title: Sharps and high-pressure injection injuries in veterinary and animal workers.
abstract: Needlestick and 'sharps' injuries among those working with animals are a significant, under-reported and often ill-understood problem. Many patients present initially to Emergency Departments, where their potential to cause local and systemic infections and injury, zoonoses, allergic or anaphylactic reactions and death may be unrecognized. Increased awareness of the possibility of adverse effects and the consequences of these specific injuries is essential.
authors.affiliation: aThe Veterinary Hospital Group Ltd, Plymouth bDepartment of Hand Surgery, Pulvertaft Hand Centre, Derby cDepartment of Veterinary Pathology, University of Glasgow, Chair, Veterinary Products Committee, Glasgow dDepartment of Emergency Medicine, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.
authors.forename: Colin E
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Robertson
authors.forename: Nicola A
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: Ackerman
authors.forename: Francis D
authors.initials: FD
authors.lastname: Burke
authors.forename: William J
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Reilly
mesh_terms: D000062:Accidents, Occupational / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D017750:Animal Technicians; D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007273:Injections, Intramuscular / Q000009:adverse effects; D008297:Male; D016602:Needlestick Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D016272:Occupational Health; D018570:Risk Assessment; D017695:Soft Tissue Injuries / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D006113:United Kingdom; D014730:Veterinary Medicine / Q000458:organization & administration*; D014950:Wounds, Penetrating / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology