Document 0419
 DOCN  M9550419
 TI    [Traumatic emergencies and AIDS]
 DT    9505
 AU    Abgrall J; Martin J; Granier H; Service de Medecine interne, Hopital
       d'Instruction des Armees; Clermont-Tonnerre, Brest Naval.
 SO    Cah Anesthesiol. 1994;42(4):471-4. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE
       MED/95144568
 AB    At the reception of traumatic casualties, the medical staff is exposed
       to a contact with blood and thus to the risk of H.I.V. contamination.
       The hollow needle used for taking blood simple or doing intravascular
       injections is the most dangerous instrument, especially in the period
       next to medical care. The prevention of these accidents, which must be a
       permanent, systematic concern, does not take any advantage from the
       knowledge of the serological status of the patients but essentially
       rests on the care workers continuous education and the use of safety
       equipment.
 DE    AIDS Serodiagnosis  *Disease Transmission, Patient-to-Professional
       Emergencies  Emergency Medical Technicians/*EDUCATION  English Abstract
       Human  HIV Seropositivity/*TRANSMISSION  Male  Protective Devices  Risk
       Factors  Wounds and Injuries/*THERAPY  JOURNAL ARTICLE

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