A call to arms to prevent sharps injuries in our ORs

AORN Journal

Volumn 92, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 387-392

  Guglielmi, Charlotte L ^a   Spratt, Deborah G ^b   Berguer, Ramon ^c,f   Alexander, Sherri ^d   Barnes, Sue ^e   Groah, Linda ^a  

^a Association of periOperative Registered Nurses   (United States)

^b Lattimore Community Surgicenter   (United States)

^c Training in Early Abortion for Comprehensive Healthcare   (United States)

^d Clarian Surgical Technology Program   (United States)

^e KAISER PERMANENTE   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HUMAN; NEEDLESTICK INJURY; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OPERATING ROOM; UNITED STATES;

HUMANS; NEEDLESTICK INJURIES; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OPERATING ROOMS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77957254713     PISSN: 00012092     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aorn.2010.08.005     Document Type: Article

References (8)

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2. Council on Surgical & Perioperative Safety Accessed August 17, 2010. http://cspsteam.org/.
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6. Workbook for Designing, Implementing, and Evaluating a Sharps Injury Prevention Program 2008, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, Accessed August 6, 2010. http://www.cdc.gov/sharpssafety/index.html.
7. Recommended practices for prevention of retained surgical items. Perioperative Standards and Recommended Practices 2010, e69-e90. AORN, Inc, Denver, CO.
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