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- Title
Why use safety needle devices?
- Authors
McGowan, Donna
- Abstract
In this article the author discusses the prevalence of needlestick injuries in the health care field and recommendations to prevent needlestick injuries which have been developed by the European Union and Great Britain's National Institute for Health and Care Excellence. She is supportive of having medical personnel use safety needle devices to prevent needle stick injuries and of educating and training medical personnel about the use of the devices.
- Subjects
NEEDLESTICK injury prevention; HYPODERMIC needles; MEDICAL equipment safety measures
- Publication
British Journal of Nursing, 2013, Vol 22, Issue 14, pS14
- ISSN
0966-0461
- Publication type
Opinion
- DOI
10.12968/bjon.2013.22.Sup14.S14