APIC position paper: Safe injection, infusion, and medication vial practices in health care

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 167-172

  Dolan, Susan A ^a   Felizardo, Gwenda ^b   Barnes, Sue ^c   Cox, Tracy R ^d   Patrick, Marcia ^e   Ward, Katherine S ^f   Arias, Kathleen Meehan ^g  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL COLORADO   (United States)

^b Infection Preventionist   (United States)

^c KAISER PERMANENTE   (United States)

^d St Marys Hospital Decatur   (United States)

^e Multicare Health System   (United States)

^f Infection Control   (United States)

^g Arias Infection Control   (United States)

Author keywords

administration of injections; aseptic technique; Bloodborne pathogens; infusion; injection; medication vial practices; parenteral medications; procurement of blood

Indexed keywords

INFUSION FLUID;

ARTICLE; ASEPSIS; BLOOD GLUCOSE MONITORING; BLOODBORNE BACTERIUM; CANNULA; DISINFECTION; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE PRACTICE; HOSPITAL HYGIENE; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFUSION; INJECTION; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; INTRAVENOUS ADMINISTRATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICATION THERAPY MANAGEMENT; NEEDLE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; SAFETY; SYRINGE;

CROSS INFECTION; DRUG PACKAGING; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; INJECTIONS;

EID: 77950294767     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2010.01.001     Document Type: Article

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