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Risk Factors of Needle Stick and Sharps Injuries among Healthcare Workers in a Tertiary Care Hospital in Egypt: a Retrospective Study

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Last updated: 28 Dec 2024

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Background: Exposure to needle stick and sharps injuries is probably one of the most common accidents in medical care practices. Objective: The present study was conducted to determine risk factors of exposure to sharps injuries and select priorities for minimizing future incidents. Method: A retrospective survey was implemented from January to December 2016 on healthcare workers and anonymous self-administered questionnaire was completed by participants. Results: Nurses represented 62.5% of the study group. High rate of injuries was encountered in inpatient (42.5%) and emergency room (19%) mainly during use of needles in patients. The situation of exposure was mainly during use of the device through sampling, intravenous injection (53%). Conclusions: Nurses are among the highest group at risk who need adequate training on safe handling and disposal of sharps as well as application of polices and post-exposure prophylaxis.

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10.21608/ejmm.2019.282762

Keywords

Needle-stick and sharps injuries, Occupational Exposure, Healthcare workers, reporting

Authors

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Basma

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Elawady

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A.

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Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt

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basma.elawady@kasralainy.edu.eg

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Dina

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Omar

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S.

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Quality Assurance and Accreditation Unit, Cairo University Hospital, Cairo, Egypt

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Ahmad

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Ali

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M.

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Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt

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28

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2

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39228

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2019-04-01

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2023-01-29

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2019-04-01

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175

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180

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1110-2179

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2537-0979

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New and original researches in the field of Microbiology.

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2,038

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Egyptian Journal of Medical Microbiology

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https://ejmm.journals.ekb.eg/

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Risk Factors of Needle Stick and Sharps Injuries among Healthcare Workers in a Tertiary Care Hospital in Egypt: a Retrospective Study

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28 Dec 2024