Needle-Stick Reporting Among Surgeons

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...

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 worke...

Preventing needle-stick injury.

Needle-Stick Injuries Among Healthcare Workers in a Teaching Hospital

BACKGROUND Needle-Stick Injuries (NSIs) are among the hazards and problems that can expose health workers to infections. OBJECTIVES This study aimed to determine the rate of NSIs in a teaching hospital in Tehran, Iran. MATERIALS AND METHODS This cross-sectional, analytical and descriptive study was conducted at one of the teaching hospitals in Tehran, Iran, in 2013. The study population was...

Self-reported needle-stick injuries among dentists in north Jordan.

The incidence of needle-stick injuries and the reporting attitudes among dentists in the north of Jordan were assessed with a cross-sectional survey. The study included 170 general dental practitioners (119 males and 51 females), of whom 113 (66.5%) were injured within the preceding 12 months. Needle-stick injury was significantly associated with higher age and a higher number of patients treat...