Half a dozen cases of SIRVA this flu season thus far.  Not just a little localized tenderness.  This is substantial impairment requiring work restrictions, weeks out from day of administration.

It’s behaving like a subacromial or subdeltoid bursitis.

Same group of nurses administering year-to-year with 1” needles.

Do your vaccine administrators use weight-based calculation to determine needle length?

 

Ed Galaid

 

Edward I. Galaid, MD, MPH

ABIM, ABPM

Medical Director, Occupational Health Partners

Roper St . Francis       Charleston, SC

Member, ACOEM Task Group on Medical Guidance for Law Enforcement Officers

Member, NFPA 1582 Writing Group - NFPA Technical Committee on Fire Fighter Safety and Health

843-906-0519

 



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