Postexposure management of occupational injuries amongst health care workers
Occupational exposure comprises of needle stick injury (NSI) and mucosal splashes. A health care worker (HCW) is at a greater risk of developing blood borne virus infection while at work. Due to high prevalence of human immunodeficiency virus, hepatitis B surface antigen and hepatitis C virus in dev...
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| description | Occupational exposure comprises of needle stick injury (NSI) and mucosal splashes. A health care worker (HCW) is at a greater risk of developing blood borne virus infection while at work. Due to high prevalence of human immunodeficiency virus, hepatitis B surface antigen and hepatitis C virus in developing countries, there is a higher risk of infection after occupational exposure to HCW. Factors such as sub-optimal infection control practices and lack of equipment, increases the risk of acquiring NSIs. Reporting of each episode of occupational exposure should be mandatory in institutions. Postexposure management policies should be included among the institutional policies. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f4d71f3af5754e3a9962a983ed83a2b52022-12-21T19:46:06ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsCHRISMED Journal of Health and Research2348-33342348-506X2016-01-013315115410.4103/2348-3334.183727Postexposure management of occupational injuries amongst health care workersDivya DeodharJency Maria KoshyMary JohnOccupational exposure comprises of needle stick injury (NSI) and mucosal splashes. A health care worker (HCW) is at a greater risk of developing blood borne virus infection while at work. Due to high prevalence of human immunodeficiency virus, hepatitis B surface antigen and hepatitis C virus in developing countries, there is a higher risk of infection after occupational exposure to HCW. Factors such as sub-optimal infection control practices and lack of equipment, increases the risk of acquiring NSIs. Reporting of each episode of occupational exposure should be mandatory in institutions. Postexposure management policies should be included among the institutional policies.http://www.cjhr.org/article.asp?issn=2348-3334;year=2016;volume=3;issue=3;spage=151;epage=154;aulast=DeodharHealthcare workeroccupational injuriespostexposure |
| spellingShingle | Divya Deodhar Jency Maria Koshy Mary John Postexposure management of occupational injuries amongst health care workers CHRISMED Journal of Health and Research Healthcare worker occupational injuries postexposure |
| title | Postexposure management of occupational injuries amongst health care workers |
| title_full | Postexposure management of occupational injuries amongst health care workers |
| title_fullStr | Postexposure management of occupational injuries amongst health care workers |
| title_full_unstemmed | Postexposure management of occupational injuries amongst health care workers |
| title_short | Postexposure management of occupational injuries amongst health care workers |
| title_sort | postexposure management of occupational injuries amongst health care workers |
| topic | Healthcare worker occupational injuries postexposure |
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