Needle stick and sharp injuries (NSSI) in health care workers in Ulaanbaatar
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Needle stick and sharp injuries (NSSI) in health care workers in Ulaanbaatar
Results Health worker working 3 or more nights duties/week and more than 36 hours duty per week (p<0.05) were more prone to injuries. The prevalence of NSSI in both the hospitals was 840 / 1000 HCW / year (84%) and majority of injuries occurred among nurses (p<0.00) besides laboratory assistants and housekeepers. A large amount of injuries occurred in injection room and in-patient departments. ...
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عنوان ژورنال: BMC Proceedings
سال: 2011
ISSN: 1753-6561
DOI: 10.1186/1753-6561-5-s6-p226