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| 2.What is injection safety |
Injection safety, or safe injection practices, are measures taken to perform injections in an optimally safe manner for patients, healthcare providers, and others.
A safe injection does not harm the recipient, does not expose the provider to any avoidable risks, and does not result in waste that is dangerous for the community. Injection safety includes practices intended to prevent transmission of infectious diseases between one patient and another, or between a patient and healthcare provider, and also to prevent harms such as needlestick injuries.
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| 3.What are the hazards of needlestick injury? |
Accidental punctures by contaminated needles can inject hazardous fluids into the body through the skin. There is potential for injection of hazardous drugs, but injection of infectious fluids, especially blood, is by far the greatest concern. Even small amounts of infectious fluid can spread certain diseases effectively.
Accidental injection of blood-borne viruses is the major hazard of needlestick injuries, especially the viruses that cause AIDS(the HIV virus), hepatitis B, and hepatitis C.
The risk of infection after exposure to infected blood varies by bloodborne pathogen. The risk of transmission after exposure to HIV-infected blood is about 0.3%, whereas it is estimated to be up to 100 times greater for hepatitis B virus (30%) and could be as high as 10% for hepatitis C virus.
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| 4.Who is at risk of needlestick injury? |
| Any worker who may come into contact with needles is at risk including nursing staff, healthcare workers, lab workers, surgeons & doctors, housekeeping staff and sanitation workers and the general community.
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| 5.What kinds of needles usually cause needlestick injuries? |
• Hypodermic needles
• Blood collection needles
• Suture needles
• Needles used in IV delivery systems
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| 6.What is common way to get a needlestick injury? |
Needlestick injuries are most often associated with the following activities:
• Recapping needles
• Transferring a body fluid between containers
• Failing to dispose of used needles properly in a puncture proof safety box (Overfilling)
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