Medical term:
needlesticks
nee·dle·stick
(nē'dĕl-stik)Accidental puncture of a health care worker's skin with a contaminated needle. The window of vulnerability for sustaining a needlestick opens when the needle is removed from the patient and does not close until it is safely discarded.
Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012
needlestick
, needle-stick, needle-stick injury (nēd′ĕl-stik″)Accidental penetration of the skin by any sharp object used in health care. It is estimated that more than 600,000 needlesticks occur each year among healthcare providers in the U.S.
CAUTION!
Needle points, scalpels, sutures, syringes, and other penetrating objects (sharps) that have been used invasively may transmit blood or other bodily fluids from person-to-person. The most commonly transmitted pathogens are the hepatitis viruses and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).Patient care
Under the provisions of the Needlestick Safety and Prevention Act of 2001, all health care facilities are required to develop exposure and engineering control plans that limit penetrating injuries and are required to maintain logs of such injuries at their facilities.
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nee·dle·stick
(nē'dĕl-stik)Accidental puncture of a health care worker's skin with a contaminated needle.
Medical Dictionary for the Dental Professions © Farlex 2012
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