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needlestick injury

Infection control The unintentional exposure of a health care worker to a needle used in direct Pt management. See Hospital-acquired penetration contacts, Sharps.

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needlestick injuries sharps			Elmiyeh B, Whitaker IS, James MJ, Chahal CAA, Galea A, Alshafi k (2004) Needle-stick injuries in the National Health Service: a Culture of Silence, Journal of the Royal Society of medicine. Needle Stick Injuries in Nigerian Health Care Workers by Mrs. Olubunmi Mokuolu / Health, general community Medical interns who work long shifts and late at night are at increased risk for needle-stick injuries, according to a study in the Sept. Medical interns' long hours add to injuries by Arias, Donya C. / The Nation's Health For the first time, the government is specifying the types of devices that should be used to reduce the risk of needle-stick injuries. SWITCH TO SAFER NEEDLES by Imperio, Winnie Anne / Clinical Psychiatry News			necrotizing fasciitis necrotizing lymphadenitis necrotizing pneumonia necrotizing sialometaplasia necrotizing stomatitis necrotizing ulcerative gingivitis necrotizing ulcerative periodontitis necrotizing vasculitis necrotomy necrotoxin NED neddy nedocromil nedocromil sodium need needle needle aspiration cytology needle bath needle biopsy needle exchange program needle filter needle holder needle scope needle-free blood testing needle-holder Needle-stick needlestick injuries needlestick injury needling needs model NEEE neem NEEP Neer and Horowitz classification system Neer classification system Neethling virus NEFA nefazodone nefazodone HCl nefazodone hydrochloride neg negation negative negative accommodation negative acute phase reactant negative adaptation negative anxiety Negative Autopsy negative axillary lymph node negative balance negative base excess			Needle valves Needle valves needle weir needle wood Needle zeolite Needle zeolite needle-bush needle-cannula needle-cannula needle-cannula needle-cannula needle-catheter jejunostomy needle-catheter jejunostomy needle-catheter jejunostomy Needle-Directed Breast Biopsy Needle-exchange programme Needle-exchange programme needle-free blood testing Needle-Free Injection Device Needle-Free Injection Therapy Needle-gun Needle-gun needle-holder Needle-Localized Open Biopsy Needle-Localized Thoracoscopic Resection Needle-nose pliers Needle-nose pliers Needle-pointed needle-shaped needle-sharp Needle-stick needle-wood Needle/Syringe Exchange Programs and Outreach Work Needle/Syringe Program needlebar Needlebook needlebush Needlecase needlecord needlecord needlecraft needled needled needled needled needled needlefish needlefish needlefishes needlefishes needleful needlefuls Needlegun needlelike Needleloom Felt Manufacturers Association needlenose pliers needlepoint needlepoint needlepoint Needlepoint canvas Needlepoint canvas

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