Needlestick Injuries among Employees at a Nationwide Retail Pharmacy Chain, 2000–2011

de Perio, Marie A.

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Needlestick Injuries among Employees at a Nationwide Retail Pharmacy Chain, 2000–2011

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Sep 19 2012
By de Perio, Marie A.

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Alternative Title:

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol
Personal Author:

de Perio, Marie A.
Description:

We reviewed a nationwide retail pharmacy chain's centralized needlestick injury reports. From 2000 to 2011, 33 needlestick injuries were reported by 31 different pharmacy locations and were likely preventable. The annual incidence of needlestick injuries ranged from 0 to 3.62 per 100,000 vaccinations and ranged from 0 to 5.65 per 1,000 immunizing pharmacists.
Subjects:

Accidents, Occupational Article Databases, Factual Finger Injuries Humans Needlestick Injuries Pharmacists Vaccination
Source:

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 33(11):1156-1158.
Pubmed ID:

23041816
Pubmed Central ID:

PMC4557702
Document Type:

Journal Article
Funding:

CC999999/Intramural CDC HHS/United States
Place as Subject:

United States
Volume:

33
Issue:

11
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CDC Public Access
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