"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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| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Needlestick Injuries" by people in Profiles.
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Lacerations and Embedded Needles Caused by Epinephrine Autoinjector Use in Children. Ann Emerg Med. 2016 Mar; 67(3):307-315.e8.
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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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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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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.
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Intervention for medical students: effective infection control. Am J Infect Control. 1998 Aug; 26(4):431-6.