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All About Hepatitis C - Hepatitis C risk factors and needlestick -
Needlestick Injuries. Needlestick injuries, which commonly occur in the health care setting, can lead to
transmission of the hepatitis C virus.
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American Nurses Association | Nursing Facts: ANA fact sheet on needlestick injury -
Needlestick Injury. Health care workers (HCWs) suffer ... malaria and herpes. Cost Savings from Needlestick
Prevention.
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Bandolier:
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The ultimate
Needlestick page brought to you by Bandolier. Evidence based health care.
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CDC needlestick pages -
Centres for disease control and prevention
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Healthcare Workers and AIDS prevention
- Needlestick injury and the risk of HIV transmission in health care
setting. Includes statistical information in occupational settings and
Post Exposure Prophylaxis (PEP).
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ICN on Preventing Needlestick Injuries:
International Council of Nurses. English, French and Spanish versions. Includes a bibliography.
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Needle Points: An AFSCME Guide to Sharps Safety - This material was
produced under Grant Number 46C9-HT15 from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, US Department of
Labor.
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NeedleStick Injuries - Emergency Medicine Au, NeedleStick Injuries Sr
Becky Wright. Needlestick injury - management of exposed person. CHECKLIST.
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Needlestick injuries in the community - Needlestick injuries in the
community. Hepatitis C. The actual risk of acquiring hepatitis C as a result of a needlestick injury is not
known.
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Needlestick! Introduction - Welcome to Needlestick!, the web-based
expert system that helps you more effectively manage and document occupational exposures to blood and bodily
fluids.
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Needlestick.org - Safe Needles Save Lives home page - version 3.3 -
American Nurses Association's Safe Needles Save Lives campaign to prevent needlestick injuries.
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Needlestick prevention:
- From the Department
of Labor. Occupational Safety and Health Administration. USA.
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NIOSH/How to Protect Yourself From Needlestick Injuries - Esta Página en
Español. What Every Worker Should Know How to Protect Yourself From Needlestick Injuries. Who is at risk of
needlestick injury?
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OSH Answers: Needlestick Injuries -
What are needlestick
injuries ? What are the hazards of needlestick
injuries ? How common are needlestick
injuries ?
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Preventing Needlestick Injuries:
A
page from Dental India.
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Reducing Needlestick and Sharps Injuries - The problem of needlestick and sharps
injuries remains a major issue. The cause of these injuries is not
restricted solely to the use of needles but also involves other
medical devices, surgical instruments, bone fragments and glass
vials.
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Sharpen your awareness
- Report of the Short Life Working Group on needlestick injuries in
the NHS Scotland.
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Sharps injury preventions - Premier safety Institute has lots of
information on sharps injury prevention.
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What to do if….
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Clinical and
Evaluation Unit. Newcastle Occupational Health. UK. This site gives an excellent guide on what to do if you
have a needlestick injury. Its’ link to the
UK Health Departments Guidance for Clinical
Health Care Workers:
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Needlestick accidents occur when healthcare workers jab themselves
or a colleague with a needle, or other sharp medical device, which
is contaminated with potentially infected blood.
