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Community-acquired, non-occupational needlestick injuries treated in US Emergency Departments

Author(s) -

Janine Jason

Publication year - 2013

Publication title -

journal of public health

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.916

H-Index - 82

eISSN - 1741-3850

pISSN - 1741-3842

DOI - 10.1093/pubmed/fdt033

Subject(s) - medicine , medical emergency , occupational safety and health , current procedural terminology , legislation , public health , emergency medicine , environmental health , ambulatory , family medicine , nursing , surgery , pathology , political science , law

The escalating number of persons self-injecting medications, predominantly insulin, has generated concerns that the public is at risk of acquiring blood-borne infections from discarded needles/syringes. Communities have developed disposal guidelines but a debate continues over the need for further legislation and/or at-home safety devices. This study examines the number, characteristics, treatment and costs of community-acquired needlestick injuries (CANSIs).

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