| ID (ISN) del documento | 110968 |
| Número CIS |
10-0580 |
| ISSN - Título de la serie |
0340-0131 - International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health |
| Año |
2010 |
| Número de serie |
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| Autor(es) |
Boal W.L., Leiss J.K., Ratcliffe J.M, Sousa S., Lyden J.T., Li J., Jagger J. |
| Título |
The national study to prevent blood exposure in paramedics: Rates of exposure to blood |
| Información bibliográfica |
Feb. 2010, Vol.83, No.2, p.191-199. 33 ref. |
| Resumen |
The purpose of this analysis is to present incidence rates of exposure to blood among paramedics in the United States by selected variables and to compare all percutaneous exposure rates among different types of healthcare workers. A survey on blood exposure was mailed in 2002-2003 to a national sample of paramedics. Results for California paramedics were analyzed with the national sample and also separately. The incidence rate for needlestick/lancet injuries was 100/1,000 employee-years among the national sample and 26/1,000 employee-years for the California sample. The highest exposure rate was for non-intact skin, 230/1,000 employee-years. The rate for all exposures was 465/1,000 employee-years. California needlestick/lancet rates, but not national, were substantially lower than rates in earlier studies of paramedics. Rates for all percutaneous injuries among paramedics were similar to the mid to high range of rates reported for most hospital-based healthcare workers. |
| Descriptores (primarios) |
Estados Unidos; pinchazos de agujas; sangre; personal de los servicios de salud |
| Descriptores (secundarios) |
California; encuesta por cuestionario; valoración estadística; tasas de frecuencia |
| Tipo de documento |
D - Artículos periódicos |
| Tema(s) |
Cemercio, servicios, oficinas
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| Broad subject area(s) |
Riesgos biológicos
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| Navegación por categoria(s) |
Blood diseases
Métodos estadísticos
Health care services
Biological hazards
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