needlestick injuries

..Most important, 22 percent of all needlestick injuries have been reported by surgical personnel with 33 percent of the injuries occurring in the surgical field, ..

..disorders (MSDs) and the transmission of bloodborne pathogens such as HIV and Hepatitis C through needlestick injuries. Extended work schedules increase the length of workplace exposure to hazards that lead to such injuries...

..evidence suggests that organizational factors such as staffing levels and workplace climate play a role in needlesticks that is similar to their connection to safety problems impacting patients...

..evidence suggests that organizational factors such as staffing levels and workplace climate play a role in needlesticks that is similar to their connection to safety problems impacting patients...

..program in health care worker safety (NaSH) examining the effect of safer needles on the rates and types of needlestick injuries. The final activity is enhanced clinical trials, which focus on new therapies for the prevention and ..

..g., accidental needle sticks). Various statistical methods will include generalized estimating equation method and multivariate analyses...

..Risk factors for needlestick injuries in the acute care setting have been elucidated, however little is known about the risk factors facing the ..

..reduce the level of expertise required to collect cord blood, eliminate the risk of blood splashing and needle sticks while increasing the percentage of cord blood units collected that are free of contamination and sufficient in ..

..include issues such as immigrant workers, environmental exposures among children, shift work and fatigue, needle stick injuries in health care workers, chemical exposures, biomarkers of exposures and health effects and management of ..

..include issues such as immigrant workers, environmental exposures among children, shift work and fatigue, needle stick injuries in health care workers, chemical exposures, biomarkers of exposures and health effects and management of ..

..include issues such as immigrant workers, environmental exposures among children, shift work and fatigue, needle stick injuries in health care workers, chemical exposures, biomarkers of exposures and health effects and management of ..

..Additionally, the Transcutaneous booster will decrease the risk of needle-sticks and related disease, and reduce personnel and equipment requirements related to tetanus immunization...

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..Because many patients are uncomfortable with venipuncture or multiple needle sticks required for in vitro or in vivo tests, a simple diagnostic test requiring only a small amount of blood (from ..

..the non-symptomatic mainly through a surveillance program specially designed for health professionals with needle stick injuries. Sequential blood draws will be implemented at specific time points to obtain PBMC and plasma for ..

..Significant correlates of needlestick injuries included tenure, patient load, hours worked, lack of compliance with standard precautions, handling needles ..

..Therefore, it is essential to draw special attention to under- and post-graduate programs covering all medical professions, in which the problem of occupational and hospital infections should be an obligatory element of training...

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..This study explores the frequency of exposure to needlestick injuries and the hepatitis B vaccination coverage among HCWs in Egypt...

..This study documents the annual incidence of PCI among HCWs showing important potential exposure to viral hepatitis and HIV in Taiwan...

..The general prevalence, risk groups, prophylaxis, and treatment of HBV, HCV, and HIV are elaborated. Common blood tests for each of these pathogens are also explained...

..CONCLUSION: The incidence of BBFE among nurses and housekeeping personnel in King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital was high. Systematic control measures and good organization of the work and workplace should be urgently implemented...

..Blood-exposure prevention programs should aim at a reduction of high-risk incidents within hospitals, and at increasing the awareness for vaccination and early reporting within the community setting...

..Technologic advances (eg, safety-engineered devices) may further enhance safety in the healthcare workplace...

..Although use of ESIPs is the mandated and preferred way to protect workers from needlesticks, complete adoption of this technology will depend on the support of the social systems in which it is used and ..

..The implementation of ESIPDs is a useful measure in a comprehensive program to reduce percutaneous injuries associated with phlebotomy procedures...

..Although occupational exposure to HIV leads to a low rate of seroconversion, these individuals can develop an antigen-specific immune response characterized in our study by induction of IL-10 in PBMC in vitro...

..CONCLUSIONS: Management of occupational exposures to blood and body fluids is costly; the best way to avoid these costs is by prevention of exposures...

..Policy, practice, and training need to address new devices engineered to prevent sharps injuries, sharps disposal containers, and prophylaxis after percutaneous injury...

..7 [+/- 1.6] years), there was no increase in transaminases or seroconversions to any of the viral markers. CONCLUSION: Our accurate postexposure follow-up revealed a lack of transmission of HBV, HCV, and HIV...

..developed guidelines for the operating room to prevent the spread of infection from, for example, accidental needle sticks. Unfortunately, those guidelines are not always strictly followed...

BACKGROUND: Health care workers (HCWs) are at risk of exposures to human blood and body fluids (BBF). Needlestick injuries and splashes place HCWs at risk for numerous blood-borne infections including human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), ..

