Effect of a comprehensive program to reduce needlestick injuries.
The Arlington Hospital Needlestick Injury (NSI) Prevention Program was created to protect healthcare workers from NSI and to assess the effectiveness of our interventions. Interventions included revising NSI policy and procedures. The average NSI rate dropped from 109 to 43 per year after the interventions, over a period of 4 years.
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Arlington Hospital, VA 22205, USA.
Butler
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Podgorny
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Mennonna
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Gaydos
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Sandiford
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D017848:Blood-Borne Pathogens; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006784:Hospitals, Teaching; D006801:Humans; D017758:Infectious Disease Transmission, Patient-to-Professional / Q000517:prevention & control*; D007318:Inservice Training; D016602:Needlestick Injuries / Q000517:prevention & control*; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control*; D012307:Risk Factors; D016635:Universal Precautions