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8854706

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
1996-11-7
pubmed:abstractText
Urban based police officers may be at high risk for the transmission of infectious disease. This study was undertaken to assess the incidence of needlestick and human bites to police officers based in an urban environment. A retrospective analysis of self-reported transcutaneous exposures and demographic information of police officers in the New York City Police Department (NYCPD) for 1992-93 was performed. Urine toxicology results of arrested individuals for 1990-91 was also analyzed. The transcutaneous exposure rate of NYCPD was 38.7 per 10,000. No differences occurred between males and females although officers between 20-29 years old had the highest incidence. The highest exposure rate occurred between 4-10 years of service. Greater than 60% of arrested individuals tested positive for potentially injectable drugs. Urban based police officers continue to have transcutaneous exposure incidents during their career. Widespread vaccination and continued education on universal precautions should be considered for all officers.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
0962-7480
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
46
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
285-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1996
pubmed:articleTitle
New York City police officers incidence of transcutaneous exposures.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Emergency Medicine, University of South Florida, Orlando Regional Medical Center, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article