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Perception about Precautions of Needle Stick Injuries among Nurses
... to needle stick injuries twenty lac people are exposed to blood borne virus each year (WHO, ...of needle stick injuries is sixteen percent during previous study in nurses (Mahfouz, ...of ...
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Factors Associated with Needle Stick and Sharp Injuries among Health Care Workers
... of needle stick in our study was ...of needle stick injury in Africa is ...of needle stick injuries was as follows: Nigeria, 31%, Turkey 62%, India (72%), Egypt, ...of ...
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A study on needle stick injuries among health care workers in a tertiary care hospital in India
... due to long working hours was the commonest reason cited by the respondents for getting needle stick injury. Only 10% of the health care workers have reported the injury. The commonest reason cited did not ...
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A quasi-experimental study to assess the effectiveness of structured teaching programme on knowledge level among student nurses regarding needle stick injury in selected college of nursing in Jalandhar, Punjab.
... Needle stick injuriesare frequent occurrence among healthcare ...million needle stick injuries occur each ...numerous needle stick injuries only about 1,000 healthcare workers ...
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KNOWLEDGE AND AWARENESS OF NEEDLE STICK INJURY AMONG MEDICAL, NURSING AND PARAMEDIC STUDENTS OF MEDICAL FACULTY OF HOSPITAL CHANCELLOR TUANKU MUHRIZ
... 7. Ouyang, B., Li, L. D., Mount, J., Jamal, A. J., Berry, L., Simone, C., & Law, M. (2017). Incidence and characteristics of needlestick injuries among medical trainees at a community teaching hospital: A ...
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Comparison of awareness about precautions for needle stick injuries: a survey among health care workers at a tertiary care center in Pakistan
... Background: Needle stick injuries (NSIs) have the potential of causing Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C, which is constantly adding to the burden of chronic liver disease in our ...for needle stick ...
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The Prevalence of Needle-Stick Injuries among Healthcare Workers in Dasht-e-Azadegan, Southern West of Iran
... one needle-stick injury in the past 12 months which was lower than the incidence reported by Sumathi 55% (11), Khan Afridi 64% (19), Nasiri 76% (17), Haidari, ...of needle-stick injuries puts ...
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Students’ Corner Knowledge, attitudes and practices of medical students regarding needle stick injuries
... from needle stick ...of needle stick injury prevention ...regarding needle stick ...a needle stick injury in the past; however, only 14 students ...
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Prevalence of needle stick and sharp object injuries and its associated factors among staff nurses in Dessie referral hospital Amhara region, Ethiopia, 2018
... on needle stick and sharp object injury were 4× less likely to experienced needle stick and sharp object injury as com- pared with those who had not training in this ...about needle ...
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Evaluation of Preventive Interventions in Reporting Needle Stick Injuries among Health Care Workers
... Needle Stick Injuries (NSIs) are a common and poten- tial risk in medical centers for the Health Care Workers (HCWs). NSIs are defined as puncture wounds, which occur when the skin is accidentally punctured ...
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A study on patterns of needle stick injuries among gynaecologic and general surgeons in open surgery
... In the present study that included 60 procedures with needle stick injury, 83.33 percent were elective procedures and 16.67 percent were emergency procedures. Abdominal procedures were 22 and vaginal ...
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Prevalence of needle stick injury and its associated factors among nurses working in public hospitals of Dessie town, Northeast Ethiopia, 2016
... Objective: Nurses are exposed to dangerous and deadly blood borne pathogens through contaminated needle stick injuries. This study was designed to assess prevalence of needle stick injury and ...
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Incidence Of Needle Stick Injury Among Proficiency Certificate Level Nursing Students In Kathmandu, Nepal
... Needle stick injuries have been recognized as common occupational hazards among health care ...[5]. Needle stick injury is not a single life time ...
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“A STUDY TO DETERMINE THE OCCURRENCE AND KNOWLEDGE REGARDING NEEDLE STICK INJURIES AMONG STUDENT NURSES IN SELECTED NURSING INSTITUTIONS OF PUNJAB.
... Needle stick injuries (NSIs) are a frequent occurrence among healthcare workers (HCWs). 1 Accidental NSIs are common among nurses who are exposed to blood and body fluids. 2 These preventable injuries ...
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Experiences with Needle-stick and Sharp Object Injuries for Healthcare Workers in a State Hospital in Tokat Province, Turkey
... pathogens that are very serious, such as hepatitis B, hepatitis C, and HIV [4, 7-9]. The average risk for HIV transmission after percutaneous exposure is approximately 0.3%, the risk of HBV transmission is 30%, and the ...
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Prevalence of needle stick injuries among health care providers
... contaminated needle sticks and other sharps is an occupational hazard to HCWS that causes morbidity and mortality from infections with blood borne ...of needle stick injuries among health care ...
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The incidence of needle stick injuries among medical students at Tabriz Imam Reza hospital in 2014
... The current study is a confirmation that the incidence of needle stick injuries is not acceptable and requires the officials to pay attention to and remove the existing fundamental problems. So, the applied ...
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... exposure to anaesthetic gases, radiations, dermatitis causing substances, vaccines serum etc. This study focuses on issues related to some of these risks & possible ways and means on how to overcome these risks. ...
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Analysis of Work-related Injuries among Health Care Workers in Armed Forces Hospital Southern Region, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
... the needle stick injury among the health care workers in a Saudi Arabia’s tertiary care ...of needle stick injuries were 477 recorded with peak incidence of ...from needle stick ...
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Seroprevalence and risk factors of Toxoplasma gondii among pregnant women in Adwa district, northern Ethiopia
... Independent variables: Age, occupation, residence, educational level, trimester of pregnancy, history of abortion, history of blood transfusion, history of needle stick injury, presence [r] ...
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