Needlestick injuries frequently occur among healthcare workers, introducing high risk of bloodborne pathogen infection for surgeons, assistants, and nurses. This systematic review aims to explore the impact of both educational training and safeguard interventions to reduce needlestick injuries. Several databases were searched including MEDLINE, PsycINFO, SCOPUS, CINAHL and Sciencedirect. Studie...

Fifty three children were referred following community needlestick injuries, August 1995 to September 2003. Twenty five attended for serology six months later. None were positive for HIV, or hepatitis B or C. Routine follow up after community needlestick injury is unnecessary. HIV post-exposure prophylaxis should only be considered in high risk children.

BACKGROUND AND AIMS Health care workers (HCWs) are at risk of contracting and spreading hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) to others. The aim of this study was to evaluate knowledge, attitudes and behavior of physicians concerning HBV and HCV. METHODS A 29-item questionnaire (reliability coefficient = 0.7) was distributed at two national/regional congresses and two university...

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...

There are an estimated 385,000 accidental needlestick injuries (NSI) of healthcare workers annually in the United States [1]. 16,000 healthcare workers are exposed to HIV through needlestick injuries annually, with even more having exposure to hepatitis B and C [1]. The seroconversion rate for HIV after a single percutaneous exposure has been estimated by the CDC to be approximately 0.3%, hepat...

American nurse Lynda Arnold, who became HIV positive following a needlestick injury, spoke at the recent RCN Congress (News April 12). Her lecture brought home the importance of the use of gloves and good practice, but also the need to report all incidents, and the need for policies being in place and available to all staff. If, as suggested, 60 per cent of needlestick injuries are not reported...

Needlestick Injuries Among French Medical Students Eric Rosenthal, MD, Christian Pradier, MD, Olivia Keita-Perse, MD, Joëlle Altare, MD, Pierre Dellamonica, MD, Jill-Patrice Cassuto, MD ALTHOUGH THE RISK OF HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS (HIV) infection through occupational exposures to blood has received considerable attention, relatively few studies have addressed blood exposure accidents (BEAs...

campaigns may be exposed to bloodborne pathogens in the event of a needlestick injury. In preparation for a mass immunization campaign, information was sought to decrease the number of needle-stick injuries. A literature search revealed no information pertaining to needlestick injuries occurring during mass vaccination campaigns. Other studies discussed the difficulty in obtaining information r...

Depressive symptoms among medical residents are common. The objective of this study was to determine the association of depressive symptoms with needlestick injury among first-year medical residents (so-called "intern"). We conducted a prospective cohort study among 107 medical residents in 14 training hospitals. The baseline survey was conducted in August 2005 and the follow-up survey was cond...

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...