OSHA and Congress Press for Greater Protections Against Needlestick Injuries
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Preventing needlestick injuries.
BMJf 1991;302:769-70 The use of needles is an essential part of providing medical care but is potentially hazardous to staff. Awareness of hazards, use of the correct equipment, and a consistent and careful technique are all of great importance in preventing needlestick injuries. To date 13 cases of occupationally contracted AIDS caused by needlestick injuries with hollow bore needles have been...
متن کاملThe management of needlestick injuries.
BACKGROUND An estimated 1 million needlestick injuries (NSIs) occur in Europe each year. The Council Directive 2010/32/EU on the prevention of NSIs describes minimum requirements for prevention and calls for the implementation of local, national and Europe-wide reporting systems. The Directive is to be implemented by all EU member states by 11 May 2013. The purpose of this study was to assess (...
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PARAMEDICS AND ED PERSONNEL FACE similar risks for blood exposures. They are both confronted by the unpredictability of the patient’s condition, and must perform a daunting variety of tasks under intense pressure. I experienced those risks firsthand as a paramedic in rural West Virginia for four years. My interest in becoming a paramedic started as a concern for my youngest daughter, who seemed...
متن کاملOut of hospital needlestick injuries.
Retrospective analysis showed that 67 children had presented in Edinburgh with needlestick injuries on 70 occasions over five years. Worryingly, 10 children sustained injuries pretending to be intravenous drug abusers. Despite risks of hepatitis B and HIV infection, protection and follow up were inadequate. Publicity about discarded needles and a treatment plan for use in accident and emergency...
متن کاملSocial representations of needlestick injuries.
OBJECTIVES understand the Social Representations about needlestick injuries elaborated by Nursing Technicians and analyze how these representations influence their conducts. METHOD the data, obtained by interviews, were processed using ALCESTE software and their analysis was based on Serge Moscovici's Social Representations Theory. RESULTS it was evidenced that, after the accident, these pr...
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عنوان ژورنال: Pain Physician
سال: 2000
ISSN: 2150-1149,1533-3159
DOI: 10.36076/ppj.2000/3/102