Outcomes of a consultation service to emergency medicine clinicians for postexposure management of occupational bloodborne pathogen exposures.
Potential bloodborne pathogen exposures, many of which occur after hours and are evaluated by emergency medicine physicians, are an important occupational hazard. Emergency medicine physicians might not be as conversant with the latest US Public Health Service guidelines as occupational medicine physicians. This research presents an efficient model in which a single expert occupational medicine physician provides guidance to many emergency medicine clinicians. Outcomes evaluation indicates that the service was widely utilized and highly rated.
Division of Occupational Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA. jmckenzi@mail.med.upenn.edu
Judith
J
Green-McKenzie
Marilyn
M
Watkins
Frances S
FS
Shofer
D017848:Blood-Borne Pathogens; D004635:Emergency Medicine; D006282:Health Personnel; D006801:Humans; D016273:Occupational Exposure / Q000009:adverse effects*; D054538:Occupational Health Physicians; D009786:Occupational Health Services; D010820:Physicians; D012017:Referral and Consultation / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D062606:Tertiary Care Centers; D014481:United States