Every day, healthcare workers face the risk of being accidentally stuck with a needle. In the United States, there are about 600,000 needle stick injuries each year. Of these, about 385,000 are from sharps and about 215,000 are from other medical...
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Treatment For Needle Stick Injury
A needle stick injury is a puncture wound caused by a needle that has been used on someone else or has been contaminated with another person’s blood or other body fluids. These injuries can occur in a variety of settings, such...
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A needle stick is when a sharp object pierces the skin. It can happen from something as small as a needle used to take a blood sample or as large as a hypodermic needle used to give someone an injection. Needle...
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