ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2022
Non-Safety and Safety Device Sharp Injuries-Risk of Incidents, SEDs Availability, Attitudes and Perceptions of Nurses According to Cross-Sectional Survey in Poland.
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- The Investigation Into the Impact of Using SafePad on the Incidence Rate of Needlestick Injuries Among Iranian Nurses: A Pre- and Post-Test Study.Health science reports · 2026Article
- Circumstances of Percutaneous Sharps Injuries in German Healthcare Workers-An Analysis of the Ten-Year Period from 2015 to 2024 Based on Accident Insurance Data.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2026Article
- Work-family conflict and burnout in night-shift nurses with children: the mediating roles of recovery experience and fatigue.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
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Abstract
Sharp injuries are a serious issue among healthcare workers (HCWs). The aim of the study was to examine the frequency of sharps injuries among nurses (who have the most frequent contact with infectious material) when using devices with and without safety features, then to analyse the factors associated with such injuries and to compare the risk of injuries with safety engineered devices (SEDs) and non-safety engineered devices (non-SEDs). An online cross-sectional survey was completed between October 2021 and March 2022 by 280 nurses. The incidence of exposure to sharp injury during their professional life was 51.4%. The percentage of nurses experiencing a sharp injury in the year preceding the study was 29% and 9.6% for superficially and deep injury, respectively. Ampoules and conventional hollow-bore needles caused the most injuries (25.92% and 22.64% of nurses in the last year). Factors including sex (males), age and seniority (elderly), education (higher), work exhaustion and being left-handed were associated with the occurrence of conventional hollow-bore needle injuries. In the case of SEDs: age, seniority and right/left-handed were the most frequent risk factors associated with the occurrence of sharp injuries. SEDs injuries were much less frequent than non-SEDs. There was a significant difference between the risk of injuries with safety and non-safety needles, central cannulas and ampoules. Fisher's exact test (
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