scholarly journals Interventions to reduce needle stick injuries at a tertiary care centre

2010 ◽  
Vol 28 (1) ◽  
pp. 17 ◽  
Author(s):  
A Mehta ◽  
C Rodrigues ◽  
T Singhal ◽  
N Lopes ◽  
N D′Souza ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Care Centre ◽  
Tertiary Care Centre ◽  
Needle Stick ◽  
Needle Stick Injuries

Needle Stick Injuries: A study Among Health Care Workers Tertiary Care Centre Nepal

2018 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 44
Author(s):  
Manjari Bajracharya ◽  
Sushila Bhandari
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Care Workers ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Working Hours ◽  
Needle Stick Injury ◽  
Care Centre ◽  
Tertiary Care Centre ◽  
Long Working Hours ◽  
Needle Stick ◽  
Care Workers

<p><span><strong>Introduction:</strong> A needle stick injury is a percutaneous piercing wound typically set by a needle point but possibly also by other sharp instruments or objects commonly encountered by health care professionals because of the risk to transmitting blood borne diseases like Hepatitis B Virus (HBV), Hepatitis C (HCV) and Human Immuno Deficiency Virus (HIV). The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence, causes, awareness and knowledge regarding Needle Stick Injury among health care workers Tertiary Care Centre of Nepal.</span></p><p><span><strong>Methods:</strong> A descriptive cross sectional study was conducted in 350 staffs of Tertiary Care Centre Nepal, from June to August 2013. Data was collected through semi-structured self-administered questionnaire. All the collected data was processed and analyzed by using descriptive statistics namely the frequency and percentage. </span></p><p><span><strong>Results: </strong>The study showed that out of the 350 respondents, 65.1% had there medicinal years of practices extended to five years. Among the responses 44.8% mentioned, highest number of needle prick was observed when recapping the needles due to long working hours. About 64.6% respondents washed their hands with soap, water or other antiseptics for effective post exposure preventive measures and 24.9% had access to infection control protocol.</span></p><p><span><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Despite the awareness regarding needle stick injury and its preventive measures, health care workers are yet bound to face it often during their surgical or medicinal area of practice due to monotonous and long working hours. </span></p><div><span><br /></span></div>

scholarly journals Needle Stick Injuries: A study Among Health Care Workers Tertiary Care Centre Nepal

2018 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 44-48
Author(s):  
Manjari Bajracharya ◽  
Sushila Bhandari
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Care Workers ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Working Hours ◽  
Needle Stick Injury ◽  
Care Centre ◽  
Tertiary Care Centre ◽  
Long Working Hours ◽  
Needle Stick ◽  
Care Workers

Introduction: A needle stick injury is a percutaneous piercing wound typically set by a needle point but possibly also by other sharp instruments or objects commonly encountered by health care professionals because of the risk to transmitting blood borne diseases like Hepatitis B Virus (HBV), Hepatitis C (HCV) and Human Immuno Deficiency Virus (HIV). The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence, causes, awareness and knowledge regarding Needle Stick Injury among health care workers Tertiary Care Centre of Nepal.Methods: A descriptive cross sectional study was conducted in 350 staffs of Tertiary Care Centre Nepal, from June to August 2013. Data was collected through semi-structured self-administered questionnaire. All the collected data was processed and analyzed by using descriptive statistics namely the frequency and percentage. Results: The study showed that out of the 350 respondents, 65.1% had there medicinal years of practices extended to five years. Among the responses 44.8% mentioned, highest number of needle prick was observed when recapping the needles due to long working hours. About 64.6% respondents washed their hands with soap, water or other antiseptics for effective post exposure preventive measures and 24.9% had access to infection control protocol.Conclusions: Despite the awareness regarding needle stick injury and its preventive measures, health care workers are yet bound to face it often during their surgical or medicinal area of practice due to monotonous and long working hours.

Abstract #1100: Tumor Induced Osteomalacia: Clinical; Biochemical and Radiological Features from a Single Tertiary Care Centre with Emphasis on Functional Imaging.

2017 ◽  
Vol 23 ◽  
pp. 289
Author(s):  
Vineet Surana ◽  
Rajesh Khadgawat ◽  
Nikhil Tandon ◽  
Chandrashekhar Bal ◽  
Kandasamy Devasenathipathy
Keyword(s):  
Functional Imaging ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Care Centre ◽  
Tertiary Care Centre ◽  
Radiological Features

Emerging Antimicrobial Resistance Among Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) in a Tertiary Care Centre in North India

JMS SKIMS ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 48-49
Author(s):  
Javaid Ahmad Bhat ◽  
Shariq Rashid Masoodi
Keyword(s):  
Staphylococcus Aureus ◽  
Antimicrobial Resistance ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Resistance Mechanisms ◽  
North India ◽  
Global Public Health ◽  
Care Centre ◽  
Tertiary Care Centre ◽  
Effective Prevention ◽  
Mupirocin Resistance

Apropos to the article by Dr Bali, titled “Mupirocin resistance in clinical isolates of methicillin-sensitive and resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a tertiary care centre of North India” (1), the authors have raised important issue of emerging antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Antimicrobial resistance is an increasingly serious threat to global public health that requires action across all government sectors and society. As per WHO, AMR lurks the effective prevention and management of an ever-increasing spectrum of infections caused by bacteria, parasites, fungi and viruses. Novel resistance mechanisms are emerging and spreading globally, threatening the man’s ability to treat common infectious diseases.

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