title: Human bites and blood exposures in New York City schools.
abstract: The epidemiology of human bites and blood exposures in urban schools has not been described. The authors reviewed 734 human bite and blood exposure incidents in New York City schools from September 1999 to June 2001. School site, age, gender, body site, temporal distributions, and underlying health status of individuals were reviewed. Nine incidents involved children known or suspected to be HIV-infected. Medical interventions included EMS involvement, emergency room treatment, hospitalization, vaccine administration, laceration suturing, systemic antibiotic therapy, and serologic evaluation for transmission of blood-borne pathogens. These incidents occur with a high prevalence in NYC schools and have potential for serious outcomes.
authors.affiliation: School Health Program, New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, New York, USA.
authors.forename: Janet
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Stockheim
authors.forename: Nadine
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Wilkinson
authors.forename: Carmen
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ramos-Bonoan
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D001734:Bites, Human / Q000453:epidemiology; D001769:Blood; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections; D017325:Hepatitis B Vaccines; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D019221:Mandatory Reporting; D009519:New York City / Q000453:epidemiology; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012574:Schools; D017678:Sex Distribution
chemical_list: D017325:Hepatitis B Vaccines