ArticleJournal of community health2018
Needlestick Injuries Among Emergency Medical Services Providers in Urban and Rural Areas.
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- Global Prevalence and Device Related Causes of Needle Stick Injuries among Health Care Workers: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Annals of global health · 2020Pooled it
- A Cross-Sectional Evaluation of City Firefighters' Exposure to Potentially Traumatic Events During Opioid Overdose Responses and Mental Health.Journal of workplace behavioral health · 2025Article
- Needle stick injuries among emergency medical services personnel: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC nursing · 2025Article
- Occupational Injuries and Their Determinants Among Healthcare Workers in Western Countries: A Scoping Review.La Medicina del lavoro · 2025Article
- Impact of epinephrine on neurological outcomes in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest after automated external defibrillator use in Japan.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Needlestick Injuries With Insulin Injections: Risk Factors, Concerns, and Implications of the Use of Safety Pen Needles in the Asia-Pacific Region.Journal of diabetes science and technology · 2025Review
- Determining the relationship between mental workload, cognitive failures, and needlestick injuries among nurses at Al-Zahra Hospital in Isfahan.Journal of education and health promotion · 2025Article
- How Sharp Objects Injuries Impact our Healthcare Workers: Unveiling Perspective and Preventive Imperatives.Cureus · 2024Article
- Prevalence and associated factors of needle stick and sharp injuries among nurses: A cross-sectional study.SAGE open medicine · 2024Article
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- Effect of the Automatic Needle Destroyer on Healthcare Providers' Work in an Emergency Department: A Mixed-Methods Study.Healthcare informatics research · 2022Article
- Frequency of Occupational Bloodborne Infections and Sharps Injuries among Polish Paramedics from Selected Ambulance Stations.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- Cross-sectional survey on occupational needle stick injuries amongst prehospital emergency medical service personnel in Johannesburg.African journal of emergency medicine : Revue africaine de la medecine d'urgence · 2019Article
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Abstract
Through this study, we assessed the knowledge of EMS providers regarding needle stick injuries (NSIs) and examined differences by demographics. This cross-sectional study used a random sample of certified EMS providers in West Virginia. The survey consists of three sections: socio-demographic characteristics, whether or not got NSIs in the past 12 months, whether or not received needle stick training before. A total of 248 out of 522 (47.31%) EMS providers completed the survey. The majority of EMS providers (81.99%, n = 202) reported no NSI ever and 18.21% (n = 45) had at least one NSI within past 12 months. Chi square test was used and there was a statistically significant association between NSI occurrence and age (P < 0.01); certification level (P = 0.0005); and years of experience (P < 0.0001). Stratification methods were used and there was high varying proportion in NSIs between urban areas (38.50%) and rural areas (14.70%) among females (OR 0.28, CI 0.075-1.02, P = 0.05). Our survey of NSIs among EMS providers found that older, more highly certified, and more experienced providers reported higher frequencies of NSIs. Female EMS providers are more prone to NSIs in urban areas compared to women in rural areas. The results indicate a need to further examine NSIs and provide information regarding the safety precautions among urban and rural EMS providers.
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