2007
Alert: MUI Rule Definitions Interpretation

 

02/27/2007
REISSUED 08/2007
Alert: Choking Study Results

 

06/29/2007
Alert: Theft of Medications

 

06/29/2007
REISSUED 12/30/2008

Alert: Enteral Tube Feeding

 

03/07/2007
Alert: Safely Transporting Individuals Who Use Wheelchairs

 

02/06/2007
Alert: Leaving Individuals Unattended in Vehicles

 

02/06/2007
Alert: Exceeding Manufacturer's Recommended Dose

 

01/09/2007

 

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