Occupational exposure to blood and body fluids – Full Text
“Primary care workplaces where occupational exposure to blood and body fluids may occur should have policies and procedures in place to manage such incidents. All healthcare workers should be immunised against hepatitis B and ideally should have documentation of their antibody response to vaccination” Pierce (2024).
Review of occupational exposure to blood and body fluids
“This study aims to assess the incidence of occupational exposure to BBF among HCPs reported to a military hospital over a five-year period” Stamataki et al (2024).
Factors associated with needlestick injury risk – Full Text
“This study aimed to assess the prevalence of and factors associated with needle stick and sharps injuries (NSSIs) among health-care workers (HCWs) in a tertiary hospital in China” Li et al (2024).
Identifying work-related injuries among healthcare workers – Full Text
“HCWs face numerous daily hazards including needlestick injuries, chemical exposures, ergonomic strains, and psychological stressors crucial for their health and healthcare system functionality” Alqithami et al (2024).
Needlestick injuries and post-exposure prophylaxis
“The high prevalence of needlestick injuries among healthcare personnel occurred primarily during sampling and recapping. Reporting of NSIs was inadequate, and post-exposure testing and prophylaxis practices were substandard” Kiddeer et al (2024).
Needlestick injury prevention module – Full Text
“This study aims to develop and validate the Needlestick Injury Prevention Module (N-SIP) using the ADDIE model (Florida State University, FL), which stands for Analysis, Design, Development, Implementation, and Evaluation, to improve NSI-related knowledge and risk perception among House Officers (HOs) in healthcare settings” Mohd Kutubudin et al (2024).
Needlestick injury and timely postexposure prophylaxis
“Needlestick injuries pose a risk of exposure to bloodborne pathogens, such as HIV, Hepatitis B, and Hepatitis C. Risk mitigation strategies should be reexamined in light of newer vaccines and therapeutics” Han et al (2024).
Epidemiological characteristics of needlestick injuries – Full Text
“This study aimed to analyze the epidemiological characteristics of NSI among HCWs and the risk factors influencing NSI rates and to provide further direction for NSI prevention in secondary care hospitals” Rashidov et al (2024).
Factors influencing nursing students occupational health and safety – Full Text
“Blood and other bodily fluids, workplace violence, needle-stick injuries, and injuries caused by sharp instrument tools were identified as the most prevalent occupational risks among the participants” Alsharari et al (2024).
Reducing the risk of needlestick and sharps injuries
“The aim of this study was to analyze work-related injuries among healthcare workers in a selected hospital before and after the implementation of safety-engineered devices (SED)” Szczypta et al (2024).
Needlestick injury prevalence – Full Text
“Needle stick injuries has a high prevalence among Iranian nurses, especially nurses working in teaching hospitals. Therefore, it seems necessary to use interventions to reduce it” Halimi et al (2024).
Impact of sharps injuries on healthcare workers – Full Text
“Injuries caused by sharp objects persist as a significant danger for hospital employees, posing immediate harm and long-term health risks linked to bloodborne pathogens. The findings stress the continuous responsibility of healthcare institutions to prioritize staff safety by addressing the root causes of sharp object injuries and fostering reporting and prevention cultures” Ibrahim et al (2024).
Needlestick injury awareness and prevention – Full Text
“Therefore, we did a descriptive cross-sectional study involving healthcare workers in a tertiary care hospital to find the level of awareness, perception, and practice associated with needle stick injury and its prevention” Anandadurai et al (2024).
Needlestick injuries in medical school – Full Text
“The aim was to determine numbers and causes of NSIs as well as the frequency with which medical students report NSIs in the final stages of study” Keicher et al (2024).
Needlestick injury human factor analysis
“The rate of NSIs in clinical nurses was high in China. Individual factors including professional title, department, visual acuity and general mental health and organisational factors including weekly working hours and hospital safety atmosphere were significantly correlated with the occurrence of NSIs” Gao et al (2024).
