Have legislative interventions impacted the incidence of needlestick injuries?

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dc.contributor.authorO'Sullivan, G.
dc.contributor.authorGallagher, John
dc.date.accessioned2020-05-14T09:59:39Z
dc.date.available2020-05-14T09:59:39Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.description.abstractIntroduction: The aim of this study was to examine the impact the EU Directive for the Prevention of Sharps injuries had on the incidence of needlestick injuries (NSI) in Ireland. Methods: A five-year retrospective study prior to, and after the introduction of these regulations, was conducted. Secondary data from the Occupational Health Department’s annual NSI reports were used. The population studied were healthcare workers who reported a NSI from 2013 to 2017. Results: The incidence of NSI varied from 157 in 2017 to 207 in 2014. ‘Miscellaneous needles’ was the category which caused the most NSI (23%). ‘Disposable needles with syringes’ accounted for 20% of all NSI before the legislation; this figure was reduced to 12-15% after the regulations were introduced. Conclusion: The EU regulations did not reduce the incidence of NSI. A lower incidence of NSI was reported from ‘disposable needles with syringes’ after the implementation of the regulations.en
dc.description.statusPeer revieweden
dc.description.versionPublished Versionen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.articleidP1023en
dc.identifier.citationO’Sullivan, G. and Gallagher, J. (2020) 'Have legislative interventions impacted the incidence of needlestick injuries?', Irish medical journal, 112(10), P1023 (7pp). Available at: http://www.imj.ie/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Have-Legislative-Interventions-Impacted-the-Incidence-of-Needlestick-Injuries.pdf (Accessed: 13 May 2020)en
dc.identifier.endpage7en
dc.identifier.issn0332-3102
dc.identifier.issued10en
dc.identifier.journaltitleIrish Medical Journalen
dc.identifier.startpage1en
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10468/9949
dc.identifier.volume112en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherIrish Medical Organisationen
dc.relation.urihttp://imj.ie/irish-medical-journal-november-december-2019-vol-112-no-10/
dc.rights© 2019, Irish Medical Journal. All rights reserved.en
dc.subjectEU Directive for the Prevention of Sharps Injuriesen
dc.subjectNeedlestick injuriesen
dc.subjectNSIen
dc.subjectIrelanden
dc.titleHave legislative interventions impacted the incidence of needlestick injuries?en
dc.typeArticle (peer-reviewed)en
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