title: Needlestick injuries among employees at a nationwide retail pharmacy chain, 2000-2011.
abstract: We reviewed a nationwide retail pharmacy chain's centralized needlestick injury reports. From 2000 to 2011, 33 needlestick injuries were reported by 31 different pharmacy locations and were likely preventable. The annual incidence of needlestick injuries ranged from 0 to 3.62 per 100,000 vaccinations and ranged from 0 to 5.65 per 1,000 immunizing pharmacists.
authors.affiliation: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Cincinnati, Ohio 45226, USA. mdeperio@cdc.gov
authors.forename: Marie A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: de Perio
mesh_terms: D000062:Accidents, Occupational / Q000639:trends*; D016208:Databases, Factual; D005383:Finger Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D016602:Needlestick Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology*; D010595:Pharmacists / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D014611:Vaccination