Preventing transmission of pandemic influenza and other viral respiratory diseases : personal protective equipment for healthcare personnel : update 2010 /

Preventing transmission of pandemic influenza and other viral respiratory diseases : personal protective equipment for healthcare personnel : update 2010 / Committee on Personal Protective Equipment for Healthcare Personnel to Prevent Transmission of Pandemic Influenza and Other Viral Respiratory Infections: Current Research Issues, Board on Health Sciences Policy, Elaine L. Larson and Catharyn T. Liverman, editors, Institute of Medicine of the National Academies. - Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, 2011. - 1 online resource (xii, 187 pages) : illustrations - Online access: National Academy of Sciences National Academies Press. Online access: NCBI NCBI Bookshelf. .

Includes bibliographical references.

Introduction -- Understanding the risk to healthcare personnel -- Designing and engineering effective PPE -- Using PPE : individual and organizational issues -- Policy research and implementation : healthcare systems, standards, and certification.

"In 2009, the H1N1 influenza pandemic brought to the forefront the many unknowns about the virulence, spread, and nature of the virus, as well as questions regarding personal protective equipment (PPE) for healthcare personnel. In this book, the Institute of Medicine assesses the progress of PPE research and identifies future directions for PPE for healthcare personnel"--Publisher's description.

9780309162555 (electronic bk.) 0309162556 (electronic bk.)


Influenza--Prevention.
Emergency medical personnel--Safety measures.--United States
Communicable diseases--Prevention.
Protective clothing.
Industrial safety--Equipment and supplies.
Influenza, Human--prevention & control
Safety
Equipment and Supplies
Protective Clothing
Personnel médical d'urgence--Sécurité--Mesures.--États-Unis
Maladies infectieuses--Prévention.
Vêtements de protection.
protective wear.
MEDICAL--Preventive Medicine.
MEDICAL--Forensic Medicine.
MEDICAL--Public Health.
Communicable diseases--Prevention.
Emergency medical personnel--Safety measures.
Industrial safety--Equipment and supplies.
Influenza--Prevention.
Protective clothing.


United States.


Electronic books.
Electronic resource.
Electronic books.

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