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Infection Control Protocols: Is it Time to Clean up our Act?

Author(s) -

Sandrine Makiela,

Anthony Weber,

Brian Maguire,

Andrew W. TaylorRobinson

Publication year - 2018

Publication title -

australasian journal of paramedicine

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.177

H-Index - 15

ISSN - 2202-7270

DOI - 10.33151/ajp.15.3.624

Subject(s) - infection control , transmission (telecommunications) , contamination , medical emergency , infectious disease (medical specialty) , medicine , disease control , environmental health , business , intensive care medicine , disease , engineering , telecommunications , biology , pathology , ecology

While paramedics in Australia respond to many call-outs daily, little is known of the risks of infectious disease transmission that may arise from contamination of vehicles, equipment, personnel and/or patients. We examine what is currently known of the current risks in Australia posed by contamination of emergency service vehicles by antimicrobial-resistant microorganisms.

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