İkinci Basamak Devlet Hastanesinde Sağlık Çalışanlarında Görülen Kesici Delici Alet İlişkili Yaralanmalar

Abstract

Objective: Injuries of healthcare workers caused by medical sharp materials such as needle sticks and lancets, are among the most common occupational accidents. In this study, it was aimed to examine all injuries caused by medical sharp instruments that health workers were exposed to, and to create an up-to-date profile of these accidents.

Keywords

• Sharp object injury
• needle
• hepatitis B
• hepatitis C

İkinci Basamak Devlet Hastanesinde Sağlık Çalışanlarında Görülen Kesici Delici Alet İlişkili Yaralanmalar

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