1999
The Impact of Multifocused Interventions on Sharps Injury Rates at an Acute-Care Hospital
Gershon R, Pearse L, Grimes M, Flanagan P, Vlahov D. The Impact of Multifocused Interventions on Sharps Injury Rates at an Acute-Care Hospital. Infection Control And Hospital Epidemiology 1999, 20: 806-811. PMID: 10614603, DOI: 10.1086/501588.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSharps injury ratesIncidence rateSharps injuriesHealthcare workersInjury ratesInjury dataInterventional programsHospital-based healthcare workersAcute care community hospitalInjury incidence ratesInjury prevention interventionsAcute care hospitalsIntravenous lineCommunity hospitalSustained decreasePrevention interventionsInjuryOverall rateHospitalInterventionEngineering controlsEquivalent employeesNeedlestickPostinterventionRate
1998
Community-Based Programs for Safe Disposal of Used Needles and Syringes
Macalino G, Springer K, Rahman Z, Vlahov D, Jones T. Community-Based Programs for Safe Disposal of Used Needles and Syringes. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 1998, 18: s111-s119. PMID: 9663633, DOI: 10.1097/00042560-199802001-00019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInjection drug usersCommunity-based programsSharps containersPossession of syringesPuncture-resistant containersPublic health staffPublic health departmentsUsed needlesHealth staffHealth departmentsDiabetes educatorsDrug usersMedical literatureDiabetesSyringesCommunity sitesHospitalInsulinChain referral
1990
Variation in risk for falls by clinical department: implications for prevention.
Rohde J, Myers A, Vlahov D. Variation in risk for falls by clinical department: implications for prevention. Infection Control And Hospital Epidemiology 1990, 11: 521-4. PMID: 2230041, DOI: 10.1086/646085.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPatient daysFall rateClinical departmentsTotal patient daysInjury prevention programsAcute care hospitalsBed acute care hospitalRate of fallInpatient fallsOncology servicesMedical recordsRetrospective analysisAdult servicesPrevention programsOne-year periodPsychiatry departmentPatientsInjuryAdditional yearIncident reportsDepartmentAgeFallDaysHospitalVariation in Risk for Falls by Clinical Department: Implications for Prevention
Rohde J, Myers A, Vlahov D. Variation in Risk for Falls by Clinical Department: Implications for Prevention. Infection Control And Hospital Epidemiology 1990, 11: 521-524. DOI: 10.2307/30151319.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPatient daysFall rateClinical departmentsTotal patient daysInjury prevention programsAcute care hospitalsBed acute care hospitalRate of fallInpatient fallsOncology servicesMedical recordsRetrospective analysisAdult servicesPrevention programsOne-year periodPsychiatry departmentPatientsInjuryAdditional yearIncident reportsDepartmentAgeFallDaysHospital