The U.S. state of Louisiana is divided into 64 parishes in the same way that 48 of the other states of the United States are divided into counties (Alaska is divided into boroughs and census areas). Louisiana was formed from French and Spanish colonies, which were both officially Roman Catholic.
The aim of this study was to observe current practice of the use of hip precautions following hemiarthroplasty for hip fractures in England and to audit the cost of hip precautions in this patient group.
(See Conditions requiring droplet precautions .). Ideally, a patient requiring droplet precautions should be placed in a single-patient room. 1 Persons having direct contact with the patient and those who will be within 3' (0.9 m) of him should wear a surgical mask covering their nose and mouth.