Situational Awareness

On August 22, Dr. Ziad Kazzi and Dr. Emily Kiernan presented a webinar following the FDA’s detection of Cs-137 in a single shipment of imported frozen shrimp, which did not enter U.S. commerce. The discovery came just one day after a recall of multiple brands of raw and cooked frozen shrimp, with the FDA’s investigation still ongoing. Below you can click to learn more about this incident.

Shrimp Cesium Webinar Slides

In the past few weeks since Hurrican Helene, there has been a substantial iv fluid shortage. 60% of the nation's IV supplies were sourced from Baxter, a medical supply facility. Below are more resources that will give insight on this shortage.

 Baxter Hurricane Helene Updates

FDA'S Dedicated Hurricane Helene Updates

HH'S Letter to Healthcare Leaders

Conservation, Substitution, Adaptation Guidance:

ASPR TRACIE has developed a new tipsheet

Intravenous Fluid Shortage Strategies

 Medical Product Shortages and Scarce Resources Page

American Society of Health System Pharmacists ASHP Drug Shortages

R7DHRS IV Fluid Distruption

R1DHRS IV Solution Conservation

Allocation and Crisis Standards guidance:

Hospital Crisis Standards of Care Resource Allocation Annex

IV Fluid Shortage PDF 

On Spetember 29, 2024, a fire broke out at the BioLab facility for spa and pool materials in Conyers, GA, resulting in a mass evacuation of the area. For more insight, click the link or the video below to watch our experts provide more detail. 

Bio Lab Slides

Bio Lab Webinar