Conventional and sharp safety devices in 6 hospitals in British Columbia, Canada

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 39, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 738-745

  Stringer, Bernadette ^a   Astrakianakis, George ^a   Haines, Ted ^b   Kamsteeg, Ken ^c   Danyluk, Quinn ^d   Tang, Tanya ^e   Kaboli, Fariba ^a   Ciconte, Rita ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c VANCOUVER ISLAND HEALTH AUTHORITY   (Canada)

^d FRASER HEALTH AUTHORITY   (Canada)

^e PROVINCIAL HEALTH SERVICES AUTHORITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

activation; bloodborne disease; percutaneous injury; Safety engineered sharp device

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; DEVICE; HOSPITAL HYGIENE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; INFECTION RISK; INTRAVENOUS CATHETER; LAW; MEDICAL AUDIT; NEEDLESTICK INJURY; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PHLEBOTOMY; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; SAFETY; SHARPS DISPOSAL; SYRINGE;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; NEEDLESTICK INJURIES; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PROTECTIVE DEVICES;

EID: 80055094995     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: 15273296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2010.12.004     Document Type: Article

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