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Indoor Air Quality in Healthcare Facilities / edited by Stefano Capolongo, Gaetano Settimo, Marco Gola.
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- Book
- Series:
- SpringerBriefs in public health 2192-3698
- SpringerBriefs in Public Health, 2192-3698
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Medicine.
- Health promotion.
- Medicine--Practice.
- Environmental health.
- Air--Pollution.
- Air.
- Medicine & Public Health.
- Practice and Hospital Management.
- Atmospheric Protection/Air Quality Control/Air Pollution.
- Health Promotion and Disease Prevention.
- Environmental Health.
- Local Subjects:
- Medicine & Public Health.
- Practice and Hospital Management.
- Atmospheric Protection/Air Quality Control/Air Pollution.
- Health Promotion and Disease Prevention.
- Environmental Health.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (XVII, 132 pages 10 illustrations, 8 illustrations in color.)
- Contained In:
- Springer eBooks
- Place of Publication:
- Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
- System Details:
- text file PDF
- Summary:
- This interdisciplinary guide offers background, research findings, and practical strategies for assessing and improving air quality in hospitals and other healthcare settings. Positing good air quality as critical to patient and staff well-being, it identifies disease-carrying microbes, pollutants, and other airborne toxins and their health risks, and provides localized interventions for reducing transmission of pathogens. Effective large-scale approaches to air quality control are also outlined, from green building materials to hygienic HVAC and air treatment practices. Its thoroughness of coverage makes this book a vital resource for professionals involved in every aspect of health service facilities, from planning and construction to maintenance and management. Among the topics covered: Existing guidelines in indoor air quality: the case study of hospital environments Hospital environments and epidemiology of healthcare-associated infections Analysis of microorganisms in hospital environments and potential risks Legionella indoor air contamination in healthcare environments HVAC system design in healthcare facilities and control of aerosol contaminants Assessment of indoor air quality in inpatient wards Indoor Air Quality in Healthcare Facilities imparts up-to-date expertise to a variety of professional readers, including hospitals' technical and management departments, healthcare facilities' chief medical officers, hospital planners, sport and thermal building designers, public health departments, and students of universities and schools of hygiene.
- Contents:
- Foreword: Improving the Hospital's Indoor Air Quality
- Indoor Air Quality in Healing Environments: Impacts of Physical, Chemical, and Biological Environmental Factors on Users
- Existing Guidelines for Indoor Air Quality: The Case Study of Hospital Environments
- Applications of IAQ Monitoring in International Healthcare Systems
- Hospital Environments and Epidemiology of Healthcare-Associated Infections
- Analysis of Microorganisms in Hospital Environments and Potential Risks
- Legionella Indoor Air Contamination in Healthcare Environments
- Environmentally Friendly and Low-Emissivity Construction Materials and Furniture
- HVAC System Design in Healthcare Facilities and Control of Aerosol Contaminants: Issues, Tools, and Experiments
- HVAC Management in Health Facilities
- Assessment of Indoor Air Quality in Inpatient Wards
- Perspectives of Air Quality Control in Healthcare Facilities: Conclusions
- Index.
- Other Format:
- Printed edition:
- ISBN:
- 9783319491608
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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