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- International Travel to Deliver Healthcare in Resource-Limited Settings
Top takeaway: Healthcare professionals should prepare for safety, vaccination, and infection control when traveling to deliver health care at international destinations with limited resources
- Resources for Reducing Bloodborne Pathogen Exposures in
Bloodborne Pathogen Regulations and Recommendations Many agencies and organizations provide resources, guidance, and requirements for the prevention of BBP exposures among healthcare personnel
- Bloodborne Pathogens - Overview | Occupational Safety and Health . . .
Needlesticks and other sharps-related injuries may expose workers to bloodborne pathogens Workers in many occupations, including first responders, housekeeping personnel in some industries, nurses and other healthcare personnel, all may be at risk for exposure to bloodborne pathogens
- Epidemiology and Impact of Occupational Exposure to Bloodborne . . .
The prevalence of BBP exposure varies significantly across regions, with higher rates observed in resource-limited settings Contributing factors include insufficient training and limited access to safety-engineered devices and personal protective equipment (PPE) in low- and middle-income countries
- PREVENTING THE SPREAD OF BLOODBORNE PATHOGENS
Follow standard precautions to help prevent the spread of bloodborne pathogens and other diseases whenever there is a risk of exposure to blood or other body fl uids These precautions require that all blood and other body fl uids be treated as if they are infectious
- Transmission of HIV, hepatitis B virus, and other bloodborne pathogens . . .
Recent reports of the transmission of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in health care settings have caused considerable public health concern HIV as well as hepatitis B virus (HBV) and other bloodborne pathogens do constitute infectious hazards in certain settings
- Guideline on the prevention of transmission of bloodborne viruses from . . .
Provides a national framework for developing policies and procedures to prevent the transmission of bloodborne viruses (BBVs), specifically human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), hepatitis C virus (HCV), and hepatitis B virus (HBV) from infected HCWs to patients in the healthcare setting
- The National Healthcare Safety Healthcare Personnel Exposure Module
Transmission of bloodborne pathogens [e g , Hepatitis B virus (HBV), Hepatitis C virus (HBC), Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)] from patients to healthcare workers (HCW) is an important occupational hazard faced by healthcare personnel (HCP)
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