Needle stick injury reporting among surgeons in tertiary hospitals of Lahore

Needle stick injuries among nurses of two tertiary care hospitals of Lahore: A KAP study.

OBJECTIVE To estimate the prevalence of needle-stick injuries in female nurses of a public and private hospital and compare the findings. METHODS This cross-sectional study was conducted at one public and one private tertiary care hospital in Lahore, Pakistan, from March to June 2015, and comprised female nurses who were selected using non-probability purposive sampling. A structured question...

Evaluation of Preventive Interventions in Reporting Needle Stick Injuries among Health Care Workers

Background and Objective: Needle stick injuries (NSIs) are a common potential risk for healthcare workers. The aim of this study was to evaluate preventive interventions against needle stick injury incidents among HCWs.   Methods: Seven hospitals in the Iranian Chaharmahal-VA-Bakhtiari Province were surveyed between March 2008 to March 2013. Data of the needle stick injuries of healthcare wor...

Needle stick injuries among health care workers of public sector tertiary care hospitals of Karachi.

OBJECTIVE To estimate the frequency of needle stick injuries (NSI) among health care workers (nurses, student nurses and paramedical staff) in public hospitals of Karachi. STUDY DESIGN Cross sectional, observational. PLACE AND DURATION OF STUDY This study was conducted in three public tertiary care hospitals of Karachi, from November 2007 to January 2008. METHODOLOGY Data was collected by...

Knowledge practice gaps about needle stick injuries among healthcare workers at tertiary care hospitals of Pakistan.

BACKGROUND The aim of our study were to assess the knowledge and practice gaps about Needle Stick Injuries (NSIs) and their associated factors among Health Care Workers' (HCWs) at tertiary care hospitals of Pakistan. METHODS A cross-sectional study was conducted in two tertiary care teaching hospitals in Karachi, Pakistan, representing both private and public health sector. During the months ...

Preventing needle-stick injury.