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Gaffney, K 
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7863-9176, Murphy, M and Mulcahy, F
(1992)
Phlebotomy practices/needles stick injuries/hepatitis B status/among interns in a Dublin hospital.
Irish Medical Journal, 85 (3).
pp. 102-104.
Abstract
Needlestick injury is the most important risk event for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and hepatitis B Virus (HBV) transmission to health-care workers. We examined phlebotomy practices, the frequency of needle stick injuries, the reporting of such injuries and hepatitis B status among interns in St James's Hospital during a six month period. This study took the form of a questionnaire. The response rate was 100%. 72% had at least one needlestick injury during this time period, 23% had injuries from known HIV sero-positive or hepatitis B surface antigen positive patients, less than 5% of all injuries were reported and only 41% of interns were definitely hepatitis B immune. The majority (77%) resheated needles by hand.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | accidents, occupational,bloodletting,immunology,analysis,humans,immunity,internship and residency,ireland,epidemiology,etiology,sdg 3 - good health and well-being ,/dk/atira/pure/sustainabledevelopmentgoals/good_health_and_well_being |
| Depositing User: | LivePure Connector |
| Date Deposited: | 26 Aug 2020 00:03 |
| Last Modified: | 01 Nov 2023 02:28 |
| URI: | https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/76658 |
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