Device-specific rates of needlestick injury at a large military teaching hospital.
The device-specific needlestick injury (NSI) rate provides a means of comparing rates of injury between work sites and institutions over time. We performed a retrospective study of intravenous and percutaneous injection NSI at a large military teaching hospital using electronic purchase records and occupational NSI exposure forms to define action levels for process improvements. A rate of 2.25 NSI per 100,000 intravenous needles and 2.21 NSI per 100,000 percutaneous needles was found.
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Remington L
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Army Medical Surveillance Activity, Silver Spring, MD 20910, USA. remington.nevin@us.army.mil
Carbonell
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Thurmond
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D000062:Accidents, Occupational / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D016001:Confidence Intervals; D004219:District of Columbia; D004869:Equipment Safety; D005260:Female; D006282:Health Personnel / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006772:Hospitals, Military; D006784:Hospitals, Teaching; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009339:Needles / Q000145:classification* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D016602:Needlestick Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology*; D011482:Protective Devices; D012189:Retrospective Studies