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Missing the Point: A Review of Needlestick Injury and Occupational Risks from Bloodborne Viruses

Missing the Point: A Review of Needlestick Injury and Occupational Risks from Bloodborne Viruses Hundreds of thousands of occupational exposures to the blood and body fluids of patientscan occur each year in healthcare settings. Accidental needlestick or “sharps” injuriescaused by hollow-bore needles, scalpels or other sharp objects constitute an importantoccupational health hazard for healthcare professionals and provide the most importantroute of infection of healthcare workers by human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), hepatitisB virus (HBV), and hepatitis C virus (HCV).Both anecdotal and survey data suggest that healthcare students and professional staffreceive variable and often inadequate education and training in infection control. Thepurpose of this article is to present an update about occupational infection risks, withdetails of a new interactive CD-ROM which provides key infection control trainingmaterials on bloodborne viruses, for students and staff. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Journal of the American Biological Safety Association SAGE

Missing the Point: A Review of Needlestick Injury and Occupational Risks from Bloodborne Viruses

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Publisher
SAGE
Copyright
© 2000 American Biological Safety Association
ISSN
1091-3505
DOI
10.1177/109135050000500205
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Abstract

Hundreds of thousands of occupational exposures to the blood and body fluids of patientscan occur each year in healthcare settings. Accidental needlestick or “sharps” injuriescaused by hollow-bore needles, scalpels or other sharp objects constitute an importantoccupational health hazard for healthcare professionals and provide the most importantroute of infection of healthcare workers by human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), hepatitisB virus (HBV), and hepatitis C virus (HCV).Both anecdotal and survey data suggest that healthcare students and professional staffreceive variable and often inadequate education and training in infection control. Thepurpose of this article is to present an update about occupational infection risks, withdetails of a new interactive CD-ROM which provides key infection control trainingmaterials on bloodborne viruses, for students and staff.

Journal

Journal of the American Biological Safety AssociationSAGE

Published: Jun 1, 2000

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