background: nurses are at risk of injuries caused by sharp instruments in hospitals. the objective of this study was to investigate the frequency of injuries due to sharp instruments and its relevant factors among nurses of imam reza hospital, kermanshah, iran. methods: this descriptive-analytic study was conducted on 258 nurses working at imam reza hospital of kermanshah, iran, in 2013. the da...

World Health Organization reports in the World Health Report 2002, that of the 35 million health-care workers, 2 million experience percutaneous exposure to infectious diseases each year. In addition, it shows that 37.6% of hepatitis B, 39% of hepatitis C and 4.4% of HIV/AIDS in health-care workers around the world are due to needle stick injuries [1]. During 2002 to 2007, it has been reported ...

PURPOSE The purpose of this study is to assess the incidence, management, and outcomes for needle stick injuries (NSIs) in a tertiary eye-care hospital and provide appropriate recommendations for its prevention. METHODS This was a retrospective database review of NSI recorded between 2010 and 2015 at a tertiary eye care center. All staff members who had NSI were managed with standard treatmen...

over 170 million patients worldwide are chronically infected with hepatitis c virus ( hcv ); making it a globally important infection. dentists constantly handle sharp instruments infected with biological fluids and are therefore considered at high-risk of contracting hcv infection. needle-stick injuries seem to be the most common route of exposure to blood-borne pathogens in dental practice. m...

OBJECTIVES To determine the prevalence of sharp instrument injuries in hospital-based healthcare workers (HCWs) in mainland China and the contributing factors. DESIGN Cross-sectional study. SETTING The data were derived from public hospitals. PARTICIPANTS A total of 360 hospitals were recruited in the study, including 289 general hospitals and 71 specialised hospitals. Among them, 194 are...

Objective: This study aimed to assess the knowledge, attitude and practices among health care workers on needle stick injuries. Methods: A 15-item questionnaire was administered to seventy health care workers including nurses and paramedical staffs from different departments of Kathmandu Medical College and Teaching Hospital to measure knowledge, attitude and practices on needle stick injuries....

conclusions the door-to-needle (dtn) time, in a standard setting, is recommended to be less than 30 minutes. according to the results of this study, the dtn time is comparatively two times longer in females and afternoon and night shifts. different variables including emergency staff, physicians, patients’ characteristics, and environmental/physical factors induced this difference. results in t...