Needlestick Injuries

Any sharp object that comes in contact with a patient's body fluids may carry infection, so health care workers are at risk of getting an infection such as hepatitis or HIV (the AIDS virus).

Follow the links below to find information about needlestick injuries.

Reviewed December 2011

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Title:	HIV and AIDS - infection control in hospitals
Publisher:	Better Health Channel
Description:	Hospitals follow strict infection control guidelines to prevent the spread of infections including human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) to patients, staff and visitors. This includes disposing of needles and syringes after single use and sterilising certain instruments after every use. HIV is a blood borne virus (BBV) that is carried in the blood, semen, vaginal fluids and breast milk of an infected person.
Date:	Apr 2011

Title:	Accidental needle stick injury in public places
Publisher:	Queensland Health
Description:	In the community setting, a needle stick injury usually arises from the accidental puncturing of the skin by a syringe needle left in places such as in parks, playgrounds, laneways or public toilets. When a person suffers a needle stick injury, there is usually anxiety and distress. This is a natural response when thoughts of potential infection with blood borne viruses such as HIV, hepatitis B and C occur.
Date:	Apr 2011

Title:	Needlestick injury
Publisher:	Better Health Channel
Description:	A needlestick injury means the skin is accidentally punctured by a used needle. Blood-borne diseases that could be transmitted by such an injury include human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), hepatitis B (HBV) and hepatitis C (HCV).
Date:	Oct 2010

Title:	Needle stick injuries - preventing needle stick injuries
Publisher:	Virtual Medical Centre.com
Description:	Information on needle stick injuries (NSIs) including prevention and treatment measures.
Date:	Jun 2009

Title:	Antiretroviral post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) for occupational HIV exposure
Publisher:	John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:	This review evaluated the effects of antiretroviral post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) for preventing HIV infection following occupational exposure. No randomized controlled trials were identified. Only one case-control study provides evidence for using zi...
Date:	Nov 2006

Title:	Attention cleaners - your safety is important
Publisher:	Multicultural Health Communication Service (NSW)
Description:	How to deal with needles, sharps bins and what to do when an accident occurs.
Date:	Feb 2004

Title:	Needle-stick injuries in primary care
Publisher:	Australian Prescriber
Description:	Needle-stick injuries in health-care workers are almost completely preventable by improving workplace practices, but when they do occur the consequences for the individual can be serious, regardless of the outcome in terms of infection.
Date:	Aug 2001

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