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Document ID (ISN)57034
CIS number 91-2068
Year 1988
Convention or series no.
Title Infection control policy
Bibliographic information City of New York Department of Health, 125 Worth St., New York, NY 10013, USA, 1988. 32p.
Abstract This manual represents the City of New York Department of Health's official policy on infection control in its clinic, laboratory and field sites. Contents: supervision and monitoring of infection control practices; preventive practices (personal hygiene, protective clothing, waste disposal, correct use of equipment, regular daily cleaning of workplaces, precautions during handling and transportation of specimens); accident and emergency procedures and first aid; staff training and education; procedure in response to accidental needle sticks or mucous membrane exposures to potentially infectious materials. Prevention of AIDS infection is the primary aim of the policy.
Descriptors (primary) laboratories; USA; biological hazards; infection control; hospitals; New York
Descriptors (secondary) disposal of harmful waste; protective clothing; disinfection of equipment; safe working methods; personal hygiene; emergency organization; first aid; immunodeficiency syndrome
Document type E - Books, reports, proceedings
Country / State or ProvinceUSA
Subject(s) Toxic and dangerous substances
Broad subject area(s) Biological hazards
Browse category(ies) Health care services
Biological hazards