title: Sharp Injuries Among Medical Students.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Sharp injuries threaten the health of healthcare employees. They cause the transmission of many diseases such as hepatitis B and C, AIDS, etc., which can increase the associated costs associated with them. The aim of this study was to investigate the frequency of sharp injuries among the students of Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences.
  
  
  METHODS
  This cross-sectional study was conducted during 2012-2013 in Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences, IR Iran. The target population consisted of the medical, nursing, midwifery, operating room technician, and medical laboratory students in the 2012-2013 academic year. Census sampling was conducted, and accordingly, 500 students participated in the study Data was collected using modified questionnaire of the University of San Diego's injury report form. The collected data were entered into SPSS V.19 and analyzed using descriptive statistical tests.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Finally 377 students (75.4%) returned the questionnaire. Among the studied students, 184 students (39.3%) had had sharp injuries. The frequency of damaging Vein puncture was the most common mechanism of injury
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The prevalence of sharp injuries is high among students which can increase the risk of disease and its subsequent risks, and thus, increase the cost and stress among students. It seems that holding workshops and increasing students' awareness and skills to face these risks can be effective in mitigating them.
authors.affiliation: . imanghasem@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Iman
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Ghasemzadeh
authors.forename: Mitra
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kazerooni
authors.forename: Parivash
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Davoodian
authors.forename: Yaghoob
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hamedi
authors.forename: Payam
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sadeghi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007492:Iran / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D016602:Needlestick Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology*; D060051:Occupational Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology*; D015995:Prevalence; D013337:Students, Medical; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult