background injuries resulting from sharp and cutting objects and exposure to patients’ blood and other body fluids are considered as one of the most important occupational hazards facing health care personnel due to exposure to blood-borne viruses such as hepatitis b and c and hiv. the aim of this study is to investigate occupational hazards that involve safe handling of sharp and penetrating o...

Methods This study was carried out before and after intervention, and took six years, 2003 to2008. At the beginning of the study, the injuries resulting from sharps among Isfahan Province health care workers in 31 hospitals were investigated.Then in the second, third and fourth years of intervention plan, the first phase was carried out by using the data analysis information. Most of the interv...

BACKGROUND Accidental needle stick injuries (NSIs) are an occupational hazard for healthcare workers (HCWs). A recent increase in NSIs in a tertiary care hospital lead to a 1-year review of the pattern of injuries, with a view to determine risk factors for injury and potential interventions for prevention. METHODS We reviewed 1-year (July 2006-June 2007) of ongoing surveillance of NSIs. RES...

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...

I read the recently published article by Adib-Hajbaghery et al. (1) in your journal with interest. Healthcare workers (HWCs) are at high risk of infection with hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) transmitted through blood and infected fluids; the infected staff can transfer these viruses to uninfected patients while providing services (2). Adib-Hajbaghery et al. (1) reported tha...

Needle stick injuries (NSIs) are frequently reported as occupational injuries among health care workers. The health effects of a NSI can be significant when blood-to-blood contact occurs from patient to health care worker. The objective of this study was to evaluate whether the number of NSIs decreased among health care workers at risk in one Dutch academic hospital after introduction of inject...

Background and Purpose: Needle stick injuries (NSIs) remains a significant risk of occupational transmission of Blood-borne pathogens in health care workers (HCWs). This study aimed to determine the “Risk Factors of Needlestick and Sharps Injuries among Healthcare Workers in Naft hospital, Mahshahr”. Methods: A descriptive-cross sectional study carried out on 135 HCWs in Naft hospit...

Needle-stick injuries (NSI) pose a significant occupational hazard for nurses worldwide. With appropriate knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP), the occurrence of NSI can be minimized. This study aimed to assess KAP Malaysian public hospital towards NSI. A cross-sectional was conducted involving 208 who completed self-administered questionnaires measuring KAP. Results showed that most had g...