Needlestick injuries during surgical procedures: A multidisciplinary online study

Occupational Medicine

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 139-144

  Adams, Simon ^a   Stojkovic, Stevan G ^a   Leveson, Stephen H ^a  

^a YORK HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Hepatitis; Hepatitis B; Hepatitis C; HIV; Hospital staff; Injury; Needlestick; Needlestick injuries; NHS occupational health department; Survey

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INTERNET; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; NEEDLESTICK INJURY; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SAFETY; STATISTICS; SURGERY; SURGICAL GLOVE; TIME; UNITED KINGDOM; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; GLOVES, SURGICAL; GREAT BRITAIN; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTERNET; NEEDLESTICK INJURIES; PERSONNEL, HOSPITAL; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; STATE MEDICINE; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE; TIME FACTORS; TRUTH DISCLOSURE;

EID: 77950268859     PISSN: 09627480     EISSN: 14718405     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/occmed/kqp175     Document Type: Article

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