Hand sanitization rates in an urban emergency medical services system

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 163-168

  Ho, Jeffrey D ^a,b   Ansari, Rebecca K ^c   Page, David ^d  

^a HENNEPIN COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c NORTH MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d Inver Hills Community College   (United States)

Author keywords

EMS; hand hygiene; hand sanitization; hand washing; nosocomial infection; paramedic

Indexed keywords

HAND SANITIZER; SOAP; WATER;

AMBULANCE; ARTICLE; CONVENIENCE SAMPLE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; GLOVE; HAND WASHING; HUMAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PROTOCOL COMPLIANCE; URBAN AREA; ADULT; CROSS INFECTION; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; RESCUE PERSONNEL; STANDARDS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UTILIZATION;

ADULT; CROSS INFECTION; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS; GLOVES, PROTECTIVE; HAND DISINFECTION; HUMANS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84904983951     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2013.08.070     Document Type: Article

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