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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, F, Walcher, S, Wutzler, C, Stephan, I, Marzi   +4 more
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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, Ian A, Grant, Eric J, Sorenson   +2 more
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Needlestick injuries

Veterinary Record, 2005
David, Skilton, John, Thompson
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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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Needlecaps to Prevent Needlestick Injuries

Infection Control, 1985
AbstractHospital employees are at risk for numerous possible complications of accidental needlesticks. The mechanisms of such accidents suggest that many are preventable. This article presents a simple but novel revision of the needlecap which facilitates resheathing of a used needle.
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Reducing the risk of needlestick injury

British Journal of Nursing, 2008
The increase of incident reporting in hospitals in recent years, and the way these incidents are dealt with, have contributed to patient safety becoming one of the hot topics of the early 21st century. An important and necessary issue to tackle, yes, but has the safety of nurses been cast aside in the pursuit of patient safety?
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Needlestick injuries

British Dental Journal, 1997
I, Greenwood, J M, Zakrzewska
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Management of Needlestick Injuries

Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2001
R B, Ferreiro, K A, Sepkowitz
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Needlestick injuries: mechanisms and control

Journal of Hospital Infection, 1988
Consideration of a linear model for venepuncture and patterns that emerge from the literature can help to understand the occurrence of occupational needlestick injuries which are common in healthcare workers. A systematic approach can also help in evaluation of potential control measures and in cost-benefit analysis.
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[Needlestick injuries].

Anasthesiologie, Intensivmedizin, Notfallmedizin, Schmerztherapie : AINS, 2009
Needlestick injuries (NSI) occur very frequently in the health-care field and represent a very serious risk for health-care workers. It is estimated that 500,000 NSI occur per year in Germany. They are the most frequent cause of infections with blood-borne pathogens. Thus prevention is of decisive importance.
Klaus, Kerwat, Marcel, Goedecke, Hinnerk, Wulf   +2 more
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