be substantial and may increase with the long-term treatment of associated serious infections (Lee et al 2005). The incidence of needlestick injury is under-reported (Wilburn and Eijkemans 2004). Approximately 75% of these injuries are thought to be preventable by informing and educating healthcare professionals on the appropriate procedures to minimise the risks associated with handling and di...

There is a high risk of staff receiving needlestick and other sharps injuries while working in health care. Concern is so great that a seminar on sharps injury prevention and single-use medical devices was held in March 2003 at the European Parliament in Brussels. Injuries caused by needles and other sharp medical devices, and the related risk of potentially fatal disease transmission, remain a...

Nurses face the risk of exposure to blood-borne infections if they suffer a needlestick or other injury from sharp devices such as lancets, scalpels and razors. In order to minimise their risk of contracting viruses such as HIV, hepatitis B and C, or other infections, risk assessment exercises must be undertaken so that safer systems of work can be implemented to protect nurses and other health...

Background:Healthcare settings pose a major occupational hazard to their employees. Needlestick and sharps injuries (NSSIs) are one of the risk factors for blood-borne infection among healthcare workers. Materials Method: A hospital-based cross-sectional study was carried out in tertiary hospital Lucknow district with objectives assessing prevalence sharp injury staff nurses safety precautions ...

needlestick injuries in the health care workers of urmia   educational hospitals   r. nejadrahim [1] , n. gharahughi [2] , m. sistanizade [3]     abstract:   introduction: needlestick, injuries and probable acquisition of blood born pathogens such as hbv, hcv and hiv/aids are some occupational hazards that threaten the health of' the health care workers. considering this important issue, t...

BACKGROUND AND AIM: Needlestick (NS) injuries are one of the most important subjects in the dental field which can cause so many dangerous blood-borne diseases. The aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence, knowledge, and practice of dentists and their assistants about exposure to sharp contaminated instruments in Kerman, Iran, in 2012. METHODS: In this cross-sectional study, self-admin...

1. Goniewicz M, Włoszczak-Szubzda A, Niemcewicz M, Witt M, Marciniak-Niemcewicz A, Jarosz MJ. Injuries caused by sharp instruments among healthcare workers-international and Polish perspectives. Ann Agric Environ Med. 2012;19(3):523-7. 2. Saia M, Hofmann F, Sharman J, Abiteboul D, Campins M, Burkowitz J, et al. Needlestick Injuries: Incidence and Cost in the United States, United Kingdom, Germa...

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) revised the Bloodborne Pathogen Standard and, on July 17, 2001, began enforcing the use of appropriate and effective sharps devices with engineered sharps injury protection. OSHA requires employers to maintain a sharps injury log that records, among other items, the type and brand of contaminated sharps device involved in each injury. Fed...

BACKGROUND Occupational sharps injuries are associated with transmission of bloodborne viruses to healthcare workers, including hepatitis B virus (HBV), hepatitis C virus (HCV), and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Similarly reuse of syringes in healthcare settings might transmit these infections between patients. The objective of this study was to systematically review the evidence about th...

BACKGROUND Surgeons in training are at high risk for needlestick injuries. The reporting of such injuries is a critical step in initiating early prophylaxis or treatment. METHODS We surveyed surgeons in training at 17 medical centers about previous needlestick injuries. Survey items inquired about whether the most recent injury was reported to an employee health service or involved a "high-ri...