Open AccessThe Frequency, Causes and Prevention of Needlestick Injuries in Nurses of Kerman: A Cross- Sectional Study
Author(s) -
Abbas Balouchi,
Hosien Shahdadi,
Sudabeh Ahmadidarrehsima,
Hosein Rafiemanesh
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2015/16729.6965
Subject(s) - medicine , needlestick injury , syringe , cross sectional study , emergency medicine , medical emergency , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , family medicine , pathology , psychiatry
The needlestick injuries can cause the transmission of infectious diseases. Compared to other members of the community of health care nurses are at great risk of needle stick injury because of their frequent performance with vein punctures and taking care of patients suffering from different infectious diseases.