Preventing transmission of pandemic influenza and other viral respiratory diseases [electronic resource] : personal protective equipment for healthcare workers : 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.
2011
RA644.I6 P738 2011eb
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Preventing transmission of pandemic influenza and other viral respiratory diseases [electronic resource] : personal protective equipment for healthcare workers : 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.
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9786613134998
6613134996
9780309162555 (electronic bk.)
0309162556 (electronic bk.)
0309162548
9780309162548
6613134996
9780309162555 (electronic bk.)
0309162556 (electronic bk.)
0309162548
9780309162548
Publication Details
Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, 2011.
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English
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1 online resource (xii, 187 p.) : ill.
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RA644.I6 P738 2011eb
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614.518
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"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.
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Table of Contents
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.
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.