Infectious Diseases and Infection Control in Anesthesia - Occupational Exposure to Infectious Disease
Prevention of Exposure
Prevention of Exposure
- Use standard or universal precautions as above.
- Observe needle safety. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimate that 385,000 needlestick and other sharps-related injuries occur in health care workers each year. Many safety needle and needleless systems have been designed and should be used preferentially over standard needles. Needles should never be recapped, and needles should be discarded in a labeled sharps container immediately after use.
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Citation
Pino, Richard M., editor. "Infectious Diseases and Infection Control in Anesthesia - Occupational Exposure to Infectious Disease." Clinical Anesthesia Procedures, 9th ed., Wolters Kluwer, 2019. Anesthesia Central, anesth.unboundmedicine.com/anesthesia/view/ClinicalAnesthesiaProcedures/728498/all/Infectious_Diseases_and_Infection_Control_in_Anesthesia___Occupational_Exposure_to_Infectious_Disease.
Infectious Diseases and Infection Control in Anesthesia - Occupational Exposure to Infectious Disease. In: Pino RMR, ed. Clinical Anesthesia Procedures. Wolters Kluwer; 2019. https://anesth.unboundmedicine.com/anesthesia/view/ClinicalAnesthesiaProcedures/728498/all/Infectious_Diseases_and_Infection_Control_in_Anesthesia___Occupational_Exposure_to_Infectious_Disease. Accessed February 15, 2025.
Infectious Diseases and Infection Control in Anesthesia - Occupational Exposure to Infectious Disease. (2019). In Pino, R. M. (Ed.), Clinical Anesthesia Procedures (9th ed.). Wolters Kluwer. https://anesth.unboundmedicine.com/anesthesia/view/ClinicalAnesthesiaProcedures/728498/all/Infectious_Diseases_and_Infection_Control_in_Anesthesia___Occupational_Exposure_to_Infectious_Disease
Infectious Diseases and Infection Control in Anesthesia - Occupational Exposure to Infectious Disease [Internet]. In: Pino RMR, editors. Clinical Anesthesia Procedures. Wolters Kluwer; 2019. [cited 2025 February 15]. Available from: https://anesth.unboundmedicine.com/anesthesia/view/ClinicalAnesthesiaProcedures/728498/all/Infectious_Diseases_and_Infection_Control_in_Anesthesia___Occupational_Exposure_to_Infectious_Disease.
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