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Blood - Fingerstick Blood Sampling Devices

Doc type: Policy Directive
Compliance with this policy directive is mandatory.

Doc No.: PD2005_136

Functional Group - Sub Group:
Clinical/ Patient Services - Infectious diseases

Summary
Specifies actions required to minimise the risk of cross infection after each use of the fingerstick blood sampling device.

Date of Publication: 25 January 2005

Replaces: N/A
Author Branch: Aids and Infectious Diseases

This document applies to: Area Health Services/Chief Executive Governed Statutory Health Corporation, Board Governed Statutory Health Corporations, Affiliated Health Organisations - Non Declared, Community Health Centres, Dental Schools and Clinics, Divisions of General Practice, Environmental Health Officers of Local Councils, NSW Ambulance Service, NSW Dept of Health, Private Hospitals and Day Procedure Centres, Public Health Units, Public Hospitals

Distributed to: Public Health System, Community Health Centres , Dental Schools and Clinics, Divisions of General Practice, Environmental Health Officers of Local Councils, Health Associations Unions, Health Professional Associations and Related Organisations, NSW Ambulance Service , NSW Department of Health, Public Health Units, Public Hospitals, Private Hospitals and Day Procedure Centres , Private Nursing Homes, Tertiary Education Institutes

Review Date: 25 January 2010

File No: 97/947

Previous reference: 98/108

Issue Date: 03 December 1998

Status: Active

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