Preventing Needlestick Injuries
In 1978, a technician at University of Wisconsin Hospital contracted hepatitis B from a needlestick injury. The incident sparked groundbreaking research that identified recapping attempts as a major hazard—but it took the specter of HIV/AIDS to pu...
Subject: Needlestick injuries -- Prevention
Transcript: later, in the CDC issued updated infection control guidelines for hospitals called, standard precautions, which were designed to prevent transmission
Preventing Needlestick Injuries
attempts as a major hazard. Only 1 in 300 is infected with HIV-AIDS by needlesticks--yet the consequences are horrendous.
Bloodborne safety: universal precautions, standard precautions, and needlestick prevention
Bloodborne infections -- Transmission of bloodborne -- Infection -- Exposure control -- Using personal protective equipment -- Work practice controls
Subject: Bloodborne infections--United States--Prevention
Super staph: invincible bacteria?
Antibiotics have saved countless lives from potentially deadly infections - but bacteria keep rebounding in stronger mutations. This program focuses
Subject: Stephylococcus aureus infections
Transcript: INFECTION. DR. JOHN JERNIGAN IS A MEDICAL EPIDEMIOLOGIST WITH THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION. HE SAYS THE CDC RECORDS ABOUT 125,000 HOSPITAL
Hospital-Acquired Infections and Health Risks
Hospital-acquired infections can be prevented by rigorous hand sanitizing by staff and visitors. Drawing blood is another source of potential
AIDS: A Global Crisis
Michael, principal investigator for the Oxford AIDS Vaccine Initiative; and others share their insights into a pandemic that has already infected and killed tens of
Subject: HIV infections
Transcript: actually prevent... well, not prevent, but slow destruction of the immune system in the future. People who are infected with HIV do not truly die of HIV
Your Plan of Action: How to Stay safe when Intervening Alone
Demonstrates methods to prevent crises, to intervene safely if needed, and how to prevent future crisis situations when a worker must intervene alone.
Contributor(s): CPI, Crisis Prevention Institute
Subject: Mental health counselors -- Violence against -- Prevention
Publisher: Crisis Prevention Institute, Inc
MRSA Prevention and Control Measures
Doctors who treated a patient with an MRSA infection, who was also allergic to vancomycin, consider the man lucky to be alive. Pharmaceutical
Food Safety and Disease Prevention
Despite the best efforts of experts and organizations, food-borne illness outbreaks still occur. This video examines the risks facing consumers while highlighting culinary and food-handling methods for addressing those risks. Illustrating the danger...
Subject: Foodborne diseases -- Prevention
Transcript: Prevention, or CDC, is responsible for keeping us informed of outbreaks of foodborne illness. The CDC works with state and local health agencies to monitor the
Taking a sexual history: clinical strategies for assessing HIV risk
These unrehearsed vignettes show a variety of clinicians interviewing actual patients about their sexual and drug-using histories. While invaluable for evaluating HIV risk, these approaches will also enable clinicians to assess risks for other sexua...
Subject: HIV infections--United States--Prevention