Sharp object injuries in the hospital: Causes and strategies for prevention

Jagger, Janine; Hunt, Ella H.; Pearson, Richard D.

doi:10.1016/0196-6553(90)90163-m

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Infection C O N T R O L and Hospital Epidemiology October 20001

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“…7 Our study also revealed a higher incidence of injury when sorting or cleaning medical instruments. Sharp disposable objects should be discarded immediately after use, and they should not be disposed with nonsharp objects.…”

Section: Infection C O N T R O L and Hospital Epidemiology October 2000supporting

confidence: 48%

First Responders Not at Occupational Risk of HCV

Pugliese¹,

Favero²

2000

Infect. Control Hosp. Epidemiol.

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Section: Infection C O N T R O L and Hospital Epidemiology October 2000supporting

confidence: 48%

First Responders Not at Occupational Risk of HCV

Pugliese¹,

Favero²

2000

Infect. Control Hosp. Epidemiol.

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“…These PIs may be reduced in our facility by introducing safety-engineered devices. The use of safety devices has reduced the frequency of PIs in many developed countries [31][32][33].…”

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Impact of infection control educational activities on rates and frequencies of percutaneous injuries (PIs) at a tertiary care hospital in Saudi Arabia

Beltagy

El-Saed

Sallah

et al. 2012

Journal of Infection and Public Health

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“…The occupational exposure risk in the OR is considered low compared to hospital‐wide risk, probably because of inadequate reporting of exposures in the OR 18 . In the early 1990s, studies were conducted on risk of exposure, compliance with standard precautions and infection control policies and procedures, and lack of reporting of occupational exposures in ORs in the United States 12,17,19,20 .…”

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Perceptions that Influence Occupational Exposure Reporting

Osborne¹

2003

AORN Journal

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Statistics on health care workers' occupational exposures to bloodborne pathogens underestimate the true extent of the problem because of a tendency for underreporting. A descriptive correlational design was used to investigate compliance with standard precautions and occupational exposure reporting practices among perioperative nurses in Australia. The study found that although intention to report both percutaneous and mucocutaneous exposures was relatively high, mean compliance rates for actually reporting exposures incurred were considerably lower. The perception of barriers to reporting significantly influenced compliance.

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Sharp object injuries in the hospital: Causes and strategies for prevention

Cited by 63 publications

References 10 publications

First Responders Not at Occupational Risk of HCV

First Responders Not at Occupational Risk of HCV

Impact of infection control educational activities on rates and frequencies of percutaneous injuries (PIs) at a tertiary care hospital in Saudi Arabia

Perceptions that Influence Occupational Exposure Reporting

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