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Puncture of the skin by a hypodermic needle or other sharp object.
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Needlestick injury — Classification and external resources ICD 10 W46 ICD 9 E92.05 MeSH … Wikipedia
needlestick injury — noun see needlestick … New Collegiate Dictionary
needlestick injury — noun see needlestick … Useful english dictionary
needlestick injury — /ˈnidlstɪk ɪndʒəri/ (say needlstik injuhree) noun an accidental penetrating injury caused by a hypodermic needle which has already been used by another person and hence contaminated with blood …
needlestick-injury — adjective noun … Wiktionary
needlestick — noun Date: 1976 an accidental puncture of the skin with an unsterilized instrument (as a syringe) called also needlestick injury … New Collegiate Dictionary
needlestick — nee·dle·stick nēd əl .stik n an accidental puncture of the skin with an unsterilized instrument (as a syringe) called also needlestick injury … Medical dictionary
needlestick — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ˌ ̷ ̷ noun or needlestick injury : an accidental puncture of the skin with an unsterilized instrument (as a syringe) * * * needˈlestick adjective (of injuries) caused by medical staff pulling off a dirty or bloody hypodermic needle… … Useful english dictionary
Blood-borne disease — A blood borne disease is one that can be spread by contamination by blood.The most common examples are HIV, hepatitis B, hepatitis C and viral haemorrhagic fevers.Diseases that are not usually transmitted directly by blood contact, but rather by… … Wikipedia
Post-exposure prophylaxis — (PEP) is any prophylactic treatment started immediately after exposure to a pathogen (such as a disease causing virus), in order to prevent infection by the pathogen and the development of disease.RabiesPEP is commonly and very effectively used… … Wikipedia
