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Introduction: Sharps injuries with contaminated instruments are a common occupational hazard among health care workers, often exposing them to life threatening blood borne infections. Management of sharps injuries poses a considerable burden on health care system, due to expensive post exposure investigations and treatment. This study was conducted to assess the incidence and post-exposure management of sharps injuries among doctors working in two teaching hospitals in Southern Province.

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Introduction: Venepuncture is the commonest and feared painful experience in hospitalized children. Objectives:To assess the venepuncture pain (VP) status and associated factors among children admitted to paediatric units in Teaching Hospital Karapitiya (THK). Method:A cross-sectional study was conducted among 300 children aged 2 months to 8 years, who underwent venepuncture in above setting in 2021. Data were collected by direct observation of the procedure and by administering a questionnaire to primary caregivers. Pain scores were documented using the Face, Legs, Activity, Cry and Consolability (FLACC) pain scoring system on an ordinal scale (0-10). The median pain scores among groups were compared using Mann Whitney U test. The level of significance was considered as 0.05. Results:Of the observed 300 venepunctures, 71 (23.6%) were blood samples and 229 (76.3%) were intravenous cannulations. The median (IQR) VP score was 6 (2). There was zero practice of assessment and documentation of VP using a pain scale. The practice of multimodal pain management (MPM) was observed only in 9 (3%), while 24 (8%) children did not receive any VP management. Two hundred and sixty (86.7%) parents were not satisfied with existing pain management, while 239 (79.7%

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