Needle Stick Injury Management Kkm
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Needle stick injury management kkm. Wehu a1 a2 2. A penetrating stab wound from a needle or syringe that may result in exposure to blood or other body fluids sharps. The decision to initiate pem is based upon the nature of the needle stick injury severity of exposure and source patient sero status for hiv hepatitis b and hepatitis c and medication regimen if known 3. In the united states of america the u s centers for disease.
Includes scissors razors lancets scalpels broken glassware or other items stained by blood or. Management and notification of post occupational exposure to needle stick injury hypodermic and suture needle sharps blood blood products and body fluids among health care workers submission of report for cases of qap nsi. A needlestick injury means the skin is accidentally punctured by a used needle. Of these many if not most go unreported 2.
Diseases that could be transmitted by a needle or needlestick injury include human immunodeficiency virus hiv hepatitis b and hepatitis c. Community acquired needlestick injuries ca nsi in children are a cause of significant parental anxiety. What is needlestick injury. Waste management services recycling area laboratories the above list is not exhaustive 3 0 definitions needle stick injury.
Evaluation of the needle stick injury for the appropriate use of pem should be initiated immediately. It may reassure healthcare workers parents and patients that there are no published reports of an incidental ca nsi in a child such as might occur on the beach or in a park leading to transmission of a blood borne virus such as hepatitis b hepatitis c or hiv. In response to the risk of exposure institutions have focused on primary prevention as a means of reducing the incidence of needlesticks and thereby decreasing the number of bloodborne pathogen transmissions. Health unit ministry of health from 1998 2005 needlestick injury is the major cause of injuries among the ministry of health personnel which contributes to a total of 74 9 of all injuries.
Among the personnel nurses sustained the highest number of needlestick injuries. Needlestick injury is caused by using needles that accidentally puncture the skin. This type of injuries is hazardous for people who work with hypodermic syringes or hollow needles and other needle equipment i e.