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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.
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 ProvinceFrance
Subject(s) Occupational pathology
Broad subject area(s) Biological hazards
Browse category(ies) HIV/AIDS
Health care services
Risk evaluation
Bacterial and parasitic diseases