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NEEDLE STICK INJURIES — RISK FROM BLOOD CONTACT IN DIALYSIS
Author(s) -
Wittmann A.,
Hofmann F.,
Kralj N.
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
journal of renal care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.381
H-Index - 27
eISSN - 1755-6686
pISSN - 1755-6678
DOI - 10.1111/j.1755-6686.2007.tb00043.x
Subject(s) - medicine , relevance (law) , dialysis , health care , medical emergency , surgery , political science , law , economics , economic growth
SUMMARY This paper will examine the experience of Needle Stick Injuries (NSI) in Germany. There is evidence that these experiences have relevance for the whole of Europe (2). The protective measures described in this paper are important for the safety of all health care workers. This paper will describe incidents of NSI with reference to sero‐conversion after the incident. The protection of health care workers is of prime importance and this paper will discuss the most successful methods of protection. The paper will examine briefly the cost of these protective measures.