Document ID (ISN) | 58570 |
CIS number |
92-1366 |
ISSN - Serial title |
0339-6517 - Documents pour le médecin du travail |
Year |
1990 |
Convention or series no. |
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Author(s) |
Abiteboul D., Fourrier A., Bouvet E. |
Title |
Risk of exposure to blood by health care personnel. Setting up of an active supervision system: Presentation of the network and preliminary results |
Original title |
Risque d'exposition au sang pour le personnel soignant. Mise en place d'une surveillance active: présentation du réseau et résultats préliminaires [in French] |
Bibliographic information |
4th Quarter 1990, No.44, p.421-426. Illus. 9 ref. |
Abstract |
In 1989, a 3-month prospective study was carried out in 12 French hospitals at the initiative of the Department of Health. Accidental exposures to blood among health care personnel were described and their monthly incidence was estimated. This first study phase has shown the need for a more elaborate system of supervision and evaluation, enabling us to have a better idea of the frequency of incidents, the health care procedures and materials contributing to them, and the application of preventive measures. |
Descriptors (primary) |
blood; France; infectious diseases; contamination; hazard evaluation; hospitals; nursing personnel; immunodeficiency syndrome |
Descriptors (secondary) |
evaluation of control measures; causes of accidents; report on investigation; health hazards |
Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
Country / State or Province | France |
Subject(s) |
Occupational pathology
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Broad subject area(s) |
Biological hazards
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Browse category(ies) |
HIV/AIDS Health care services Risk evaluation Bacterial and parasitic diseases
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