Handbook of modern hospital safety / 
edited by William Charney 
 - Second edition 
 - 1 volume (various pagings) :  illustrations ;  27 cm 
<br/><br/> Contains two guides titled Guide on respiratory protection against bioaerosols : recommendations on its selection and use and Airborne infectious disease management : methods for temporary negative pressure isolation 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index 
<br/><br/>Overview of health and safety in the health care environment / David A. Sterling -- Epidemiology / James M. Boiano [and others] -- Back injury prevention in health care / William Charney [and others] -- Emerging infectious diseases / William Charney [and others] -- Disinfection and infection control / Erica J. Stewart [and others] -- Progress in preventing sharps injuries in the United States / Jane Perry [and others] -- Violence in the health care industry / Jane Lipscomb [and others] -- Prevention of slip, trip, and fall hazards for workers in hospital settings / James W. Collins, Jennifer L. Bell -- Ergonomics / Margaret Wan, Jocelyn Villeneuve, Guy Fragala -- Chemodrugs / Thomas P. Fuller -- Tuberculosis engineering controls / Lorraine M. Conroy [and others] -- Electrocautery smoke: reasons for scavenging / Jacob D. Paz [and others] -- Safe use of ethylene oxide in the hospital environment / Arthur R. Reich -- Monitoring aldehydes / Edward W. Finucane, William Charney -- Pentamidine / William Charney, Lawrence Rose, Patricia Quinlan -- Ribavirin / Jim Bellows [and others] -- Trace anesthetic gas / Edward W. Finucane [and others] -- Cost-benefit / William Charney, Donald Maynes -- Clinical approach to glove dermatitis and latex allergy / Dennis Shusterman -- Latex glove use: essentials in modern hospital safety / Wava M. Truscott -- Health and safety hazards of shiftwork: implications for health care workers and strategies for prevention / Joseph Schirmer -- Radiation protection in hospitals / Jean-Pierre Gauvin -- Reproductive hazards in hospitals / Lindsey V. Kayman -- Medical waste / Michael L. Garvin, Herb B. Kuhn, Elaine Peters -- The occupational hazards of home health care / Elaine Askari, Barbara DeBaun -- Caring until it hurts: how nursing work is becoming the most dangerous job in America / Service Employees International Union -- Laboratory safety / Wayne Wood -- Biological exposure index testing: two case studies / William Charney, Martin Lipnowski, Lee Wugofski -- Functions and staffing of a hospital safety office / Lindsey V. Kayman, John F. Clemons -- Education for action: an innovative approach to training hospital employees / Merri Weinger, Nina Wallerstein -- Stress factors / Laura A. Job [and others] -- Case studies of health care workers in the compensation system / Lenora S. Colbert 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781420047851 142004785X 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Hospitals--Security measures--Handbooks, manuals, etc<br/>Hospitals--Safety measures--Handbooks, manuals, etc<br/>Hospitals--Employees--Health and hygiene--Handbooks, manuals, etc<br/>Safety management--Methods<br/>Occupational health<br/>Public health personnel.<br/>Safety Management--methods.<br/>Hospitals.<br/>Occupational Health.<br/>Health Personnel.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Handbooks and manuals.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>RA969.95  / .H37 2010 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>362.110684  / HAM 
<br/><br/><label>National Library of Medicine Call No.: </label>2009 J-946 WX 185  / H2365 2010