It can also be transmitted sexually, by contaminated needles used for tattoos and piercings, mother to child during birth, and by accidental needlesticks occurring in healthcare workers. ❋ Unknown (2010)
Common means of transmission are unprotected sex and sharing of needles and equipment used for injecting drugs; needlesticks and other sharps contacts pose exposure hazards for a number of groups of workers including those in healthcare. ❋ Unknown (1919)
In addition, its medical waste containers are designed to help protect employees from accidental needlesticks.
It is designed to enhance safe use with an integrated, shielded needle and lockout system which prevents accidental needlesticks after use.
Accidental needlesticks have long been recognized as a health menace for medical professionals, because of the danger of transmitting diseases such as HIV and hepatitis C. ❋ Unknown (2010)
In addition to its unitary design, The PICC WAND Safety Introducer with peelable sheath is designed to reduce the risk of accidental needlesticks, bleeding, contamination, guidewire embolism, and loss of cannulation. ❋ Unknown (2010)
The PICC WAND combines all components of the older, Modified Seldinger Technique (MST) -- the needle, guidewire, dilator and sheath -- into one highly efficient device that also protects against accidental needlesticks. ❋ Unknown (2010)
- Laboratory workers who periodically get infected accidentally with Ebola and other hemorrhagic fever viruses through needlesticks and bites from infected animals. ❋ Unknown (2010)
He also says that since medical students are at significant risk of personal injury during clinical training, more needs to be done to educate them about the importance of reporting any needlesticks, the value of post-exposure treatment and on how to prevent future injuries. ❋ Unknown (2009)
Most of the needlesticks among medical students were self-inflicted and occurred in the operating room when the student felt rushed. ❋ Unknown (2009)
The authors of the study believe that needlesticks go unreported due to cumbersome reporting procedures, fears about poor clinical evaluations by their by their superiors, or embarrassment. ❋ Unknown (2009)
The WAND is designed to reduce these risks, which include accidental needlesticks, bleeding, contamination, embolism, and loss of cannulation. ❋ Unknown (2009)
The VisIV container is the first environmentally responsible large-volume flexible I.V. container to feature a full line of sizes without an overwrap, and the product also offers patient and caregiver safety benefits, such as sterile, virtually impenetrable medication additive port tubes and a flanged port design to help protect against needlesticks. ❋ Unknown (2009)
It is estimated that 600,000 to 800,000 needlesticks and other similar injuries are reported annually among U.S. health care workers and there is evidence of vast underreporting, says Martin A. Makary, M.D., ❋ Unknown (2009)
[Phlebotomist]: "That damn [mental patient] tried to attack me and ended up giving me a [needlestick]. Now I have AIDS." ❋ Adieu (2011)
