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Inspections of New Jersey Same-Day Surgery Centers Reveal Violations

The New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services inspected 40 unlicensed surgical centers at random between August 2009 and February 2011. According to an NJ.com article, several violations discovered by inspectors have raised concern about patient safety and the quality of care provided to them. Health advocates and some officials are joining forces to have New
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Five Workers Hospitalized After Carbon Monoxide Exposure at Atlantic County Farm

NJ.com reported that five workers were hospitalized in Atlantic County in March 2011 after they were overcome by carbon monoxide fumes while working at a farm on Pine Road in the southern New Jersey city of Hammonton. According to Hammonton police, the five workers were discovered outside of a greenhouse on the farm’s property. The workers
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Small Airplane Accident Near Lincoln Park Airport Critically Injures Pilot

NJ.com reported that a small New Jersey plane crash occurred near Lincoln Park Airport in February 2011. The pilot departed from the Morristown Airport and was attempting to land a single-engine Cessna 182 when the aircraft lost power and its engine failed. The plane crashed into a parking lot approximately two-tenths of a mile from the
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Risk of Infant Illness and Death Reduced by Fetal Heart Rate Monitoring

Fetal heart monitoring during labor and delivery can help assess the health and well being of the fetus. It can help determine when there is “fetal distress” and the need for medication and other treatment including the need for caesarean section delivery. Fetal heart monitoring can also measure a mother’s contraction pattern and whether or not medication
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