TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1983//
TI  - Underreporting of needlestick injuries in a university hospital
JO  - American journal of infection control
A1  - Hamory, B. H.
SP  - 174
EP  - 177
VL  - 11
IS  - 5
N2  - A survey of 1429 university hospital employees was conducted to estimate the extent of unreported needlestick injuries. Data based on 726 responses show that 40% of needlestick injuries within the past 3 months and 75% of needlestick injuries in the previous year had not been reported. Employees who did not report needlestick injuries were more likely to be new employees (less than 2 years). In addition to nursing, laboratory, and housekeeping employees, inhalation therapists and pharmacists are also at high risk for needlestick injuries. Studies attempting to show a reduction in needlestick injury rate should not use employee health records to assess efficacy.<p /> <p>Language: en</p> 
LA  - en
SN  - 0196-6553
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -