Clinical, economic, and humanistic burden of needlestick injuries in healthcare workers

CE Cooke, JM Stephens - Medical Devices: Evidence and …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction Needlestick injuries (NSIs) from a contaminated needle put healthcare workers
(HCWs) at risk of becoming infected with a blood-borne virus and suffering serious short-and …

A cross-national study of factors associated with women's perinatal mental health and wellbeing during the COVID-19 pandemic

A Basu, HH Kim, R Basaldua, KW Choi, L Charron… - PloS one, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Pregnant and postpartum women face unique challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic
that may put them at elevated risk of mental health problems. However, few large-scale and …

Post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms in healthcare workers: a ten-year systematic review

G d'Ettorre, V Pellicani… - Acta Bio Medica: Atenei …, 2020 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background and aims: Healthcare workers (HCWs) employed in hospital settings frequently
experience many occupational stressors leading to post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) …

The impact of occupational hazards and traumatic events among Belgian emergency physicians

FJ Somville, V De Gucht, S Maes - Scandinavian journal of trauma …, 2016 - Springer
Abstract Background Emergency Physicians (EPs) are regularly confronted with work
related traumatic events and hectic work conditions. Several studies mention a high …

Global prevalence of percutaneous injuries among healthcare workers: a systematic review and meta-analysis

A Auta, EO Adewuyi, A Tor-Anyiin… - International journal …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Background Healthcare workers (HCWs) are at risk of occupational exposure to
blood-borne pathogens through contact with human blood and other body fluids. This study …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of virtual reality training on decreasing the rates of needlestick or sharp injury in new-coming medical and nursing interns in Taiwan

SH Wu, CC Huang, SS Huang… - Journal of …, 2020 - synapse.koreamed.org
Purpose Senior nursing and medical interns' lack of familiarity and confidence with respect
to practicing universal precaution for the prevention of occupational needlestick or sharp …

Needlestick injuries: causes, preventability and psychological impact

S Wicker, AV Stirn, HF Rabenau, L Von Gierke… - Infection, 2014 - Springer
Needlestick injuries (NSI) pose a significant health hazard among healthcare personnel
(HCP). The aim of our prospective observational study was to evaluate the psychological …

Occupational health issues amongst UK doctors: a literature review

A Vijendren, M Yung, J Sanchez - Occupational Medicine, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Background Around 1.1 million people suffer from occupational health diseases in the UK.
Work-related conditions reported by doctors include mental health disorders …