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PRACTICES FOR PREVENTION NEEDLESTICK AND SHARPS INJURIES AMONG NURSING STUDENTS

open access: yesBelitung Nursing Journal, 2017
Background: Needlestick and sharp injuries are a serious hazard in any health care setting for health care workers and students during clinical practice. Thus, the efforts to prevent the needlestick and sharps injuries are needed and considered a part of
Anh Tran Thi Quynh, Katrina Einhellig
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The Management of Needlestick Injuries [PDF]

open access: yesDeutsches Ärzteblatt international, 2013
An estimated 1 million needlestick injuries (NSIs) occur in Europe each year. The Council Directive 2010/32/EU on the prevention of NSIs describes minimum requirements for prevention and calls for the implementation of local, national and Europe-wide reporting systems. The Directive is to be implemented by all EU member states by 11 May 2013.
Heiko, Himmelreich   +6 more
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Occupational infection and needle stick injury among clinical laboratory workers in Al-Madinah city, Saudi Arabia

open access: yesJournal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology, 2018
Background Clinical laboratory workers face biohazard such as needlestick injury and occupational infection on a daily basis. In this study, we examined self-reported frequency of occupational infection and needlestick injury among the clinical ...
Omar F. Khabour   +2 more
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Needlestick injuries in radiology: prevention and management.

open access: yes, 2022
Needlestick injuries are common and often underreported in invasive radiological procedures. Prior needlestick injuries have been reported in 86-91% of interventional radiologists, and on average, one needlestick injury occurs for every 5 years of ...
Lin, C, Aljuaid, M, Tirada, Nikki, MD
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Minimalizing needlestick injuries [PDF]

open access: yes, 2023
This is a poster, along with a 500 word abstract, on best practise to reduce needlestick injuries and reduce blood borne illness, if an injury occurs, among the multidisciplinary ...
Somers, Susan
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The Frequency, Causes and Prevention of Needlestick Injuries in Nurses of Kerman: A Cross-Sectional Study [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2015
Introduction: The needlestick injuries can cause the transmission of infectious diseases. Compared to other members of the community of health care nurses are at great risk of needle stick injury because of their frequent performance with vein ...
Abbas Balouchi   +3 more
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Management of needlestick injuries in general dental practice [PDF]

open access: yes, 2001
The objective of this paper is to advise on the development of practical policies for needlestick injuries in general dental practice. Policies for dealing with occupational exposure to chronic blood borne viruses, namely, hepatitis B, C and HIV are ...
S O Cameron   +11 more
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Microneedle Manufacture: Assessing Hazards and Control Measures

open access: yesSafety, 2017
Transdermal microneedles have captured the attention of researchers in relation to a variety of applications, and silicone-based moulds required to produce these systems are now widely available and can be readily manufactured on the lab bench.
Alexander Martin   +4 more
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Needlestick and sharps injuries among dental healthcare workers at a university hospital

open access: yesJournal of the Formosan Medical Association, 2014
Needlestick/sharps injuries (NSI) are a major occupational hazard among healthcare workers. Since needles and sharps are commonly used during dental procedures, workers in the dental profession are especially prone to sharps-related injuries.
Jang-Jaer Lee   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Causes and preventive measures of needlestick injury among grass-roots nurses in centralized vaccination sites (疫苗集中接种点基层护士针刺伤原因及防范措施)

open access: yes中西医结合护理, 2021
There are many hidden dangers if needlestick injuries occurs among grass-roots nurses at COVID-19 vaccination sites. In order to better prevent the occurrence of needlestick injuries and blood-borne infectious diseases, the related causes and relevant ...
ZHANG Ying (张莹)   +2 more
doaj   +3 more sources

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