title: Avoiding the risk of needlestick injuries.
abstract: It is dangerous not to recap used needles, yet it can be equally dangerous to recap them. For each of us in the health sector, the prevention of needlestick injury (NSI) should be an everyday objective. This article discusses the risks associated with NSIs and examines whether current recommendations are being ignored.
authors: J
authors: J
authors: Ingram
mesh_terms: D000062:Accidents, Occupational / Q000517:prevention & control*; D000818:Animals; D006801:Humans; D009339:Needles; D016602:Needlestick Injuries / Q000517:prevention & control*; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control*; D012307:Risk Factors; D016097:Simian Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000635:transmission*