Treatment of a needlestick injury
- December 17th, 2013
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If you have a needlestick injury while at work or in any situation your first concern should always be the need to obtain correct and adequate treatment. What to do: Don’t panic, the chances of infection are very slim and…
Psychological damage following a needlestick injury
- May 13th, 2013
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Victims of needlestick injuries are sometimes wary of making a claim for fear of being seen as making a drama out of nothing; too often are such innocent victims told to ‘ get over it’ or that ‘it didn’t hurt;…
Needlestick injury and psychological trauma
- August 22nd, 2012
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If you have a needlestick injury whether it was from a discarded hypodermic, insulin tester or other form of sharp the chances are that, in the absence of infection of by a blood borne virus (BBV) the physical injury will…
Coping with a needlestick/sharps injury
- August 9th, 2012
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Needlestick injuries can happen in many walks of life but primarily in the workplace. If you work: in the care industry in hospitals in veterinary practices in tattoo parlours in cleaning and maintenance Then you are sooner or later, statistically…
Treatment for a needlestick injury
- August 7th, 2012
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Needlestick injuries are, thankfully, on the decline as technology advances and health and safety awareness increases however if you are pricked by a discarded needlestick you still need to take the precautions to minimise the risk of infection from blood borne viruses (bbv)…