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Needlestick Injuries in Nursing Homes: The Prominent Role of Insulin Pens

, 2008
Causes and circumstances related to 162 needlestick injuries in nursing homes were analyzed. In addition to nurses, geriatrics helpers were found to be an important occupational group at risk.
Braeckman, Lutgart, De Meester, Marc, Kiss, Philippe   +2 more
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Needlestick Injuries to Nurses, in Context [PDF]

, 2002
Injuries with used needles and other “sharps” put health care workers at risk for serious bloodborne infections, such as HIV and hepatitis B and C. To some extent, this risk can be lessened through safer techniques (such as not recapping needles) and ...
Clarke, Sean P, Aiken, Linda H, Sloane, Douglas M   +2 more
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How to prevent needlestick and sharps injuries [PDF]

"Needlestick and other sharps injuries are a serious hazard in any healthcare setting. Contact with contaminated needles, scalpels, broken glass, and other sharps may expose healthcare workers to blood that contains pathogens which pose a grave ...

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The Knowledge, Attitude, and Perception of Needlestick Injuries Among Dental Students in Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: A Cross-Sectional Survey. [PDF]

Cureus, 2023
Thekkiniyakath Ali AS, Alsour N, Almansour AS, Albahlal A, Alahmari H, Alrumi F, Alhellal S.   +6 more
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Incidence of needlestick and other sharp object injuries in newly graduated nurses

, 2014
Nurses are particularly at high risk of needlestick and injuries by other sharp object (hereafter called needlestick injuries).1,2 Newly graduated nurses (hereafter called new nurses) now comprise >10% of a typical hospital’s nursing staff.3 Nursing ...
Yang, Ya Hui ;Wu, Shyh Jong ;Wang, Chao Ling ; Yang, Chun Yuh ; Liou, Saou Hsing
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HemaSphere, Volume 10, Issue S1, June 2026.
wiley   +1 more source

What is the impact of needlestick and sharps injuries among hospital staff in the U.S.? [PDF]

, 2016
The topic explored in this study pertains to needlestick and sharps occupational injuries among hospital staff in the United States. Health care workers are exposed to over 20 blood-borne pathogens in their work environment.
Sakandar, Omiara
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Confronting needlestick and sharp injuries in healthcare: a decade of struggle and progress in a university teaching hospital

BMC Health Services Research
Background Needlestick and sharp injuries (NSIs) among healthcare workers (HCWs) are a significant concern in infection prevention. This study analyzes the incidence and characteristics of NSIs at Queen Mary Hospital and assesses the effectiveness of ...
Shuk-Ching Wong, Lithia Lai-Ha Yuen, Germaine Kit-Ming Lam, Monica Oi-Tung Kwok, Crystal Yuen-Ki Siu, Bella Hong-Yan Li, Jonathan Hon-Kwan Chen, Simon Yung-Chun So, Kelvin Hei-Yeung Chiu, Vincent Chi-Chung Cheng   +9 more
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Needlestick and Sharps Injury Prevention

OJIN: The Online Journal of Issues in Nursing, 2004
Every day while caring for patients, nurses are at risk to exposure to bloodborne pathogens potentially resulting in infections such as HIV or hepatitis B and C. These exposures, while preventable, are often accepted as being a part of the job. In the United States, needlestick injuries have begun to decrease from an estimated one million exposures per
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Cost of needlestick injuries from the societal and a payer perspective.

, 2019
Cost of needlestick injuries from the societal and a payer perspective.
Hiroyuki Kunishima (319325), Emiko Yoshida (4753749), Joe Caputo (7832552), Hiroshige Mikamo (822645)   +3 more
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