Contact with hospital syringes containing body fluids: implications for medical waste management regulation

• Main Authors: Volkow Patricia (Author), Jacquemin Bénédicte (Author), Vilar-Compte Diana (Author), Castillo José Ramón (Author)
• Format: Bog
• Udgivet: Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública, 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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OBJECTIVE: To determine amount of syringes used in the hospital and extent of contact with blood and body fluids of these syringes. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Syringe use was surveyed at a tertiary care center for one week; syringes were classified into the following four categories according to use: a)...