Preventing Transmission of Pandemic Influenza and Other Viral Respiratory Diseases:

Personal Protective Equipment for Healthcare Workers: Update 2010

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Elaine L. Larson and Catharyn T. Liverman, Editors; Committee on Personal Protective Equipment for Healthcare Personnel to Prevent Transmission of Pandemic Influenza and Other Viral Respiratory Infections: Current Research Issues; Institute of Medicine
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In 2009, the H1N1 influenza pandemic brought to the forefront the many unknowns about the virulence, spread, and nature of the virus, as well as questions regarding personal protective equipment (PPE) for healthcare personnel. In this book, the Institute of ...
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Front Matter	i-xii
Summary	1-14	(skim)
1 Introduction	15-28	(skim)
2 Understanding the Risk to Healthcare Personnel	29-70	(skim)
3 Designing and Engineering Effective PPE	71-112	(skim)
4 Using PPE: Individual and Organizational Issues	113-132	(skim)
5 Policy Research and Implementation: Healthcare Systems, Standards, and Certification	133-156	(skim)
Appendix A: Workshop Agenda	157-162	(skim)
Appendix B: Participants List	163-172	(skim)
Appendix C: Studies of the Clinical Effectiveness of Personal Protective Equipment During Outbreaks of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome and Respiratory Syncytial Virus	173-176	(skim)
Appendix D: Examples of Relevant Voluntary Consensus Standards	177-178	(skim)
Appendix E: Committee Biographies	179-188	(skim)

Preventing Transmission of Pandemic Influenza and Other Viral Respiratory Diseases:

Personal Protective Equipment for Healthcare Workers: Update 2010

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