A needlestick injury is a percutaneous piercing wound typically caused by a needlepoint, resulting in exposure to potentially harmful body fluids, according to the Centers for Disease Control and ...

Needlestick and sharps injuries generate significant direct, indirect, potential and intangible costs that may increase over time, according to a new study from Italian researchers. The Rome-based ...

Rates of sharps and needlestick injuries among healthcare workers have remained the same over a 10-year period, according to research published in Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. For ...

BioMedical Waste Solutions Encourages Healthcare Facilities, Professionals and Individuals Utilizing Needles to Read Its Comprehensive Guide for Assistance With the Proper Disposal of Sharps and ...

Roughly 385,000 sharps injuries, like needlestick injuries, occur annually to hospital employees, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, putting healthcare workers at risk of ...

The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, a part of the CDC, offers a free, nine-minute video featuring an interview with Diane Mawyer, a nurse whose life was changed by a sharps ...

(NAPSI)—More than 5.6 million healthcare personnel in the U.S. are at risk of occupational exposure to blood-borne pathogens like HIV and hepatitis C. Needlestickinjuries are sustained by 1,000 ...

The MarketWatch News Department was not involved in the creation of this content. The CDC reports that healthcare workers in the U.S. face an estimated 385,000 needlestick and sharps-related injuries ...

Data on the incidence of sharps injuries among dermatologic surgeons is limited. In a cross-sectional analysis of anonymous survey responses from members of the American College of Mohs Surgery, ...

The Environmental Research & Education Foundation (EREF) Raleigh, North Carolina, has collaborated with the Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA), Silver Spring, Maryland, on a study that ...