Needle Stick And Sharp Related Injuries- Ethical Considerations, Prevention, And Management

Autor:	Umar Khurshid, Muhammad Zill-e-Humayun Mirza, Faisal Hanif, Haroon Sabir Khan
Rok vydání:	2018
Předmět:	Hepatitis medicine.medical_specialty Nursing staff business.industry Transmission (medicine) Hepatitis C Phlebotomy medicine.disease Health care Emergency medicine Medicine Hospital patients business Waste disposal
Zdroj:	Journal of Bahria University Medical and Dental College. :278-280
ISSN:	2617-9482 2220-7562
DOI:	10.51985/jbumdc2018071
Popis:	Laboratory and Health care workers (HCW) are exposed tomany occupational related hazards. Both are at considerablerisk of acquiring infections. Needle stick/prick injuries (NSIs)can lead to blood borne infections such as HIV, Hepatitis Band Hepatitis C. NSIs are one of the most common biologicalhazards inside laboratory. These injuries can be sustainedwhile handling a sharp or needle and more commonly duringrecapping and waste disposal. Risk of transmission afterthese injuries from infected patients to HCW are 3-30% forhepatitis B, 3% for hepatitis C, and 0.3% for HIV1.It is pertinent to mention that frequency of needle stickinjuries is highest among nursing staff as reported by manypublished studies2. Most common causes of injury amongindoor hospital patients is phlebotomy or intravenousinfusions. Still the exact magnitude of NSI in Pakistan isnot clear because of poor or almost no reporting, surveillancesystem exist2,3
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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