Outcomes of a consultation service to emergency medicine clinicians for postexposure management of occupational bloodborne pathogen exposures
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- 作者：Judith Green-McKenzie ; Marilyn Watkins ; Frances S. Shofer
- 关键词：Occupational medicine physician ; Body fluid exposure ; Health care worker ; Post-exposure prophylaxis ; Percutaneous injury ; Public Health Service guidelines
- 刊名：American Journal of Infection Control
- 出版年：2012
- 出版时间：October, 2012
- 年：2012
- 卷：40
- 期：8
- 页码：774-775
- 全文大小：95 K
文摘
Potential bloodborne pathogen exposures, many of which occur after hours and are evaluated by emergency medicine physicians, are an important occupational hazard. Emergency medicine physicians might not be as conversant with the latest US Public Health Service guidelines as occupational medicine physicians. This research presents an efficient model in which a single expert occupational medicine physician provides guidance to many emergency medicine clinicians. Outcomes evaluation indicates that the service was widely utilized and highly rated.