Urgent COVID-19 Vaccination of Healthcare Workers via a Quality Improvement Initiative.

Unlabelled: The COVID-19 pandemic has posed a significant threat to US healthcare workers' mental and physical health. The US Food and Drug Administration approved the first mRNA COVID-19 vaccine for Emergency Use Authorization on December 11, 2020. High-risk healthcare workers were determined to be Phase 1a.

Treatment of central venous catheter occlusions with ethanol and hydrochloric acid.

Background: Occluded central venous lines (CVLs) is a major problem in pediatric patients.

Methods: To relieve obstructed catheters, infusions of ethanol (up to 3 mL of a 70% solution) for presumed lipid occlusions and hydrochloric acid (HCl, 0.1 N, up to 3 mL) for presumed mineral and drug precipitates were given in an attempt to relieve obstructed catheters.