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Sharps injury in Hospital Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (HUKM): Experiences of health care workers and students [PDF]

, 2007
Sharps injury among health care workers in HUKM has received serious attention lately due to the possible transmission of diseases like HIV, Hepatits B and Hepatitis C, which can cause serious consequences for the victim. The aim of the study was to gain
Hamidah H,, Ho S.E,, Raja Lexshimi RG,, Roshdinom R,, Samsiah M,, Santhna L.P,   +5 more
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Risk Governance in Clinical Education for Healthcare Students: A Scoping Review

The Clinical Teacher, Volume 23, Issue 2, April 2026.
ABSTRACT Background Clinical education is essential for the training and accreditation of healthcare students. It facilitates hands‐on application and prepares students for their future roles in a dynamic and complex workforce. However, such clinical exposure comes with inherent risk, not least due to the delicate balance between patient safety and ...
Raelynn R. Tong, Je Min Suh, Lisa Cheshire, Lucio Naccarella   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Fetal Pain Perception: Legislative Assertions and Developmental Neuroscience

Annals of the Child Neurology Society, Volume 4, Issue 1, Page 15-28, March 2026.
ABSTRACT Background Pain perception is a conscious experience, but neither pain nor consciousness is defined in the developing human fetus. Emergent consciousness may be regarded as a phenomenon that ultimately arises from an essential minimum of functional neuronal connectivity. Proposed U.S.
William D. Graf, Timothy M. Crombleholme, Leon G. Epstein, Dawn Gano, Phillip L. Pearl, Timothy V. Salomons, Mark S. Scher, Elise Turk, Klaus‐Peter Zimmer, Harvey B. Sarnat   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Needlestick injuries with venipuncture: cause and prevention

Bioingeniøren, 2011
Background: Health care workers (HCW) are at risk for transmission of blood-borne viruses by percutaneous exposure. We have made a survey of needlestick injuries among HCW in a large teaching hospital in Norway, and examined in which circumstances ...
Astrid-Mette Husøy, Tone Minde, Per Espen Akselsen   +2 more
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Occupational exposures to blood and body fluids among health care workers at university hospitals [PDF]

Srpski Arhiv za Celokupno Lekarstvo, 2013
Introduction. Occupational exposure to blood and body fluids is a serious concern of health care workers and presents a major risk of transmission of infections such as human immuno-deficiency virus (HIV), hepatitis B virus (HBV), and hepatitis ...
Marković-Denić Ljiljana, Branković Miloš, Maksimović Nataša, Jovanović Bojan, Petrović Ivana, Simić Marko, Lešić Aleksandar   +6 more
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Occupational Hazard Among Biomedical Waste Handlers in Low‐Resource Settings: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis

Health Science Reports, Volume 9, Issue 3, March 2026.
ABSTRACT Background Managing biomedical waste (BMW) effectively is a pressing public health challenge, particularly in low‐resource settings in accordance with the World Bank classification of low‐ and middle‐income countries (LMICs), where deficiencies in waste management infrastructure exacerbate health risks.
Prakasini Satapathy, Abhay M. Gaidhane, Nasir Vadia, Soumya V. Menon, Kattela Chennakesavulu, Rajashree Panigrahi, Sanjit Sah, Kajal Samantaray, S. Govinda Rao, Khang Wen Goh, Rachana Mehta, Muhammed Shabil, Mahendra Singh, Edward Mawejje, Ganesh Bushi   +14 more
wiley   +1 more source

Lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus meningitis after needlestick injury: a case report

Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control, 2019
Background Needlestick accidents while handling of infectious material in research laboratories can lead to life-threatening infections in laboratory personnel.
Sarah Dräger, Anna-Friederike Marx, Fiona Pigny, Pascal Cherpillod, Philip Eisermann, Parham Sendi, Andreas F. Widmer   +6 more
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Sex Differences in Response to Viral Vector Vaccines—Implications for Future Vaccine Design

Immunological Reviews, Volume 338, Issue 1, March 2026.
ABSTRACT Vaccination represents one of the most impactful public health achievements, preventing 3.5 to 5 million deaths annually according to estimates of the World Health Organization. Yet, recent outbreaks of emerging and reemerging infectious diseases highlight the need for rapid and strategic vaccine development using vaccine platforms ...
Ilka Grewe, Tamara Zoran, Marylyn Martina Addo   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Safe Use of Sharps and Needlestick among Nurses Working in Surgical Clinics, Turkey

Eurasian Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2016
Aim: The purpose of this study was to determine the attitude of nurses working in surgical clinics regarding the safe use of sharps and towards needlestick injuries.Materials and Methods: This cross sectional descriptive study was conducted between ...
Zeynep Karaman Özlü, Ayşegül Çay Yayla, Kenan Gümüş, Semra Erdağı, İbrahim Özlü, Nadiye Özer, Asiye Tekin, Özgür Tuğ   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

The design and implementation of restraint devices for the injection of pathogenic microorganisms into Galleria mellonella.

PLoS ONE, 2020
The injection of laboratory animals with pathogenic microorganisms poses a significant safety risk because of the potential for injury by accidental needlestick.
Lance R Fredericks, Mark D Lee, Cooper R Roslund, Angela M Crabtree, Peter B Allen, Paul A Rowley   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source