Advanced Precautions for Today's O.R.: The Operating Room Professional's Handbook for the Prevention of Sharps Injuries and Bloodborne Exposures

This new book logically addresses protective measures to avoid unnecessary injury to both patients and surgical care providers. The author addresses the real fears of healthcare workers at risk for becoming infected with a bloodborne disease like HIV or hepatitis C due to needle-stick or scalpel injuries, which are apparently quite common. Dr. Davis identifies safe ways to avoid injuries from sharp instruments in the operating room and delivery room, encompassing practices available for years but underutilized or ignored. He list simple ways to protect medical professionals and their patients. An excellent read for the layman as well as the operating room professional.

"An excellent book that will raise awareness of the potentially life-altering impact of a bloodborne exposure. All OR staff and everyone involved in surgical procedures should read this book and incorporate the ideas specific to their practice."...Journal of Healthcare Risk Management"A clear, informative and practical guide to relatively simple measures that may be taken to make the operating theatre a safer workplace for all members of the surgical team. There should be a place for this volume in operating suites throughout the country....British Journal of Surgery"Thoughtfully presented, intellectually solid, fills a real need." ...LaMar McGinnis, MD, FACS, Vice President Elect, American College of Surgeons"A must-read, clearly written, based in full compliance with multiple regulatory bodies." ...Ann Kobs, RN, MS, Immediate Past Associate Director, Department of Standards, JCAHO"Should be read by everyone involved in the care of surgical patients; it has changed the way I operate. Every time I walk through those double doors, I now think of safety" ...Sidney Stapleton, MD, FACS, General Surgery"Motivates surgical care providers to make safer choices, and tells exactly how to do it!" ...Susan Bales, RN, MBA, Director of Surgical and Obstetrical Services , Promina DeKalb Medical Center "A life-saving manual for all healthcare workers in the OR...should be required reading in medical schools, nursing schools and technical training programs." ..Michael Swor, MD, Assistant Clinical Professor of Ob/Gyn, University of S. Florida"Thought-provoking...a worthwhile and needed addition to the surgical and nursing curriculums." ...Paul Browne, MD, FACOG, Director, Atlanta Maternal Fetal Medicine"Reeducating our surgeons and nurses to protect themselves is urgent. This book does an excellent job."...Robin Henry Dretler, MD, President, Atlanta Infectious Diseases Specialists"A great book, very practical, straight forward, easy to read and informative...a must for our unit." ...Lilian Blair, CNS Operating Rooms, Tamara Private Hospital, Tamworth, NSW"This reviewer recommends that everyone who works in the OR keep a copy readily accessible for reference and notation." ...Journal of Nurse Midwifery"I am particularly pleased to see a text written by a physician that addresses step-by-step ways for all members of the surgical team to reduce their own and others' risks of occupational injury and exposure to blood borne pathogens. I encourage others to purchase the book." ...Lynne Reagan, RN CIC, Inf. Control Coordinator, Carle Foundation Hospital, Urbana, IL"A handbook for all OR personnel by a practicing surgeon...draws from published studies, OSHA and CDC guidelines, his own experience and common sense"...OR Manager"Our highest must-read recommendation for hospital staff."...www.SafetyInfo.Com"A refreshing approach to identifying and managing everyday risks in operating theatres. Readers should adopt the principles