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Reducing Blood Exposures During Orthopedic Surgical Procedures
Author(s) -
Folin Ann,
Nyberg Björn,
Nordström Gun
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
aorn journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.222
H-Index - 43
eISSN - 1878-0369
pISSN - 0001-2092
DOI - 10.1016/s0001-2092(06)61579-2
Subject(s) - surgical team , medicine , orthopedic surgery , surgical procedures , medical emergency , occupational exposure , orthopedic procedures , transmission (telecommunications) , expose , surgery , engineering , biology , astrobiology , electrical engineering
Surgical team members constantly are exposed to blood during procedures. Inadvertent injuries (eg, needle sticks, cuts) and contaminations expose team members and patients to the risk of transmission of bloodborne pathogens. Injuries and contaminations can be decreased significantly for scrub people and first assistants, however, by introducing new working methods (ie, no‐touch instrument passing technique, instrument neutral zone). AORN J 71 (March 2000) 573–582.