Observational studyBMC health services research2015
Trends in needlestick injury incidence following regulatory change in Ontario, Canada (2004-2012): an observational study.
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- Comparing risk changes of needlestick injuries between countries adopted and not adopted the needlestick safety and prevention act: A meta-analysis.Infection control and hospital epidemiology · 2022Pooled it
- Devices for preventing percutaneous exposure injuries caused by needles in healthcare personnel.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2017Pooled it
- Determining the Effectiveness of Preventive Measures in Reducing Intravenous Injection and Catheter-Related Infections: A Meta-Analysis.Iranian journal of public health · 2025Review
- Temporal trend of accidents due to percutaneous exposure in a public hospital in Brazil, 2007-2019.Revista brasileira de enfermagem · 2022Article
- Time Trends of Percutaneous Injuries in Hospital Nurses: Evidence of the Interference between Effects of Adoption of Safety Devices and Organizational Factors.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Cost-Effectiveness of Therapeutic Use of Safety-Engineered Syringes in Healthcare Facilities in India.Applied health economics and health policy · 2020Article
- Computerized anatomy of the distal radius and its relevance to volar plating, research, and teaching.Clinical anatomy (New York, N.Y.) · 2019Article
- Trend analysis and factors associated with biological injuries among health care workers in Southern Italy.La Medicina del lavoro · 2018Observational
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- Clinical, economic, and humanistic burden of needlestick injuries in healthcare workers.Medical devices (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2017Review
- Characterisation of occupational blood and body fluid exposures beyond the Needlestick Safety and Prevention Act.Journal of infection prevention · 2016Article
- Barriers to the Adoption of Safety-Engineered Needles Following a Regulatory Standard: Lessons Learned from Three Acute Care Hospitals.Healthcare policy = Politiques de sante · 2015Article
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Abstract
backgroundA number of jurisdictions have used regulation to promote the adoption of safety-engineered needles as a primary solution to reduce the risk of needlestick injuries among healthcare workers. Regulatory change has not been complemented by ongoing efforts to monitor needlestick injury trends which limits opportunities to evaluate the need for additional investment in this area. The objective of this study was to describe trends in the incidence of needlestick injuries in Ontario prior to and following the establishment of regulation to promote the adoption of safety-engineered needles.
methodsAn observational study of needlestick injuries obtained from two independent administrative data sources (emergency department records for the treatment of work-related disorders and workers' compensation claims) for a population of occupationally-active adults over the period 2004-2012.
resultsComparing the year prior to the regulation being established (2006) to three years after the regulation came into effect (2011), needlestick injury rates in the health and social services sector that were captured by workers' compensation claims declined by 31% and by 43% in the work-related emergency department records. Rates of workers' compensation claims associated with needlestick injuries declined by 31% in the hospital sector, by 67% in the long-term care sector and have increased by approximately 1% in nursing services over the period 2004-2012.
conclusionsTwo independent administrative data sources documented an overall reduction in needlestick injuries in the province of Ontario following a regulatory requirement to adopt safety-engineered needles; however, a substantial burden of occupational needlestick injuries persists in this setting.
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