Open AccessStudy of needle stick injuries among healthcare providers: Evidence from a teaching hospital in India
Author(s) -
Shyamkumar Sriram
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of family medicine and primary care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7135
pISSN - 2249-4863
DOI - 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_454_18
Subject(s) - medicine , health care , syringe , teaching hospital , medical emergency , health facility , biomedical waste , emergency medicine , family medicine , nursing , environmental health , health services , population , psychiatry , economics , economic growth
Needle stick injuries (NSIs) are the injuries that are caused by needles, such as hypodermic needles, blood collection needles, intravenous stylets, and needles used to connect parts of intravenous delivery systems. NSIs are very common and in many instances unavoidable among healthcare providers when they are delivering patient care. Around 75% of the NSIs in developing countries are not reported. This study aimed to estimate the prevalence and other correlates and attributes of NSIs among healthcare providers in a tertiary care teaching hospital in South India.