Occupational blood exposure among unlicensed home care workers and home care registered nurses: Are they protected?

American Journal of Industrial Medicine

Volumn 52, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 563-570

  Lipscomb, J ^a   Sokas, R ^b   McPhaul, K ^a   Scharf, B ^a   Barker, P ^a   Trinkoff, A ^a   Storr, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Blood and body fluid contact; Home care; Needlesticks; Occupational health and safety; Prevention

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY FLUID; CAREGIVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOME CARE; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; REGISTERED NURSE; RISK FACTOR; WOUND DRESSING;

ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ADULT; BLOOD; BLOOD-BORNE PATHOGENS; BODY FLUIDS; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HOME CARE SERVICES, HOSPITAL-BASED; HOME HEALTH AIDES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDLESTICK INJURIES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RISK FACTORS; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION; WORKLOAD;

EID: 67649619700     PISSN: 02713586     EISSN: 10970274     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajim.20701     Document Type: Article

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