"Needlestick Injuries" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Penetrating stab wounds caused by needles. They are of special concern to health care workers since such injuries put them at risk for developing infectious disease.
| Descriptor ID |
D016602
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C26.986.950.500
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| Concept/Terms |
Needlestick Injuries- Needlestick Injuries
- Injury, Needlestick
- Needlestick Injury
- Needlesticks
- Needlestick
- Needle-Sticks
- Needle Sticks
- Needle-Stick
- Injuries, Needlestick
- Needle-Stick Injuries
- Injuries, Needle-Stick
- Injury, Needle-Stick
- Needle Stick Injuries
- Needle-Stick Injury
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2006 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Needlestick Injuries" by people in Profiles.
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Is There Light? Well It Depends--A Grounded Theory Study of Nurses, Lighting, and Medication Administration. Nurs Forum. 2015 Oct-Dec; 50(4):241-51.
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Comparison of visual versus microscopic methods to detect blood splatter from an intravascular catheter with engineered sharps injury protection. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2013 Nov; 34(11):1174-80.
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The ostrich syndrome: obstetrician gynecologists and human immunodeficiency virus exposure. Obstet Gynecol. 2008 Jan; 111(1):183-6.
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Epidemiology of exposure to blood borne pathogens on a surgical service. Am J Surg. 2006 Nov; 192(5):e18-21.
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Ocular injury from local anesthetic injections: needle expulsion--the luer-lok allure. Arch Facial Plast Surg. 2006 Nov-Dec; 8(6):436.
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Blood and body fluid exposure risks among health care workers: results from the Duke Health and Safety Surveillance System. Am J Ind Med. 2004 Dec; 46(6):637-48.
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Safety syringes can reduce the risk of needlestick injury in venous thromboembolism prophylaxis. J Surg Orthop Adv. 2004; 13(1):15-9.
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The use of a "no-touch" technique to reduce the incidence of glove perforation during suture needle adjustment. Dermatol Surg. 2003 Dec; 29(12):1215-6.
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Predictors of nurses' acceptance of an intravenous catheter safety device. Nurs Res. 2003 Jul-Aug; 52(4):249-55.
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Surgical Pearl: behold the lowly cup. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2002 Dec; 47(6):940-1.