Complying with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's Bloodborne Pathogens Standard: Implementing Needleless Systems and Intravenous Safety Devices

Pediatric Emergency Care

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 209-214

  Marini, Michelle A ^a   Giangregorio, Maeve ^a   Kraskinski, Joanna C ^a  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

IV safety catheters

Indexed keywords

BLOODBORNE BACTERIUM; DEVICE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS CATHETER; NEEDLESTICK INJURY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; REVIEW;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BLOOD-BORNE PATHOGENS; BOSTON; CATHETERIZATION; CONTAINMENT OF BIOHAZARDS; CROSS INFECTION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, HORIZONTAL; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES; HOSPITALS, PEDIATRIC; INFECTION CONTROL; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; LABORATORY INFECTION; MEDICAL WASTE DISPOSAL; NEEDLESTICK INJURIES; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PERSONNEL, HOSPITAL; PHLEBOTOMY; SAFETY; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 1642316858     PISSN: 07495161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.pec.0000117932.65522.93     Document Type: Review

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