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Among food categories, bread and rolls account for the greatest percentage of U.S. daily sodium consumption. This issue of MMWR includes two reports on high sodium consumption in the United States.
Severe Methemoglobinemia and Hemolytic Anemia from Aniline Purchased as 2C-E (4-ethyl-2,5-dimethoxyphenethylamine), a Recreational Drug, on the Internet — Oregon, 2011
In August 2011, two men in Oregon drank a liquid they believed to be 2C-E (4-ethyl-2,5-dimethoxyphenethylamine), a psychoactive stimulant used as a recreational drug, after purchasing it on the Internet. Fifteen minutes after ingestion, the men became cyanotic and subsequently were treated for refractory methemoglobinemia and hemolytic anemia. The Oregon Poison Center, Oregon Public Health Division, Drug Enforcement Administration, and Food and Drug Administration teamed to investigate and determine that the liquid actually was aniline and it was produced by a manufacturer in China.
MMWR Recommendations and Reports
January 13, 2012 / Vol. 61 / No. RR–1
Guidelines for Field Triage of Injured Patients:
Recommendations of the National Expert Panel on Field Triage, 2011
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Field triage is a process used by emergency medical services providers to make decisions about the most appropriate destination hospital for injured patients. In 2011, CDC convened an expert panel to review the existing guidelines, which had last been modified in 2006. This report explains the revisions and modifications that were made to the 2006 guidelines and provides the rationale for these changes. This report is intended to help prehospital-care providers in their daily duties recognize individual injured patients who are most likely to benefit from specialized trauma center resources and is not intended as a mass casualty triage tool.
MMWR Surveillance Summaries
January 20, 2012 / Vol. 61 / No. SS–1
Surveillance of Demographic Characteristics and
Health Behaviors Among Adult Cancer Survivors — Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, United States, 2009
Approximately 12 million people are living with cancer in the United States. Using data from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, this report presents the first population-based survey with state-level assessment of health behaviors and demographic characteristics among cancer survivors aged ≥18 years. Health-care providers and patients should be aware of the importance of preventive care, smoking cessation, regular physical activity, and maintaining a healthy weight for cancer survivors.
MMWR Summary of Notifiable Diseases
May 13, 2011 / Vol. 58 / No. 53
Summary of Notifiable Diseases — United States, 2009
The Health-care providers in the United States are required to report certain infectious diseases to a specified state or local authority. A disease is designated as notifiable if timely information about individual cases is considered necessary for prevention and control of the disease. Each year, CDC publishes a summary of the cases of notifiable disease reported for the most recent year for which data is available. This report presents a summary of notifiable diseases for 2009. The Summary is available at http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/mmwr_nd/index.html. This site also includes publications from previous years.
MMWR Supplements
January 6, 2012 / Vol. 61 / Supplement
Guidelines for Safe Work Practices in Human and Animal Medical Diagnostic Laboratories: Recommendations of a CDC-convened, Biosafety Blue Ribbon Panel
Prevention of injuries and occupational-related infections in U.S. laboratories is a major concern. A previous publication presented biosafety guidelines for laboratories; however, it did not address safety in diagnostic labs in human and animal medicine. In 2008, CDC convened a Blue Ribbon Panel to review safety issues in diagnostic labs. This supplement presents the guidelines developed by this group of experts.
Child Immunization Schedules
February 10, 2012 / Vol. 61 / No. 5 Recommended Immunization Schedules for Persons Aged 0 Through 18 Years — United States, 2012
The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) annually publishes an immunization schedule for persons aged 0 through 18 years that summarizes recommendations for currently licensed vaccines for children aged 18 years and younger and includes recommendations in effect as of December 23, 2011.
Adult Immunization Schedule
February 3, 2012 / Vol. 61 / No. 4
Recommended Adult Immunization Schedule — United States, 2012
The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) annually reviews the recommended Adult Immunization Schedule to ensure that the schedule reflects current recommendations for the licensed vaccines. In October 2010, ACIP approved the Adult Immunization Schedule for 2011, which includes several changes.
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