..These findings are similar to those in other countries and reflect the overall improvement in the management of occupational risk of BBF in health care workers...

..from 1997 to 2000, we evaluated incidence and temporal trends of BBFE according to medical devices causing needlestick injuries. We observed that the BBFE incidence per 100,000 peripheral venous catheters purchased decreased from 12...

..However, efficacy of such programmes must be reviewed, alternative strategies evaluated, and the cause of HCWs' limited knowledge determined...

..1%). This study indicated that emphasis on work practice, attire, disposal systems and education strategies, as well as the use of safety sharps should be employed to reduce work-related injuries among HCWs in Australia...

..In the last 6 years, the average rate of BBF exposures was 0.57 per 100 admissions per year (average of needlestick injuries alone was 0.46 per 100 admissions)...

..CONCLUSION: This surveillance highlighted risky practices and demonstrated employees and locations frequently involved in NSSIs. An education program was designed for all staff at risk of exposure, targeting higher-risk employees...

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..Even though tolerability in terms of SE frequency was slightly better in HCWs group, non-HCWs were more willing to take ARV for four weeks even in presence of SE. More of non-HCWs followed full drug prophylaxis...

..The finding may inspire to improve access to PEP for other health care workers and phlebotomists employed in remote areas...

..and population-based surveys, qualitative interviews and operational research with 650 staff at risk of needlestick injuries (NSIs)...

..NSI are common, preventable sources of infection and stress for HCW in Africa...

..When a health care worker has been exposed to one of the blood-born viruses, thorough information and follow-up should be offered by a specialist...

..a tertiary care centre in central Mumbai, and we report a six-year (1998--2003) ongoing surveillance of needlestick injuries. Of the 380 HCWs who reported needlestick injuries, 45% were nurses, 33% were attendants, 11% were doctors ..

..PURPOSE: The aim of the study is to estimate incidence rates of occupational blood exposure by route of exposure (needlesticks; cuts from sharp objects; mucous membrane exposures to the eyes, nose, or mouth; bites; and blood contact with ..

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..Training programs and other relevant measures should be put in place to promote the appropriate use of protective barrier equipment by HCWs at all times...

..CONCLUSION: Improving knowledge of risk as well as promotion of protection/prevention measures well adapted to this profession should be helpful in optimizing future attitudes...

..the level of awareness amongst operating room personnel regarding post-exposure prophylaxis in case of needlestick injuries from confirmed or suspected cases of HIV...

..PEP should be started as early as possible and carried out for 28 days. The recommended PEP consists of two inhibitors of the reverse transcriptase and one inhibitor of the protease...

Guideline 'Needle stick injuries': risk assessment and post-exposure management in practice The objective of the national guideline 'Needle stick injuries' is to make the assessment of needle stick injuries more structured and uniform...

..All 15 persons who were correctly started on a PEP treatment took the medication for a period of 28 days despite many side effects. No seroconversions were established during the follow-up period of 6 months...

..The results of this study confirm that health care workers need further education to prevent sharps injuries, and that the risk of blood borne virus acquisition through an occupational sharps injury is low but not negligible...

..Preventive strategies to lower SIs in public hospitals should include regular training of hospital staff to minimize needle recapping and improper disposal, among other interventions to reduce the dangers of needles...

..Although the number of needlestick injuries and subsequent transmission of bloodborne pathogens have been further reduced with the use of i.v...

..These data underscore the importance of identifying persons with acute HCV infection and promptly referring them to experienced clinicians who can provide updated counseling and treatment...

..e. nephrolithiasis (due to indinavir) and toxic hepatitis (due to nevirapine). In The Netherlands so far no HIV-seroconversions have been recorded after an occupational accident...

..issues related to safe injection and the other to collect data about giving injections, exposure to needle stick injuries, hepatitis B vaccination status and safe injection training...

..CONCLUSIONS: Change to the use of intrinsically safer instrumentation has the potential to prevent injury to healthcare workers...

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..This article examines different aspects of dealing with the prevention and management of potential HIV/AIDS transmission in the healthcare setting...

..Council of Nurses launched a pilot project in three countries to protect healthcare workers from needlestick injuries. The results of the pilot will be disseminated worldwide, along with best policies and practices for ..

..This failure of PEP with a combination drug regimen may have been related to antiretroviral drug resistance, other factors, or both. This case highlights the importance of preventing injury to prevent occupational transmission of HIV...

..We found that the plasma viral load was not different from the viral load in bone marrow...