Preparing for an influenza pandemic : personal protective equipment for healthcare workers

Preparing for an influenza pandemic : personal protective equipment for healthcare workers / Committee on Personal Protective Equipment for Healthcare Workers During an Influenza Pandemic ; Board on Health Sciences Policy, Institute of Medicine ; Lewis R. Goldfrank and Catharyn T. Liverman, editors ; Institute of Medicine of the National Academies.

During an influenza pandemic, healthcare workers will be on the front lines delivering care to patients and preventing further spread of the disease. Protecting the more than 13 million healthcare workers in the United States from illness or from infecting their families or the patients in their car...

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Corporate Authors: Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Committee on Personal Protective Equipment for Healthcare Workers During an Influenza Pandemic, Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Board on Health Sciences Policy
Other Authors: Goldfrank, Lewis R., 1941-, Liverman, Catharyn T.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, 2008.
Subjects:
Influenza > Epidemiology.
Epidemics > Prevention.
Emergency management > United States.
Emergency medical personnel > United States > Safety measures.
Personal protective equipment.
Industrial safety > Equipment and supplies.
Emergency management > Safety measures.
Medical personnel.
Epidemics.
Pandemics.
protective wear.
epidemics.
pandemics.
HEALTH & FITNESS > Diseases > General.
MEDICAL > Clinical Medicine.
MEDICAL > Diseases.
MEDICAL > Evidence-Based Medicine.
MEDICAL > Internal Medicine.
Medical personnel
Epidemics
Emergency management
Emergency management > Safety measures
Emergency medical personnel > Safety measures
Epidemics > Prevention
Industrial safety > Equipment and supplies
Influenza > Epidemiology
Personal protective equipment
United States
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Summary:During an influenza pandemic, healthcare workers will be on the front lines delivering care to patients and preventing further spread of the disease. Protecting the more than 13 million healthcare workers in the United States from illness or from infecting their families or the patients in their care is critical to limiting morbidity and mortality and preventing progression of a pandemic. The National Personal Protective Technology Laboratory asked the Institute of Medicine (IOM) to conduct a study on the personal protective equipment (PPE)1 (respirators, gloves, gowns, eye protection, and other equipment) needed by healthcare workers in the event of an influenza pandemic.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xiii, 191 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9780309110471
0309110475
9786611110055
6611110054
Language:English.
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Print version record.

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