Do gloves offer any protection during needlestick injury
“All glove brands presented physical damage that might affect the spread of microorganisms. The gloves did not exert an additional protective effect during a needlestick injury simulation in accordance with the two techniques used in this study” Buzanelo Machado et al (2024).
Needlestick injury and HIV infection risk – Full Text
“The current CDC recommendations for HIV infection treatment are antiretroviral therapies, such as an HIV postexposure prophylaxis regimen, which consists of a cocktail of antiretrovirals and postexposure prophylaxis immediately for occupational exposures, such as accidental needlestick exposure from an HIV infected patient” Abadie et al (2024).
Underreporting of needlestick injuries – Full Text
“The purpose of this research is to examine the epidemiology of NSIs and NSI underreporting, as well as to identify the determinants associated with the occurrence of NSIs and the underreporting of such injuries” Tonghui et al (2023).
Sharps injuries within the healthcare student population
“More research is needed on the extent of sharps injuries in healthcare students in European countries and the UK as well as on their physical and psychological effects. Education and training in sharps use and disposal are essential” Hambridge (2023).
Needlestick injury remains a risk – Full Text
“The present study found that 8.6% of healthcare workers sustained a needle stick and sharps injuries incident in the past year” Mohamud et al (2023).
Needlestick prevention among newly recruited nurses – Full Text
“The group’s ability to improve occupational protective behaviors may be positively impacted through increased adaptability, improved sleep, active participation in nursing skill-based competitions, strengthening guidance and education on occupational protection” Xu et al (2023).
Needlestick rates in an oncology setting – Full Text
“To assess the prevalence of needlestick and sharps injuries (NSSIs) and associated factors among healthcare workers (HCWs) at King Hussein Cancer Centre (KHCC), Amman, Jordan” Mubarak et al (2023).
Needlestick injury prevention study – Full Text
“These results determined the importance of the factors affecting the occurrence of needlestick injuries. These findings can be useful for planning preventive measures” Mousavi et al (2023).
Nurses experience of needlestick injuries
“Understanding the risk situations and coping mechanisms for needlestick injuries experienced by nurses facilitates their prevention” Min et al (2023).
Passive safety needle use by healthcare professionals – Full Text
Passive safety needle use by healthcare professionals Abstract: Background: Needlestick injuries (NSIs) may potentially expose healthcare professionals (HCPs) to bloodborne pathogens. Safety needles are designed to protect against NSIs. We evaluated whether a new fully passive safety needle could be used safely by HCPs. Research design and methods: The passive safety needle was tested by […]
Needlestick injury profile – Full Text
“Healthcare workers are constantly at risk of exposure to splash, sharp and needle stick injuries, and although all categories of workers are at risk, nurses are at particularly high risk” Praisie et al (2023).
Insulin injection-related needlestick injuries – Full Text
“Insulin injection-related NSIs are common among HCWs working in hospitals in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region and impose a significant burden” Mohamed et al (2023).
Sharps injuries with prefilled enoxaparin safety syringes – Full Text
“Use of certain brands of enoxaparin prefilled syringes poses a small but serious risk of injury to staff. Conducting root cause analyses on all SI is essential, as is the need for regularly evaluating safer devices, reporting all device incidents, enabling simpler reporting of adverse events, and establishing more effective intervention by FDA and manufacturers” Grimmond et al (2023).
Quality improvement interventions to reduce needlestick injuries – Full Text
“Using root cause analysis to investigate the possible cause of needlestick injury and use of the run chart to monitor the implemented improvement strategies (interventions) helped reduce the incidence of needlestick injuries among staff and thereby improved staff safety” Kumah et al (2023).
OSHA bloodborne pathogen standards – Full Text
“This activity reviews the elements of the Bloodborne Pathogens Standard. It highlights the role of the interprofessional team in reducing or eliminating the risk of occupational exposure to infectious materials and a wide range of diseases” Denault and Gardner (2023).