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Needle stick injury and associated factors among acupuncture practitioners: a cross-sectional study in China.
Front Public Health
January 2025
Department of Infectious Diseases, Zigong First People's Hospital, Zigong, China.
Background: Needle stick injury (NSI) is one of the most common and severe occupational hazards for healthcare workers (HCWs), leading to both physical harm and psychological distress and ultimately affecting patient safety. Previous studies on NSI were predominantly focused on general clinical practice, and limited research has targeted specifical NSI occurring in acupuncture practice in China, which has the greatest use of acupuncture.
Objective: This study aimed to investigate NSI and associated factors among acupuncture practitioners in China.
Occupational health in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC): A systematic review and call for comprehensive policy development.
PLoS One
December 2024
Department of Environmental Health Sciences, College of Health Sciences, University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates.
Background: This systematic review evaluates occupational health within the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries, focusing on ergonomic, physical, chemical, and biological hazards. It identifies significant impacts of these hazards across various professions and underscores the highlights for region-specific strategies and further research.
Methods: A comprehensive search in Scopus, PubMed, and Web of Science databases until October 2023 targeted occupational health studies in the GCC, adhering to PRISMA guidelines and NIH Quality Assessment Tools.
Handling of Sharps in the Operating Room: A Single Institution Review.
J Surg Orthop Adv
December 2024
Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
Operating room (OR) personnel are at a high risk for sharp injuries, which can cause serious side effects. The goals of this study are to analyze OR nurses and surgical technologists' experiences and their current level of sharps education. An anonymous survey was sent to a single institution asking whether the participants have been stuck by a sharp, when they were stuck, and their perspective on sharp safety.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFCrimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever among healthcare workers in Iran 2000-2023, a report of National Reference Laboratory.
BMC Infect Dis
November 2024
Department of Arboviruses and Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers (National Reference Laboratory), Pasteur Institute of Iran, Tehran, 1316943551, Iran.
Background: Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever (CCHF) is a lethal acute viral zoonosis with a case fatality rate of 5-50%. Due to the potential of human-to human transmission of the disease, healthcare workers (HCWs) are at risk of occupational exposure to CCHF virus. Little is known about CCHF virus route of transmission and risks in Iranian HCWs.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBloodborne Infections Relevant to Dental Practice.
Int Dent J
November 2024
College of Dental Medicine, University of Sharjah, Sharjah, UAE. Electronic address:
The surgical nature of dental practice, which frequently includes a combination of using sharp tools and the presence of blood, puts dental practitioners at a significant risk for infection with bloodborne pathogens, mainly hepatitis B, hepatitis C, and HIV. Several seroprevalence studies and case reports traced back newly diagnosed cases of hepatitis B and C to recent episodes of dental treatments. This paper provides an update on the prevalence of hepatitis B and C and HIV, the likelihood of acquiring an infection following an occupational injury, the manner in which serologic tests should be interpreted, and practical advice on ways to reduce the risk of occupational exposure.
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