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Needlestick injuries can lead to serious or fatal infections with bloodborne pathogens such as hepatitis B virus, hepatitis C virus, or HIV. Learn more about how to protect yourself and your coworkers from needlestick injuries.
Needlestick and other sharps injuries are a serious hazard in any healthcare setting. Contact with contaminated needles, scal-pels, broken glass, and other sharps may expose healthcare workers to blood that contains pathogens which pose a grave, potentially lethal risk.
OSHA's Bloodborne Pathogens standard (29 CFR 1910.1030) as amended pursuant to the Needlestick Safety and Prevention Act of 2000, prescribes safeguards to protect workers against the health hazards caused by bloodborne pathogens. Its requirements address items such as exposure control plans, universal precautions, engineering and work practice ...
Preventing needlestick injuries is the best way to protect yourself from these infections. Who is at risk of needlestick injury? Any worker who may come in contact with needles is at risk, including nursing staff, lab workers, doctors, and housekeepers. How common are needlestick injuries among health care workers?
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Once a needle stick injury occurs, all healthcare workers need to follow up with the local Occupational Health and Safety Clinic within 12 to 72 hours. During the workup, the individual must be asked to abstain from sexual intercourse until the HIV testing is negative.
If you experience a needlestick or sharps injury or are exposed to the blood or other body fluid of a client during the course of your work, immediately follow these steps: 1) Wash needlesticks and cuts with soap and water. 2) Flush splashes to the nose, mouth, or skin with water.