Blood Exposure Among Paramedics: Incidence Rates From the National Study to Prevent Blood Exposure in Paramedics

Annals of Epidemiology

Volumn 16, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 720-725

  Leiss, Jack k ^a   Ratcliffe, Jennifer M ^a   Lyden, Jennifer T ^a   Sousa, Sara ^a   Orelien, Jean G ^a   Boal, Winifred L ^a   Jagger, Janine ^a  

^a Constella Health Sciences ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Blood Exposure; Incidence; Needlestick; Occupational Exposure; Paramedic; Prehospital; Survey

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BITE; BLOOD EXPOSURE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; EYE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE; MOUTH MUCOSA; NEEDLESTICK INJURY; NORMAL HUMAN; NOSE MUCOSA; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PARAMEDICAL PERSONNEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; ALLIED HEALTH PERSONNEL; BLOOD-BORNE PATHOGENS; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, PATIENT-TO-PROFESSIONAL; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFECTIOUS DISEASE TRANSMISSION, PATIENT-TO-PROFESSIONAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDLESTICK INJURIES; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 33747076075     PISSN: 10472797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2005.12.007     Document Type: Article

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