Twenty children received needle-stick injuries with a risk of exposure to human immunodeficiency virus type 1 during an incident in a primary school playground. All were counseled and offered human ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract First responders have an increased risk of occupational exposure to HIV as the result of a needlestick injury (NSI) because of the chaotic ...

A needlestick injury is a percutaneous piercing wound typically caused by a needlepoint, resulting in exposure to potentially harmful body fluids, according to the Centers for Disease Control and ...

Medically reviewed by Arno Kroner, DAOM Key Takeaways Wash the injury site with soap and water to prevent infection. Report ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Medical students are commonly stuck by needles but often fail to report their injuries to employee health services, placing them at risk for hepatitis, HIV and other blood ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Children who are accidentally stuck with an improperly discarded needle or syringe appear to be at low risk for acquiring hepatitis or HIV, new research suggests. Sign up ...

Roughly 385,000 sharps injuries, like needlestick injuries, occur annually to hospital employees, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, putting healthcare workers at risk of ...

Forty-eight hours after the incident had occurred, information became available that one of the children involved in the incident was HIV-positive, was not on antiretroviral treatment and had an HIV-1 ...

In healthcare settings, the safety and well-being of healthcare workers are paramount. One overlooked area of concern is the occurrence of needlestick and sharps injuries. These incidents, often a ...