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147 children infected with HIV in Uzbekistan
Nearly 150 children were infected with HIV in hospitals in eastern Uzbekistan
and 12 medical staff have been sentenced to jail terms of...
Uzbek doctors infected some 150 children with HIV: report
Nearly 150 children in eastern Uzbekistan were infected with HIV in 2007-2008
through doctors' negligence, the Central Asian news website...
Quacks held responsible for rising number of hepatitis cases
Physicians and health experts believe that hepatitis is on the rise among people
in the Gadap Town due to use of old syringes by quacks and...
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NEEDLES FOUND: AIDS committee concerned about increase
A few years ago, a young girl tripped, fell and had a needle stick in her foot,
Chippa said. For the next six to nine months, she had to go through a series...
HIV, TB cut Lesotho life expectancy
Medical workers are increasingly concerned that the lethal combination of HIV
infection and tuberculosis may become the world's next major...
HIV patients 'at increased community acquired MRSA infection
risk'
A new study has shown that HIV-infected patients are at a markedly increased
risk for community acquired Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus...
Syringe brochure has sharp message
“There is information on what you should do if you see one, who to call to
collect them, sharps bins and advice on needle-stick injuries,” Cr Blades said.
Acupuncture spreads disease
Bacterial infections, hepatitis B and C, and possibly even HIV are being
transmitted via acupuncture through the use of contaminated needles, cotton
swabs and hot packs, experts have warned.
New laws for health workers welcomed
MEP for Yorkshire and the Humber Linda McAvan has welcomed a new EU agreement
aimed at ending a significant risk to health workers.
Brandon Hepatitis C outbreak traced to employee mistakes
The area's first known group outbreak of hepatitis C was isolated to mistakes
made by an employee at a Brandon holistic medical clinic, public health
officials say.
Inadequate Sterilisation, Improper Application Make Acupuncture
Risky
The results of a global study conducted by Microbiologists from the University
of Hong Kong have found a link between infections and acupuncture performed with
poorly sanitised needles.
Lancet Study Finds Level Of HIV Services For IDUs 'Is Poor In
Many Countries'
A Lancet study performed a systematic review of HIV prevention and treatment
services targeting injecting drug users (IDUs) globally based on the
availability of "core interventions for IDUs: needle and syringe programmes (NSPs),
opioid substitution therapy (OST) and other drug treatment, HIV testing and
counselling, antiretroviral therapy (ART), and condom programmes."
AIDS 2010 to Focus on Eastern Europe and Central Asia
In July, the world’s largest AIDS conference will be held in Vienna, Austria.
About 25 thousand people are expected to attend the meeting, which will focus on
HIV/AIDS in Eastern Europe and Central Asia.
Personal protective equipment for your stethoscope
One inventive Massachusetts physician has come up with a way to protect patients
from bacteria on the most common medical equipment found slung around the necks
of doctors and nurses.
Simple best practices can drastically reduce MRSA infections
No matter the size or specialty of your healthcare facility, MRSA prevention is
probably a chief concern, particularly MRSA that could be transmitted with then
facility.
Sutures versus staples for skin closure in orthopaedic surgery:
meta-analysis
To compare the clinical outcomes of staples versus sutures in wound closure
after orthopaedic surgery.
OSHA Violations
...recent citations issued
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Parkway Home Management, Inc. Cary,
NC
$1000 |
Failure to provide training program at time of initial assignment.
Failure to provide BBP training at least annually for each employee.
Exposure Control Plan not updated at least annually and to document new tasks, procedures. The employer failed to assure that employees who decline to accept hepatitis B vaccination offered by the employer sign the declination statement. |
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Stories
I came into a room where an IV was dangling over the
headboard of the bed and was stuck by the needle. The
patient refused to be tested for HIV. I was scared,
really scared. My husband and I were planning on having
our third child, we wanted our last child to be a year
younger than our middle child. I was too afraid to think
about getting pregnant. And so, the sleepless nights
followed, and the testing every few months. After a year
of testing, and a confirmed negative for HIV infection-
I was still too scared to get pregnant. And
unfortunately, was afraid to be intimate with my spouse,
even with a condom. Anyway- my third and last child is 3
1/2 years younger than his sister. Even though it has
been several years- I still wonder if there is a chance
I may have contracted something that may surface even
later. It took a long time to overcome my fear of
needles & I am so thankful to the companies who
manufacture the needleless systems and locking syringes.
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Over 384,000
healthcare workers in the US
suffer needlestick injuries
each year, putting them at
risk for hepatitis, HIV, and
other serious diseases2
The annual cost of
needlestick injuries to
hospitals is approximately
$258 million
— The follow-up costs for
high-risk exposure
needlestick injury is almost
$3,000 even if no infection
occurs
A 2007 New England
Journal of Medicine
study report found that
99% of surgical
residents had at least one
needlestick injury
by their final year of
training—53% involving
high-risk patients
Four prospective randomized
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actually a savings when you
consider the cost of treating
the individual once a [needlestick]
injury occurs.”
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