Originally posted on Nordic-EBM:
Managing Editor of the Cochrane Occupational Safety and Health Review Group
http://www.osh.cochrane.org
The phenomenon of needle stick injuries
Healthcare workers can hurt themselves accidentally with needles or sharp instruments that are used in patient care. This results in the healthcare worker’s own blood coming to contact with the patient’s blood or bodily fluids. If the patient has a serious viral infection, such as HIV or Hepatitis C, there is a small risk that the healthcare worker also becomes infected.
