2006-11-01
Needlestick injury and accidental exposure to blood: The need for improving the hepatitis B vaccination grade among health care workers outside the hospital
Publication
Publication
American Journal of Infection Control , Volume 34 - Issue 9 p. 610- 612
To describe the characteristics of needlestick injuries occurring to health care workers outside the hospital, a new case report form was implemented and analyzed after 12 months. A total of 144 incidents were reported. Of the needlestick injuries in nursing assistants, 84% involved an insulin needle or pen. Thirty-five percent of all health care workers and 47% of the nursing assistants were not vaccinated against hepatitis B. Hepatitis B vaccination grade in health care workers outside the hospital should be improved, in particular among nursing assistants.
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doi.org/10.1016/j.ajic.2006.02.004, hdl.handle.net/1765/56459 | |
American Journal of Infection Control | |
Organisation | Erasmus MC: University Medical Center Rotterdam |
Vos, D., Götz, H., & Richardus, J. H. (2006). Needlestick injury and accidental exposure to blood: The need for improving the hepatitis B vaccination grade among health care workers outside the hospital. American Journal of Infection Control, 34(9), 610–612. doi:10.1016/j.ajic.2006.02.004 |