Engelsk titel: Safety engineered devices prevent needle stick injuries
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Författare:
Kronborg, Thit Mynster
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Lunding, Suzanne
Email: suzanne.lunding@regionh.dk
Språk: Dan
Antal referenser: 29
Dokumenttyp:
Översikt
UI-nummer: 15127878
Sammanfattning
Needle stick injuries are common among health-care personnel. There is a potential risk of transmitted infection, which is why directives and guidelines have formulated
advices and law suggestions to prevent the accidents. Among these advices is implementation of safety engineered devices that have been suggested to reduce the risk
significantly, which is proved by several clinical trials. The health-care workers’ influence on choosing the instrument type is important, as is training in the use of the
instruments and information about the risk procedures.