Preparing for an influenza pandemic [electronic resource] : personal protective equipment for healthcare workers / Committee on Personal Protective Equipment for Healthcare Workers During an Influenza Pandemic ; Board on Health Sciences Policy, Institute of Medicine ; Lewis R. Goldfrank and Catharyn T. Liverman, editors ; Institute of Medicine of the National Academies.
By: Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Committee on Personal Protective Equipment for Healthcare Workers During an Influenza Pandemic.
Contributor(s): Goldfrank, Lewis R | Liverman, Catharyn T | Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Board on Health Sciences Policy | National Academies Press (U.S.) | ebrary, Inc.
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BookPublisher: Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, 2008Description: xiii, 191 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.Subject(s): Influenza -- Epidemiology | Epidemics -- Prevention | Emergency management -- United States | Emergency medical personnel -- United States -- Safety measures | Protective clothing | Industrial safety -- Equipment and supplies | Emergency management -- Safety measuresGenre/Form: Electronic books.Online resources: An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view Includes bibliographical references.
Introduction --- Understanding the risk of influenza to healthcare workers --- Designing and engineering effective PPE --- Using PPE: individual and institutional issues --- Certifying and regulating healthcare PPE: defining an integrated system --- Moving forward with urgency.
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