Needle-Stick Injuries in Medical Students
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Needle-stick injuries is a common occupational hazard for hospital personnel. This study looks at needle-stick injuries amongst medical students. Fifty-six injuries involving 28 students were reported in the 73 questionnaires that were returned. Twenty-five students sustained the injury during venepuncture. All the students resheathed the used hypodermic needles and this accounts for 92% of injuries sustained during venepuncture. All the students had received hepatitis B immunization and were educated on the risks of blood borne infections.
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Nyi Nyi Naing, Zulkifli Ahmad, Ismail Kamaruzaman. Needle-Stick Injuries in Medical Students. Malays J Med Sci [Internet]. 1995 Jan. 31 [cited 2026 Sep. 25];2(1):59-61. Available from: https://ejournal.usm.my/mjms/article/view/mjms_vol2-no1-1995_13
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