healthcare setting. Nurses constantly deal with possible injury from lifting a patient‚ exposure to blood borne pathogens‚ and experiencing fatigue‚ along with emotional stress. One type of hazard that has been an issue in the healthcare setting involving nurses is the exposure of needles causing needle stick injuries. Needle stick injuries can be defined as an incident involving used or non-used needles that penetrate the skin. These types of injuries usually cause harm with the exposure to blood and other
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Needlestick injuries in HCWs are a vital and important occupational risk and can potentially lead to infections with blood-borne pathogens such as HBV‚ HCV‚ or HIV. It is significant to increase awareness around the prevalence and dangers of NSSIs in order to find alternative ways to reduce the incidence. In this study‚ the 81% of nurses who had suffered at least one needlestick injury. While‚ 84% laboratory technicians have been injured. In line with this study‚ hospital ranging between 50% and
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Needlestick Injuries What are needlestick injuries? Needlestick injuries are wounds caused by needles that accidentally puncture the skin. A wound caused by accidental penetration of the skin by a needle. Needlestick injuries can cause transmission of bloodborne pathogens How do needlestick injuries occur ? These injuries can occur at any time when people use‚ disassemble‚ or dispose of needles. When not disposed of properly‚ needles can become concealed in linen or garbage and injure
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Business case for quality: Needlestick Safety The incidence of needlestick in the workplace is avoidable if healthcare providers endeavor to practice safety with sharp objects and protect themselves from unnecessary health threats. To effectively make quality improvement changes in any healthcare settings‚ the advanced practice nurse (APN) must obtain the skills needed to practice‚ understand the cost associated with injuries related to needlestick exposure and the risk of blood-borne infections
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acquired injuries‚ like needle sticks and other sharp-related injuries‚ may expose employees to blood-borne pathogens. Nurses‚ specifically‚ are at increased risk to blood-borne pathogens due to the duties defined within the nursing profession. This exposure negatively impacts the nurse‚ yet; also negative affects the interconnected systems. These systems include; but are not limited to; the healthcare consumer and public health. Studies show that nurses sustain the most needlestick injuries which
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Injury and Injury Prevention Injuries that happen during sporting events are the some of the most commonly seen injuries among doctors and paramedics. The following paragraphs will cover types of injuries‚ evaluation and treatment‚ and injury prevention. When someone is injured during a sports game it is very important to get accurate information before treating them. To get this proper information‚ we use the acronym “HOPE” to walk through all the steps. The first thing to do is to ask
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or even ruin the rest of their life. Injuries in sports have even caused death. While a sport is a game‚ people should do certain things to prevent anything serious from happening. II. REASONS TO LISTEN: Some of you might think the topic of sports injuries might be boring and useless‚ but maybe you can take something from what I have to say. I am sure that someone in your family or a friend might play a sport. Learning more about common injuries could help you help them prevent something
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Biomechanics of Injury: Notes Sports injuries are divided into two categories: Acute and Chronic Acute Injury Acute injuries occur suddenly when playing or exercising. E.g. sprained ankles‚ strained back and fractured hands are acute injuries. Signs of acute injury include: Sudden severe pain Swelling Inability to place weight on a lower limb Extreme tenderness in an upper limb Inability to move a joint through full range of motion Extreme limb weakness Visible dislocation/break
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best in their league are now falling short due to overuse injuries. With childhood obesity increasing‚ U.S. citizens have overlooked the overuse injuries that affect the active youth. In 2003 more than 3.5 million children under age 15 suffered a sports injury that required medical treatment‚ thats about one attended injury for every 10 players‚ and seventy-five percent of those injuries were the result of overuse (Hyman‚ 2009). Overuse injuries occur over a long peroid of time and occur after repetitive
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[pic] Bachelor of Sports Science (BSS) 4th SEMESTER‚ Year 2 SEPTEMBER 2012 SBSP2303 Sport Injury NAME IN I.C. : FOO JAR TENG MATRICULATION NO : 890913045113001 IDENTITY CARD NO. : 890913-04-5113 TELEPHONE NO. : 0166420277 E-MAIL : juzzyfoo@gmail.com LEARNING CENTRE : Bangi Learning Centre Introduction In life‚ we are constantly
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