Occupational Sharps and Needlestick Injuries Among Physician Residents at an Academic Health Center

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• Journal Article:
  Journal of Hospital Administration
• Personal Author:
  Krainev, Alexei ; Jahangiri, Wali ; Villaveces, Sofia ; Phipps, Hannah ; Wulsin, Victoria ; Davis, Kermit G. ; Gillespie, Gordon L.
• Description:
  Objective: Occupational sharps and needlestick injuries (SNSI) are a significant and persistent challenge in the U.S. healthcare work environment. With the purpose of better delineating contributing factors for a ubiquitous occupational injury among healthcare workers, we undertook a two-component study of SNSIs among physician residents and nurses at an academic health center. Methods: Retrospective injury data among nurses (N = 58) and medical residents (N = 63) were analyzed. A 35-item cross-sectional survey was used to evaluate the prevalence, non-reporting, and contributing factors among physician residents who sustained a SNSI (N = 76). Results: Physician residents had a rate of injury that was 11.0 SNSIs/100 medical residents/year compared to nurses at 3.2 SNSIs/100 nurses/year; a rate three-fold higher. Physician residents in neurosurgery, otolaryngology, obstetrics and gynecology, and general surgery reported the highest rates of injury. Conclusions: Our results underscore the need for a more comprehensive study to better identify injury drivers specific to the operating room environment.
• Subjects:
  Health Personnel Needlestick Injuries Occupational Health Occupational Injuries Safety
• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Needlestick Injuries; Nursing; Physicians; Occupational Injuries; Hospitals; Surveys And Questionnaires Sharps; Needlestick Injuries; Health Care Personnel; Physicians; Nurses; Cross Sectional Studies; Operating Rooms; Questionnaires;
• Source:
  J Hosp Adm 2025 May; 14(1):34-41
• ISSN:
  1927-6990
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Ohio ; District of Columbia ; Chicago Region [OSHA] ; Philadelphia Region [OSHA]
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  8 pdf pages
• Volume:
  14
• Issue:
  1
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20071339
• Contact Point Address:
  Gordon Lee Gillespie, 2600 Virginia Ave, NW, National League for Nursing, District of Columbia 20037, United States
• Email:
  ggillespie@nln.org
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2025
• Performing Organization:
  University of Cincinnati
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20050701
• End Date:
  20260630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:0719fdd582a14eb8de7f99a7234af2362398700f2c415ea2085e37b2589d748e912589a9b2b78fcf1899e23c60546828457719cc9b8859908d1889c39e6cf444
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/258814/cdc_258814_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 575.62 KB ]