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Risk Factors List

  • Exposure to Infected Blood
  • Exposure to Infected Bodily Secretions
  • Maternal-Fetal Transmission
  • Needle Sharing
  • Needles & syringes, contaminated
  • Unprotected sexual intercourse

Specific Risk Factors Articles

Transfusion Therapy
The process of transferring whole blood or blood components from one person (donor) to another (recipient). Purpose Transfusions are given to restore lost or depleted blood components, to improve clotting time, and to improve the ability of the blood to deliver oxygen to the body ' s tissues.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Cancer
Blood Transfusions
Detailed information on blood transfusion, including the components of blood and potential risks involved in a blood transfusion
Source:StayWell
Transfusion
The process of transferring whole blood or blood components from one person (donor) to another (recipient). Purpose Transfusions are given to restore lost blood, to improve clotting time, and to improve the ability of the blood to deliver oxygen to the body ' s tissues.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Blood Transfusions
Detailed information on blood transfusion, including the components of blood and potential risks involved in a blood transfusion
Source:StayWell
Transfusion Therapy
Transfusion therapy refers to the process of administering whole blood or blood components to a patient through an intravenous (IV) needle or catheter placed in a patient ' s vein. Blood and blood products may be autologous (comprised of the patient ' s own blood), homologous (blood donated from another person), or synthetic (blood products developed in a laboratory).
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Nursing and Allied Health
Transfusion
Transfusion is the process of transferring whole blood or blood components from a donor to a recipient. Purpose Transfusions are given to restore lost blood, to improve clotting time, and to improve the ability of the blood to deliver oxygen to the body ' s tissues.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Surgery
Dealing With Cranky Co-Workers
When you work with cranky people, you can choose to be happy instead of miserable by following this simple formula: Stop, look and listen, then respond.
Source:StayWell
Drug abuse
Drug abuse is the use of illicit drugs, or the abuse of prescription or over-the-counter drugs. The abuse of legitimate drugs (prescription or over-the-counter) can be done by using the drugsin a manner or in quantities other than directed, or for purposes other than legitimate purposes. See also drug abuse first aid and drug abuse and dependence .
Source:ADAM
Date:February 6, 2008
Injection Drug Use and Hiv Infection
Injection drug use (IDU) contributes to considerable illness burden in both developed and developing countries. Transmission of blood-borne pathogens (e.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Public Health
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