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NEEDLESTICK INJURIES AMONG HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS

Dr Burhan Ul Haq, Dr. Sharjeel Adnan, Dr. Muhammad Irfan

Needle-stick injuries are common. Such accidents are associated with a small, but significant, risk to our career, health, families and not least our patients. The purpose of this study is to see the prevalence of needlestick injuries among the healthcare professionals. The mean age of the respondents was 26.34±45 years. As per the responses, 59 males and 39 females suffered from needlestick injuries occasionally (once or twice in their career), while 31 males and 51 females suffered frequently (more than two times in their career). A lot of healthcare professionals undergo needlestick injury in their career. So, there is a need to formulate the standards for proper handling of these kinds of materials. Keywords: Needlestick injury, Healthcare professionals

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