Needle stick injuries: a comparison of practice and attitudes in two UK District General Hospitals*.
Anaesthesia. 2006 Sep;61(9):867-72.
Needle stick injuries: a comparison of practice and attitudes in two UK District General Hospitals*.
‘Raghavendran S, Bagry HS, Leith S, Budd JM.
Pediatric Anaesthesia & Pain Fellow, Department of Anaesthesia, Montreal Children’s Hospital, 2300, Rue Tupper, Montreal H3H 1P3, Canada.’
Hospital staff are at ri sk from occupational exposure to blood-borne viruses due to needle stick injuries. Occupational health departments have invested considerable resources in the prevention of these injuries, which can be very distressing to the affected individuals. We surveyed health care workers, i.e. doctors, nurses and operating department practitioners, in the operating theatre and critical care units of two UK hospitals located in the Midlands and Merseyside to compare attitudes and experiences. There were significant deficiencies in several aspects of the safe practice of universal precautions. These deficiencies were similar in the two hospitals surveyed and may reflect a national trend. We conclude that every individual, department and trust needs to reflect on their practice and address these deficiencies.
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