Fast Facts: How to Prevent Needlestick and Sharps Injuries

DHHS (NIOSH) Publication Number 2012-123, February 2012
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Needlestick and other sharps injuries are a serious hazard in any healthcare setting. Contact with contaminated needles, scalpels, broken glass, and other sharps may expose healthcare workers to blood that contains pathogens which pose a grave, potentially lethal risk.

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NIIOSH [2012]. Fast Facts: How to prevent needlestick and sharps injuries. Cincinnati, OH: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2012-123.

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