Proceed with form and information about source (if available ... Employee Health will give results and the appropriate intervention/treatment will be initiated. Students who experience a needle stick ...

Following known exposure to HIV, post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) should be considered. PEP is known to be over 80% effective in preventing HIV from needlestick injuries. A different form of PEP, to ...

The best way to prevent a needle stick is to be informed. You should not have to be stuck with someone ... Combined estimates from the CDC and EPINet, a computer-based standardized injury tracking ...

More than one third of the graduating class in our survey had suffered a needlestick injury. In more than half the high-risk injuries, the students continued working and did not seek medical advice.

More than one third of respondents (55/157) reported at least 1 needlestick injury and there were 65 injuries in total ( Table 1). Of these students, 12% (8/65) suffered 2 needlestick injuries ...