Continued need for strategies to prevent needlestick injuries and occupational exposures to bloodborne pathogens

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• Personal Author:
  Hudson CA ; Martin LS ; Strine PW
• Description:
  Of all the possible risks to health care workers for the occupational transmission of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), being stuck with a contaminated needle and sharp objects poses the most serious risk. The risk of infection with HIV following one needlestick exposure to blood from a patient known to be infected was estimated to be approximately 0.3%. The corresponding figure for hepatitis-B virus was 6 to 30%. At the close of December in 1991, the Centers for Disease Control was aware of 28 cases where health care workers had seroconverted to HIV following an occupational exposure to HIV infected blood. Of these 28 cases, 12 were laboratory workers, 11 were nurses, three were physicians, and two were employed in other health care occupations. Other persons routinely exposed to infectious agents included fire and rescue workers, ambulance personnel, and law or correctional officers. Devices have been developed to prevent or reduce the risk of needlestick injury, including resheathing syringes and needleless intravenous systems. Preventive strategies were discussed. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Accident Prevention Accidents Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome Communicable Diseases Health Personnel Needlestick Injuries Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Safety Viral Diseases
• Keywords:
  Accident-prevention AIDS-virus Health-care-personnel Infection-control Infectious-diseases Needlestick-injuries NIOSH-Author Occupational-exposure Viral-infections
• ISSN:
  0355-3140
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Georgia ; OSHA Region 4
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  OD - Office of the Director
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  94-96
• Volume:
  18
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00209456
• Citation:
  Scand J Work Environ Health 1992 Jun; 18(Suppl 2):94-96
• Contact Point Address:
  Dr LS Martin, Centers for DiseaseControl, 1600 Clifton Road, F40, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1992
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Source Full Name:
  Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment & Health
• Supplement:
  2
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/204396/cdc_204396_DS1.pdf
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  [PDF - 2.03 MB ]