EMS Disease Exposure, Transmission, and Prevention: a Review Article
| Autor: | Brian Miller, Jonathan Glauser, Colton Bitely |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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medicine.medical_specialty
Hand washing Disease exposure media_common.quotation_subject Infectious Disease (J Glauser Section Editor) 030204 cardiovascular system & hematology Exposure 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Contamination Hygiene medicine Emergency medical services Transmission Intensive care medicine Personal protective equipment Decontamination media_common Infectious disease business.industry 030208 emergency & critical care medicine General Medicine Review article Universal precautions Infectious disease (medical specialty) PPE business |
| Zdroj: | Current Emergency and Hospital Medicine Reports |
| ISSN: | 2167-4884 |
| Popis: | Purpose of Review This article aims to review recent literature regarding the risks of disease exposure to pre-hospital providers and the patients they serve, as well as the challenges they face in minimizing transmission and exposure. Recent Findings Many studies continue to show poor compliance with consistent universal precautions, as well as proper hand hygiene. Vaccination rates are suboptimal despite attempts to encourage compliance. With the spread of multi-drug resistant organisms, new techniques of decontamination need to be investigated. Summary There remains a general lack of information and studies regarding the risks of disease exposure and transmission to EMS providers despite the significance hazards their profession can pose. However, there remains a continued theme throughout the majority of EMS and pre-hospital studies, demonstrating that hand washing and consistent use of personal protective equipment remains a persistent, preventable means of disease exposure and transmission. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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