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eight-hour rule

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eight-hour rule
Anesthesiology The observation that general anesthesia is safely performed–ie, with a relatively low risk of gastric aspiration in a Pt who has not received anything by mouth for the past 8 hrs. See Gastric aspiration.


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For instance, South Lane County Fire and Rescue's board voted Wednesday to adopt the eight-hour rule, and institute a zero-tolerance policy for all alcohol, narcotics and medication, either prescription or over-the-counter, that could affect a firefighter's performance while on duty, Olsen said.
These excerpts show that the eight-hour rule defense was crumbling.
The bill is a response to a 3-2 vote last month by Wilson's Industrial Welfare Commission to abolish the eight-hour rule for 6 million nonunionized workers in a variety of industries.
 
 
 
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