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Specialty and authors
(reference)
Yr
Location(s)
No. of procedures
observed
No. of procedures with
1 blood contact%
Procedures with
1 sharps injury
Surgery
Tokars et al.
(256)
1990
New
York, N.Y.; Chicago, Ill.
1,382
46.6
6.9
Popejoy et al.
(220)
1988
Albuquerque, N.Mex.
684
27.8
3.1
Quebbeman et al. (224)
1990
Milwaukee,
Wisc.
234
50.4
15.4
Gerberding et al.
(116)
1988
San Francisco,
Calif.
1,307
6.4
1.3
Panlilio et al.
(208)
1988-1989
Atlanta, Ga.
206
30.1
4.9
Obstetrics
Panlilio et al.
(210)
1989
Atlanta, Ga.
230
32.2
1.7
Invasive radiology
Hansen et al.
(130)
1992
Dallas, Tex.
501
3.0
0.6
Emergency room
Marcus et al.
(178)
1989
New York, N.Y.; Chicago, Ill.;
Baltimore, Md.
9,793
3.9
0.1
Dentistry
Cleveland et al. (77)
1993
New York,
N.Y.
16,340
NAa
0.1
a
NA, not available.
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