AIMS AND OBJECTIVES The aims of this study were to compare the anesthetic effect a lidocaine/prilocaine (L/P) topical with placebo on pain from needle sticks and L/P an infiltrative orthodontic miniscrew placement. MATERIALS METHODS Pain elimination was analyzed two interventions: (a) stick (b) insertion. When assessing stick, one side mandible received 2.5% lidocaine/2.5% prilocaine anesthetic...

I read the recently published article by Adib-Hajbaghery et al. (1) in your journal with interest. Healthcare workers (HWCs) are at high risk of infection with hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) transmitted through blood and infected fluids; the infected staff can transfer these viruses to uninfected patients while providing services (2). Adib-Hajbaghery et al. (1) reported tha...

conclusions cooling the injection site prior to local anesthetic injection is an effective and inexpensive method to reduce the pain and discomfort caused by the injection. methods subjects who presented with superficial lacerations were randomly assigned to 2 groups, the first group received ice packing prior to injection and the second did not. the pain severity, length and depth of the lacer...

conclusions considering the high rate of occupational injuries, further preventive measures should be implemented to prevent these injuries from occurring. providing initial and continuing training for employees is very important. directing special attention to emergency department employees may be effective in reducing occupational injuries. results the results showed that only 50.2% of injuri...

background & objectives: blood-borne viral diseases represent one of the most potentially serious threats to healthcare workers & laboratory staff and since they can be asymptomatic for many years their true prevalence in medical staff have not been clearly determined. this study was carried out to determine the rate of seropositivity for hepatitis b & c viruses & hiv in the laboratory staff of...

BACKGROUND Although the prevalence of blood borne pathogens in many developing countries is high, documentation of infections due to occupational exposure is limited. Seventy percent of the world's HIV infected population lives in Sub-Saharan Africa, but only 4 % of cases are reported from this region. Under reporting of needle stick and/or sharps injuries in healthcare facilities was common. ...