Safety on elective: A survey on safety advice and adverse events during electives

Clinical Medicine, Journal of the Royal College of Physicians of London

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 154-156

  Tyagi, Sandhya ^a   Corbett, Sally ^b   Welfare, Mark ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^b NORTHUMBRIA HEALTHCARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c NORTH TYNESIDE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Accident; Death; Elective; Infectious diseases; Information; Medical students

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT; ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION RISK; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SCHOOL; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE;

EID: 33646083221     PISSN: 14702118     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7861/clinmedicine.6-2-154     Document Type: Article

References (14)

1. Tilzey A, Banatalva JE. Protection from HIV on electives: questionnaire survey of UK medical schools. BMJ 2002;325:1010-11.
2. Gamester CF, Tilzey AJ, Banatvala JE. Medical students' risk of infection with bloodborne viruses at home and abroad: questionnaire survey. BMJ 1999;318:158-60.
3. Moss PJ, Beeching NJ. Provision of health advice for UK medical students planning to travel overseas for their elective study period: questionnaire survey. BMJ 1999;318:161-2.
4. Franklin GF, Gray K, Nathwani D. Provision of drugs for post-exposure prophylaxis of HIV for medical students on overseas electives. J Infect 2001;43:191-4
5. Cossar JH, Allardice GM, Whiting B. Health surveillance of Glasgow medical undergraduates pursuing elective studies abroad (1992-1998). J Travel Med 2000;7:314-8.
6. Wilkinson D, Symon B. Medical students, their electives and HIV. BMJ 1999;318:139-40
7. Tai NRM, Nielson S, Boffard K. Protection from HIV on electives: responsibilities of the host. BMJ 2002;326:338
8. Goldsmid JM, Bettioll SS, Sharpies N. A preliminary study on travel health issues of medical students undertaking electives. J Travel Med 2003;10:160-3.
9. Zuckerman JN. Medical students going on elective: who has duty of care? Hosp Med 2000;61:596-7.
10. Zuckerman J. Medical students' electives abroad - students need extensive advice on planning electives. BMJ 1998;317:1528.
11. BMA. www.bma.org.uk/ap.nsf/Content/electives (members only).
12. Paixao ML, Dewar RD, Cossar JH, Covell RG and Reid D. What do Scots die of when abroad? Scott Med J 1991;36:114-6.
13. Hargarten SW, Baker TD, Guptill K. Overseas fatalities of United States citizen travellers: an analysis of deaths related to international travel. Ann Emerg Med 1991;20:622-6.
14. National Travel Health Network and Centre. www.nathnac.org/travel/ factsheets/personal.htm