Herein, we described the first case of self-inoculation in a veterinarian with bovine Johne’s disease(BJD) attenuated vaccine in Iran that required medical attention. A needle-stick injury to the right thumb of ayoung veterinarian during vaccination of cattle with BJD vaccine resulted in an inflammation that not onlyfailed to resolve but also progressed to a lesion 2.5 cm in diameter. The usual...

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. ...

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...

Penetrating trauma is an injury caused by a foreign object piercing the skin and damaging underlying tissues results in open wound. The most common cause of such are gun shots, explosive devices stab wounds. These penetrating injuries if neglected can result various complications like neurovascular compromise, flexor or extensor tendon injuries, ischemic changes, infection it even go for compar...

SoDAiy, son of Mohan Chamar, of yaziwala District, Bijnor, aged 12 years, was brought to hospital about 6 p.m. on the evening of the 26th May, 1927, by his father. The father stated that the boy had climbed over a tree trunk, leaving his stick balanced against the trunk. He 'had slipped and fallen on to the stick, which had entered the anus. On examination there was no external injury on any pa...

LNJP Hospital conducts regular meetings to review all needle stick injuries reported by the HCWs to ensure follow up. In our hospital, all needle stick injury cases are reported fi rst to the casualty medical offi cer, who then refers the cases to the emergency microbiology laboratory of the hospital, which provides 24 h service for further follow-up. It is ensured that unsafe work practices su...

Cardiac impalement injury is rare and one of the most severe penetrating chest injuries, often fatal. The management of penetrating cardiac injuries is a challenging one. The success in management of impaling cardiac trauma requires stabilization of the impaling object, expeditious transfer to a facility for open heart surgery, rapid imaging, access to blood and blood products and a ready surgi...

background and objectives: needle stick and sharp injuries (nsis) has remained as a persisting occupational hazard among the healthcare workers. this study aimed to provide updated information on the intensity and potential causes of the problem in iran, by surveying a sample from major hospitals affiliated with tehran university of medical sciences.   methods: of 3312 healthcare workers with t...

Park EJ, et al. BMJ Case Rep 2017. doi:10.1136/bcr-2017-220620 Description As experts of the human airway, it is our job as anaesthesiologists to control and secure the airway in the safest way possible for the patient. The perioperative anaesthetic plan always includes an airway component, ranging from bag-mask ventilation to endotracheal intubation. Routine surgical procedures may warrant a c...