Needle stick injuries usually happen to healthcare workers in hospitals, clinics, and labs. Needle stick injuries can also happen at home or in the community if needles are not discarded properly. Used needles may have blood or body fluids that carry HIV, the hepatitis B virus (HBV), or ...
The high rate of NSI and unreported cases, besides the lack of adequate information, indicates the necessity of implementing protocols and strategies for improving the safety of this personnel. It is difficult to compare the result of this study with those performed among HCWs in other settings; ...
æORIGINAL ARTICLE Needle stick injuries among dental students: risk factors and recommendations for prevention Kamis Gaballah1*, Dorothy Warbuton2, Kamal Sihmbly3 and Tara Renton1 1Department of Oral Surgery, King's College London Dental Institute, London, UK; 2Dental Institute, King's College...
84Altmetric Metrics Abstract The high stiffness of intravenous needles can cause tissue injury and increase the risk of transmission of blood-borne pathogens through accidental needlesticks. Here we describe the development and performance of an intravenous needle whose stiffness and shape depend on body...
In this work, we take the PEDOT as the glue water to stick CNTs on the tip surface of acupuncture needle. Afterwards, PEDOT/CNT films are electrochemically coated on the tip of acupuncture needle, and their morphology and electrochemical properties are characterized. Results show that PEDOT and ...
Finally, some believe that multiple areas of a given mass can, and should, be sampled with the same needle in a single needle stick. In a large mass, the angle of the needle may be changed in small increments during sampling. Major changes in the direction of the needle should be avoide...
with local masking protocols allowing for model building and refinement of the major membrane spanning components of the needle complex base in addition to an isolated needle filament. This work provides significant insight into injectisome structure and assembly and importantly captures the molecular basi...
NEEDLE FOR SAFETY WORK WITH BLOODMIJAILOVIC ZDRAVKO
I need more training regarding needle stick injury protocols###172(41.6)###171(41.4)###46(11.1)###9(2.2)###15(3.6) Knowledge, attitude, and practices regarding infection control measures among medical students Inquiries were made regarding factors leading to needle stick injury. Questions were...
In this regard, even with hospitals providing education, training, and safety protocols, there is a continued infection spread with HIV, especially by accidental needle sticks.There is also a wide variety of testing that can be used for HIV utilizing different methodologies, allowing for improved ...