Controlling Occupational Exposure to Bloodborne Pathogens in Acute Care Facilities, Dentistry, Emergency Responders, and Long-Term Care Workers
Controlling Occupational Exposure to Bloodborne Pathogens in Acute Care Facilities, Dentistry, Emergency Responders, and Long-Term Care Workers

Author: DIANE Publishing Company

Publisher: DIANE Publishing

Published: 1995-10

Total Pages: 150

ISBN-13: 0788123246

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Covers: exposure control plan, who has occupational exposure, communicating hazards to employees, preventive measures (hepatitis B Vaccination; universal precautions), methods of control (engineering & work practice controls; personal protective equipment; housekeeping procedures; labeling), what to do if an exposure incident occurs, recordkeeping, HIV & HBV research laboratories & production facilities. Illustrated.

WHO Best Practices for Injections and Related Procedures Toolkit
WHO Best Practices for Injections and Related Procedures Toolkit

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Publisher:

Published: 2010

Total Pages: 55

ISBN-13: 9789241599252

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The new WHO guidelines provide recommended steps for safe phlebotomy and reiterate accepted principles for drawing, collecting blood and transporting blood to laboratories/blood banks. The main areas covered by the toolkit are: 1. bloodborne pathogens transmitted through unsafe injection practices;2. relevant elements of standard precautions and associated barrier protection;3. best injection and related infection prevention and control practices;4. occupational risk factors and their management.