Bloodborne and Airborne Pathogens

Bloodborne and Airborne Pathogens, Eighth Edition is part of an integrated teaching and learning system that offers robust resources to better support and prepare students. The Eighth Edition is the complete guide for those whose jobs require them to handle human blood or other potentially infectious materials, or those who work in environments where the potential for exposure to bloodborne or airborne pathogens is high. Easy to follow, the Eighth Edition directs those with risk of occupational exposure to bloodborne and airborne pathogens through the most appropriate types of prevention, treatment, and postexposure management. This text includes: Up-to-date information consistent with OSHA compliance, New content on COVID-19 and Ebola virus disease: overview, routes of transmission, susceptibility, clinical presentation, postexposure treatment, and prevention control, Skill Drills that offers step-by-step explanations and visual summaries of critical skills, Detailed guidance on prevention strategies, exposure control plans, and postexposure management for bloodborne and airborne pathogens About the Emergency Care & Safety Institute The Emergency Care & Safety Institute (ECSI) is an internationally renowned organization that provides training and certifications that meet job-related requirements as defined by regulatory authorities such as the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), The Joint Commission, and the states' offices of EMS, Education, Transportation, and Health. Our courses are delivered throughout a range of industries and markets worldwide, including colleges and universities, business and industry, government, public safety agencies, hospitals, private training companies, and secondary school systems. ECSI programs are offered in association with the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) and the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP). AAOS, the world's largest medical association of musculoskeletal specialists, is known as the original name in EMS publishing with the first EMS textbook ever in 1971. ACEP is widely recognized as the leading name in all of emergency medicine. Book jacket.