The study aimed to: (1) Describe the situation of damage caused by sharp waste in medical staffs and (2) Identify association factors at Duc Giang General Hospital 2022. is a cross-sectional descriptive research on 121 health care workers. results showed that 24,8% healthcare workers injuried waste, which wounds finger hand accounted for most with 96,7%, skin mucous lesions majority 63,3%, rela...

Abstract Objective Needlestick and sharps injuries (NSIs) are known occupational risks among health-care workers. Reporting these is important for early prevention management of blood-borne infections. We investigated the prevalence characteristics NSIs underreporting hospital workers (HWs) from different sectors. Methods A single-center cross-sectional study, involving an anonymous survey deli...

BACKGROUND Accidental needle stick injuries (NSIs) are an occupational hazard for healthcare workers (HCWs). A recent increase in NSIs in a tertiary care hospital lead to a 1-year review of the pattern of injuries, with a view to determine risk factors for injury and potential interventions for prevention. METHODS We reviewed 1-year (July 2006-June 2007) of ongoing surveillance of NSIs. RES...

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...

The text, reproduced here by the International Healthcare Worker Safety Center, University of Virginia, is part of the U.S. government legislative record and as such is in the public domain. Passages deemed of particular importance have been highlighted in bold. The Statement of Legislative Intent provides guidance to courts and OSHA administrative law judges in cases where the " plain meaning ...