Risk of acquiring AIDS from salivary exchange through cardiopulmonary resuscitation courses and mouth-to-mouth resuscitation. NLM AIDSLINE Important note: Information in this article was accurate in 1996. The state of the art may have changed since the publication date.

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Risk of acquiring AIDS from salivary exchange through cardiopulmonary resuscitation courses and mouth-to-mouth resuscitation.

Semin Dermatol. 1995 Sep;14(3):205-11. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/96053231
Sun D; Bennett RB; Archibald DW; Department of Oral Pathology, Dental School, University of; Maryland at Baltimore, USA.

Abstract: In summary, the risk of transmission of HIV and other infectious diseases by saliva during CPR training practice is extremely low because of low infectious virus titers and properties of saliva that inhibit HIV. However, it is necessary to perform decontaminations of mannequins, by application of a suitable disinfectant and by a mechanical wipe-down with a sponge, to cleanse the external buccal area of the mannequin after contact with each CPR trainee. For health care and public safety professionals training and performance of MTM ventilation during CPR should be carried out with barrier devices such as the bag-valve-mask or face shield. Guidelines and standards of the AHA, American Red Cross, and the CDC for prevention of infection during CPR and emergency cardiac care are more fully available elsewhere. If the recommended procedures are followed, the risk of acquiring HIV from saliva during MTM should be extremely low.
Keywords: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/*ETIOLOGY/TRANSMISSION Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation/*ADVERSE EFFECTS Disease Transmission, Patient-to-Professional/PREVENTION & CONTROL Human HIV/ISOLATION & PURIF Risk Saliva/*VIROLOGY Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S. JOURNAL ARTICLE REVIEW REVIEW, TUTORIALKWDacquiredimmunodeficiencysyndrome/KWDetiology/transmissioncardiopulmonaryresuscitation/KWDadverseeffectsdiseasetransmission,patient-to-professional/prevention&controlhumanhiv/isolation&purifrisksaliva/KWDvirologysupport,uKWDsKWDgov't,pKWDhKWDsKWDjournalarticlereviewreview,tutorial
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