Blunting sharps injuries in the OR continues to be a work in progress.
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Risk Factors of Needlestick and Sharps Injuries among Healthcare Workers
Background and Objectives: Exposure to contaminated needlesticks and sharp devices is an important occupational hazard among healthcare workers. The objective of this study was to gain further insight into prevalence and risk factors of needlestick and sharps injuries among healthcare workers. Methods: A cross-sectional survey was carried out among 384 healthcare workers of two hospitals in N...
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Introduction: Blood born infectious diseases (HBV, HCV and HIV) are common ‎occupational hazards which threaten medical workers‏.‏‎ Sharps and needle stick injuries are ‎common problems for nurses at work places but sometimes these injuries remain unreported.‎ Objective: The main objective of this research is to identify the factors related to report the ‎ne...
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Background and Aims Nursing students such as health care workers are at risk of needle stick/sharps injuries. However, little attention has been paid by researchers to this topic. The objective of this study was to describe the frequency, causes and practice of nursing students in contaminated needle stick/sharps injuries. Methods This is a descriptive cross-sectional study conducted in Ar...
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Introduction: Dental students are at high risk for occupational exposure to blood borne pathogens (including HBV, HCV and AIDS) via sharps and needle stick injuries (NSIs). The aim of this study was to evaluate sharps and needle stick injuries among dental students and students' practice regarding protective strategies against blood borne pathogens. Methods: This cross-sectional study was perfo...
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Background and aims: Accident is an unplanned and damaging occurrence that leads to unusual pattern of life activity that caused by an unsafe measure and unpleasant work conditions or both of them. Occupational injury is an accident occurring during the work and can lead to fatal/ nonfatal injuries as a leading cause of the working time and workforce loss. It is among the most important complic...
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- OR manager
دوره 26 1 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2010