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Low Frequency of Fires From Alcohol-Based Hand Rub Dispensers in Healthcare Facilities

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

John M. Boyce  and
Michele L. Pearson
John M. Boyce*
Affiliation:
Department of Medicine, Hospital of Saint Raphael, andYale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut
Michele L. Pearson
Affiliation:
Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia
*
Section of Infectious Diseases, Hospital of Saint Raphael, 1450 Chapel Street, New Haven, CT 06511
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Abstract

We administered a web-based questionnaire to SHEA, APIC, and EIN members to assess the frequency of fires associated with alcohol-based hand rub (ABHR) dispensers in healthcare settings. None of the 798 responding facilities using ABHRs reported a dispenser-related fire; 766 facilities had accrued an estimated 1,430 hospital-years of ABHR use.

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Concise Communications
Information
Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 24 , Issue 8 , August 2003 , pp. 618 - 619
Copyright
Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 2003

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