Managing the risk of needlestick injuries may help prevent serious injury. Using safety devices, wearing gloves, avoiding unnecessary use, and providing proper training can help. Needlestick injuries ...

One needlestick injury can cost hundreds of dollars, study estimates Italian researchers say the economic burden of managing needlestick and sharps injuries among healthcare personnel be offset by the ...

A needlestick injury is a percutaneous piercing wound typically caused by a needlepoint, resulting in exposure to potentially harmful body fluids, according to the Centers for Disease Control and ...

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. We surveyed surgeons in training at 17 ...

Needlesticks and other sharps injuries continue to be a concern for healthcare workers. The International Safety Center has found that more than half of sharps injuries involve devices lacking sharps ...

Needlestick injuries affect approximately 1,000 people per day across U.S. hospitals, generating more than $1 billion in unnecessary costs, according to a Safe in Common report in Herald Online. Safe ...

Needlestick Knife blade, or other sharp instrument (burr, etc.) Splash to open skin or mucous membrane As a student, faculty, or staff member of Case Western Reserve University, there is a formal ...

Background: Medical students are at a particularly high risk for needlestick injury and its consequences because of their relative inexperience and lack of disability insurance. Objective: To ...

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Even though you are professional and careful -- accidents happen in medical scenarios. Intensive care nurse Rhianna Ferial talks about a needlestick injury she sustained on the job that possibly ...

In healthcare settings, the safety and well-being of healthcare workers are paramount. One overlooked area of concern is the occurrence of needlestick and sharps injuries. These incidents, often a ...