Loading...

Clinical, economic, and humanistic burden of needlestick injuries in healthcare workers

INTRODUCTION: Needlestick injuries (NSIs) from a contaminated needle put healthcare workers (HCWs) at risk of becoming infected with a blood-borne virus and suffering serious short- and long-term medical consequences. Hypodermic injections using disposable syringes and needles are the most frequent...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published in:Med Devices (Auckl)
Main Authors: Cooke, Catherine E, Stephens, Jennifer M
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Dove Medical Press 2017
Subjects:
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5628664/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29033615
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.2147/MDER.S140846
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!