Prevention of percutaneous injuries and other blood exposures is an important step in preventing the transmission of bloodborne viruses to healthcare personnel. Epidemiologic data on sharps injury events, including the circumstances associated with occupational transmission of bloodborne viruses, are essential for targeting and evaluating interventions at the local and national levels.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that each year 385,000 needlesticks and other sharps-related injuries are sustained by hospital-based healthcare personnel; an average of 1,000 sharps injuries per day. Injuries from needles and other sharp devices used in healthcare and laboratory settings are associated with the occupational transmission of more than 20 pathogens. HBV, HCV, and HIV are the most commonly transmitted pathogens during patient care.
CDC has developed a campaign for Sharps Safety. This 20"x13.5" poster is intended for healthcare personnel who are at risk of needlestick injury. The poster urges healthcare workers to:
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