The HIV-infected health care worker: Legal, ethical, and scientific perspectives

Kathy C. Head; Lucy Bradley-Springer; David Sklar

doi:10.1016/0736-4679(94)90025-6

The HIV-infected health care worker: Legal, ethical, and scientific perspectives

Kathy C. Head, Lucy Bradley-Springer, David Sklar

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Abstract

Emergency medical health care workers may face restrictions on their practices as state responses to federal mandates concerning human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and hepatitis B virus (HBV) evolve. This article presents an analysis of legal, ethical, and scientific considerations for making decisions about the practices of HIV-infected health care workers (HCWs). A four-factor product analysis is proposed for risk assessment, and recommendations are developed related to decreasing the risk of HIV transmission in the health care setting while maintaining HCW rights.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	95-102
Number of pages	8
Journal	Journal of Emergency Medicine
Volume	12
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/0736-4679(94)90025-6
State	Published - 1994
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

CDC guidelines
HIV-infected health care worker
ethical issues
informed consent
legal issues
right to work
significant risk

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Emergency Medicine

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