A safety information campaign to reduce sharps injuries: results from the Stop Sticks campaign

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• Personal Author:
  Christianson AL ; Cunningham, Thomas R. ; Harney AMG ; Sinclair, Raymond C. ; Smallwood SW
• Description:
  Injuries from medical sharps devices and blood-borne pathogen (BBP) exposure are a significant risk to many healthcare workers. Risk awareness communications and sharps safety strategies are key components of BBP exposure prevention efforts. The research reported here includes an evaluation of a large-scale communication intervention aimed at raising awareness among healthcare workers regarding the risks of sharps injuries and BBP exposure, as well as methods of prevention. The Stop Sticks campaign was a multi-media communication intervention targeted at multiple healthcare facilities in Columbia, South Carolina. Following a comprehensive needs assessment in each facility, tailored communications were delivered via several channels. Samples included individual hospital departments, an entire hospital, and a nursing home. Results indicate high levels of knowledge and communication channel recall, minimal attitude and behavior change, and a strong association between sharps-related safety behavior and safety climate. Overall, this research suggests the blitz approach is viable for raising awareness of occupational safety and health issues. Based on these findings, several recommendations are offered for conducting safety campaigns in healthcare facilities. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Behavior Blood Blood-Borne Pathogens Education Environmental Monitoring Health Care Facilities Workforce And Services Health Personnel Hematologic Diseases Needlestick Injuries Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Risk Assessment Risk Factors Safety Safety Management Staff Development

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• Keywords:
  Attitude Author Keywords: Blood-borne Pathogen (BBP) Exposure Behavior-patterns Bloodborne-pathogens Disease-prevention Disease-transmission Exposure-assessment Health-care-facilities Health-care-personnel Health-protection Healthcare Injuries Injury-prevention Medical-equipment Medical-personnel Needlestick Needlestick-injuries Nurses Occupational-exposure Occupational-hazards Occupational-health-programs Occupational-safety-programs Risk-analysis Risk-factors Safety-measures Safety Climate Safety Communication Intervention Sharps Training

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• ISSN:
  1753-8068
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Ohio ; OSHA Region 4 ; OSHA Region 5 ; South Carolina
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  EID - Education and Information Division
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  164-184
• Volume:
  3
• Issue:
  3
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20038093
• Citation:
  J Commun Healthcare 2010 Dec; 3(3-4):164-184
• Contact Point Address:
  Thomas R. Cunningham, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, 4746 Columbia Parkway, MS C-10, Cincinnati, OH 45226, USA
• Email:
  TCunningham@cdc.gov
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2011
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Communication in Healthcare
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:a3f9fe7127b79fa852def50e1b8c62f2d5baad8df75b5860f4d17249c24581d2fe9d1ae2768187003faac211aeb0fe2a334190ffa39d20b0da21b9a452120d2d
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/191909/cdc_191909_DS1.pdf
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  [PDF - 17.26 MB ]