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Each year, medical students suffer some 800,000 needle-stick injuries. Jeremy Shere explains why it's important for medical students to report getting stuck by a needle. (Hint: Hepatitis B and C.)
Published on Tuesday 9th of March 2010 04:43:26 AM
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The best prevention when it comes to needlestick injuries is nothing fancy, merely encouraging staff to report them. Lorrie Kelly talks to surgeon Martin Makary and the BMA's Paul Grime about how quick reporting can stop transmission of disease, and what hospitals should do to promote this open culture.
Published on Tuesday 9th of March 2010 04:43:26 AM
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A new study published by the American Nurses Association (ANA) and Inviro Medical Devices reveals that despite safety measures and protective devices, the threat of a possible needlestick injury continues to plague nurses and, fearing for their personal safety, affects the type of care they deliver.
Published on Tuesday 9th of March 2010 04:43:26 AM
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Despite the implementation of universal precautions, needle-stick injury remains a serious risk to health care workers. These authors evaluated a new self-retracting IV cannula system, the Insyte AutoGuard (IAG), the needle of which retracts into a safety barrel when a button is pushed
Published on Tuesday 9th of March 2010 04:43:26 AM
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