Preparing for an influenza pandemic

Preparing for an influenza pandemic personal protective equipment for healthcare workers / [electronic resource] : Committee on Personal Protective Equipment for Healthcare Workers During an Influenza Pandemic ; Board on Health Sciences Policy, Institute of Medicine ; Lewis R. Goldfrank and Catharyn T. Liverman, editors ; Institute of Medicine of the National Academies. - Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, 2008. - xiii, 191 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Includes bibliographical references.

Introduction --- Understanding the risk of influenza to healthcare workers --- Designing and engineering effective PPE --- Using PPE: individual and institutional issues --- Certifying and regulating healthcare PPE: defining an integrated system --- Moving forward with urgency.


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Influenza--Epidemiology.
Epidemics--Prevention.
Emergency management--United States.
Emergency medical personnel--Safety measures.--United States
Protective clothing.
Industrial safety--Equipment and supplies.
Emergency management--Safety measures.


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