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This Web site has been created to help physicians and nurses abide by one of the fundamental tenets of medicine: First, do no harm. Hippocrates said it 2,400 years ago, and this advice on risk reduction has never been more relevant.

Whether you’re an intensivist who depends on central venous catheters, a nurse placing PICCs or a nephrologist using acute hemodialysis catheters, FirstDoNoHarm.com has information relevant to you. Such as updates on the renewed focus on patient safety in the critical care environment, typified by initiatives like the 100,000 Lives Campaign. And evidence that the larger the French size of a PICC, the greater the risk of thrombosis.

Safety for healthcare workers is equally compelling, and it involves a host of issues ranging from sharps safety to compliance.

With that in mind, FirstDoNoHarm.com is designed to help healthcare professionals by providing:

• A clearinghouse for the latest unbiased, authoritative information on preventing catheter-related bloodstream infection. This includes clinical studies, relevant news stories and Catheter Mythbusters.
• A forum for professionals to share insights and risk-reduction techniques.
• Quick access to information and updates on Arrow products, infection-prevention innovations and cost-reduction calculators.

FirstDoNoHarm.com is only useful if it meets the needs of physicians, nurses, administrators and patients. Please let us know if there are topics you’d like to see addressed, or questions you have about content.

Press coverage

Study shows deadly problem can be treated and prevented with simple measures and little cost. University of Nebraska Medical Center, October 18, 2005

Infection-thwarting catheters, planning key in reducing hospital deaths. Infection Control Today, October 24, 2005

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