Evaluation of reported fatality data associated with workers using respiratory protection in the United States (1990-2012).

OSHA revised the 1971 respiratory protection standard in 1998 to add guidance for selecting and maintaining respirators. Fatality reports from 1990 to 2012 were used to characterize historical trends in fatalities associated with respirators. Industry- and time-specific trends were evaluated to determine the effect of the revision to the standard on respirator-related fatalities; 174 respirator-related deaths were reported.

An ethics curriculum for short-term global health trainees.

Background: Interest in short-term global health training and service programs continues to grow, yet they can be associated with a variety of ethical issues for which trainees or others with limited global health experience may not be prepared to address. Therefore, there is a clear need for educational interventions concerning these ethical issues.

Methods: We developed and evaluated an introductory curriculum, "Ethical Challenges in Short-term Global Health Training.