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
1995
Review of Accidents/Injuries Among Emergency Medical Services Workers in Baltimore, Maryland
Gershon R, Vlahov D, Kelen G, Conrad B, Murphy L. Review of Accidents/Injuries Among Emergency Medical Services Workers in Baltimore, Maryland. Prehospital And Disaster Medicine 1995, 10: 14-18. PMID: 10155400, DOI: 10.1017/s1049023x00041583.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEmergency medical service workersMedical service workersEMS workersEmployee health clinicLost work daysMost incidentsHospital visitsAccidents/injuriesHeavier patientsMedical recordsHealth clinicsOccupational exposureBlinded reviewPrevention strategiesBody sitesInjuryUrban fire departmentRespiratory systemWork daysService workersFire departmentsExposureDepartmentBody fluidsSprains
1994
Temporal Association Between Implementation of Universal Precautions and a Sustained, Progressive Decrease in Percutaneous Exposures to Blood
Beekmann S, Vlahov D, Koziol D, McShalley E, Schmitt J, Henderson D. Temporal Association Between Implementation of Universal Precautions and a Sustained, Progressive Decrease in Percutaneous Exposures to Blood. Clinical Infectious Diseases 1994, 18: 562-569. PMID: 8038311, DOI: 10.1093/clinids/18.4.562.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUniversal precautionsParenteral injuriesHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infectionImmunodeficiency virus infectionTemporal associationParenteral exposurePostexposure chemoprophylaxisPercutaneous injuriesPercutaneous exposureOccupational infectionClinical centersOccupational exposureVirus infectionInjurySignificant decreaseNational InstituteProgressive decreaseInfectionBloodExposureRapid reportingPrecautionsAssociationChemoprophylaxisZidovudine
1990
HIV INFECTION RISK TO HEALTH-CARE WORKERS
Gershon R, Vlahov D. HIV INFECTION RISK TO HEALTH-CARE WORKERS. AIHA Journal 1990, 51: a-802-a-806. PMID: 2270826, DOI: 10.1080/15298669091370329.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth care workersCurrent infection control proceduresHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infectionOccupational HIV infectionImmunodeficiency virus infectionInfection control proceduresHIV infection riskParenteral exposureHIV infectionNeedlestick injuriesAccidental needlestickVirus infectionInfection riskHIVStrict adherenceInfectionRiskExposureNeedlestickInjuryWorkersVariation 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