Occupational Blood-Borne Infections: Risk and Management - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 085199167X ISBN 13: 9780851991672

Publisher: Oxford University Press, 1997

Synopsis

Blood-borne infections are a serious concern in many occupations. In addition to health professionals, many of whom collect and handle blood or blood products, a variety of public servants, such as police officers and prison guards, encounter situations in which exposure to blood is a risk. This timely and practical book evaluates the risks and describes techniques for preventing blood-borne infections in a wide range of settings. The authors describe prevention methods as well as methods for detecting and decontaminating potentially infected material. They also cover the officially recommended post-exposure procedures. Their straightforward advice will be equally useful for doctors, nurses, laboratory workers, students in medicine and microbiology, police officers, and a range of social workers.

About this title

About the Author

C. H. Collins, Department of Microbiology, Imperial College of Medicine, National Heart and Lung Institute, London. D. A. Kennedy, Cranfield Biomedical Center, Cranfield University, Bedfordshire.

Edition details

• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 085199167X
• ISBN 13: 9780851991672
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 306
• Editor: Collins C. H., Kennedy D. A.