Emergency department evaluations of non-percutaneous blood or body fluid exposures during cardiopulmonary resuscitation

Prehospital and Disaster Medicine

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 330-334

  Merchant, Roland C ^a   Katzen, Jeremy B ^a   Mayer, Kenneth H ^a   Becker, Bruce M ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

blood borne pathogens; cardiopulmonary resuscitation; emergency services; human immunodeficiency virus (HIV); prophylaxis; resuscitation

Indexed keywords

ANTI HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOODBORNE BACTERIUM; BODY FLUID; CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DRUG USE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FIRST AID; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION CONTROL; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RESUSCITATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SALIVA; SPUTUM; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW; VIROLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTI-HIV AGENTS; BLOOD-BORNE PATHOGENS; BODY FLUIDS; CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; CHEMOPREVENTION; DRUG UTILIZATION REVIEW; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FIRST AID; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RHODE ISLAND; SALIVA; SPUTUM; UNIVERSAL PRECAUTIONS;

EID: 38849095855     PISSN: 1049023X     EISSN: 19451938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1049023X00004969     Document Type: Article

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