نتایج جستجو برای: needlestick injury

تعداد نتایج: 318148  

Journal: :journal of research in health sciences 0
h ebrahimi a khosravi

background: needlestick injuries (nsis) are among the most important occupational injuries for health care workers (hcws). in iran, the problem of exposure to contaminated blood among nursing personnels has not well documented. the aim of this study was to determine the incidence of needlestick injuries in population of nurses in shahroud imam hossein hospital, northern iran. methods: a self-ad...

Journal: :Journal of Postgraduate Medicine 2008

Journal: :Nursing standard (Royal College of Nursing (Great Britain) : 1987) 2000
Joe Gallagher Paul Hopson

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...

Journal: :Occupational medicine 2010
Simon Adams Stevan G Stojkovic Stephen H Leveson

BACKGROUND Needlestick injuries are common during surgical procedures. Following such an injury, local protocols should be followed to minimize the risk of infection. AIMS To identify who sustains such injuries, under what circumstances and what actions are taken to minimize the risk and in response to intraoperative needlestick injuries. METHODS A questionnaire was submitted via e-mail to ...

Journal: :The Journal of the Kyushu Dental Society 1996

2010

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...

Journal: :Occupational medicine 2013
B Green E C Griffiths

BACKGROUND Needlestick injuries (NSIs) are a common occupational hazard with potential physical health effects, including viral infections such as hepatitis and HIV. Less appreciated are the psychiatric consequences of NSIs, potentially including post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and adjustment disorder (AD). AIMS To study psychiatric consequences of NSIs by diagnosis, duration and severi...

Journal: :BMJ 1991
D C Anderson A L Blower J M Packer L A Ganguli

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...

Journal: :international journal of occupational and environment medicine 0
m askarian department of community medicine, shiraz university of medical sciences, shiraz m yadollahi f kuochak m danaei v vakili m momeni

the burden of exposure to blood-borne pathogens (such as hepatitis b and c viruses) is considerable for health care workers. hepatitis virus transmission requires a non-immune host, an infectious source, and skin or mucous membrane injury. these three aspects are the main fields for preventional interventions. we reviewed major recent studies on this topic to identify precautions health care wo...

2004
Arnaud P. Tarantola Anne C. Rachline Cyril Konto Sandrine Houzé Sylvie Lariven Anika Fichelle David Ammar Christiane Sabah-Mondan Hélène Vrillon Oliver Bouchaud Frank Pitard Elisabeth Bouvet

1878 Emerging Infectious Diseases • www.cdc.gov/eid • Vol. 10, No. 10, October 2004 from randomized controlled trials are lacking. All of our patients had been previously healthy, with no coexisting conditions identified as poor prognostic risk factors (2,10). These three cases, together with the case of Wong et al. (1), suggested that at least a subset of SARS adult patients can have a relativ...

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