title: Needle stick injury in pediatric hospitals.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To describe the type and source of employee needle stick injuries.
  
  
  METHODS
  A retrospective survey of documents related to 42 needle stick injuries over a 6-month period.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Nurses experienced the greatest number of sticks. The injuries occurred most frequently at the bedside and were most often associated with IV/parenteral therapy.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Needle sticks were peripheral to the problem of product design.
authors.forename: K S
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Weatherly
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Young
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Andresky
mesh_terms: D000062:Accidents, Occupational / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006776:Hospitals, Pediatric / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D009339:Needles; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D014951:Wounds, Stab / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control