Development of model infectious disease protocols for fire and EMS personnel

Prehospital Emergency Care

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 326-332

  Miller, Nancy L ^a   Gudmestad, Tom ^c   Eisenberg, Mickey S ^b,c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c PUBLIC HEALTH SEATTLE AND KING COUNTY   (United States)

^d Emergency Medical Services Division   (United States)

Author keywords

Bloodborne pathogen; Health care provider; Hepatitis; HIV; Post exposure prophylaxis

Indexed keywords

DISEASE MODEL; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FIRE FIGHTER; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; INFECTION; PATHOGENESIS; PROPHYLAXIS; REVIEW;

AIR MICROBIOLOGY; BLOOD-BORNE PATHOGENS; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL; DATA COLLECTION; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS; GUIDELINES; HUMANS; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICES; ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY; PREMEDICATION; RISK MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES; WASHINGTON;

EID: 32144454927     PISSN: 10903127     EISSN: 15450066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10903120590961950     Document Type: Review

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