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Needlestick Injuries in Ophthalmology

Ophthalmic Surgery, Lasers and Imaging Retina, 1989
ABSTRACT Because serious nosocomial diseases can be transmitted by needlestick injuries, a retrospective review of needlestick injuries was conducted for a period of 2.5 years at a major university teaching hospital. The objective was to determine the needlestick injury rate among employees of the Department of Ophthalmology versus the other ...
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Best practice for needlestick injuries

European Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery, 2014
Needlestick injuries (NSIs) are a significant health hazard. Occupational transmission of bloodborne pathogens among healthcare workers (HCWs) is rare but has been repeatedly reported in the literature.In October 2010, new regulations were introduced for medical aftercare of HCWs following NSIs at the University Hospital Frankfurt.
S, Wicker   +4 more
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Needlestick injury in medical students

Medical Journal of Australia, 1994
To determine the incidence of needlestick injuries and the prevalence of hepatitis B vaccination among medical students, dentistry students, and hospital staff.Anonymous survey of final year medical students and dentistry students enrolled at Sydney University in 1992, and nursing staff and doctors employed in the wards and emergency department of ...
B, deVries, Y E, Cossart
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Needlestick injuries among electromyographers

Muscle & Nerve, 2008
AbstractThe objective of this study was to determine the self‐reported prevalence of needlestick injuries among practicing electromyographers. In January 2008, an anonymous electronic survey was sent to all active members of the American Association for Neuromuscular and Electrodiagnostic Medicine (AANEM) who provided e‐mail addresses to the ...
Farrah J, Mateen   +2 more
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Management of Needlestick Injuries

JAMA, 2012
Since its identification in 1985, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) has challenged several aspects of health care delivery. Because HIV is a blood-borne infectious disease, from the early days of the epidemic, concern was raised about risks of occupational exposures and infections among health care workers.
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