Effectiveness of measures to prevent needlestick injuries among ...

Annex 1: Glossary and abbreviations
HBV hepatitis B virus
HCV hepatitis C virus
HCW health care workers
HIV human immunodeficiency virus
Hypodermic A hypodermic needle is a hollow needle commonly used
IV intravenous
with a syringe to inject substances into the body, or to take
liquid samples from the body, for example taking blood
from a vein in venipuncture.
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12 million citations worldwide dating back to the mid-
1960's.
MeSH Medical Subject Headings, is the National Library of
Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus. It consists of
sets of terms naming descriptors in a hierarchical structure
that permits searching at various levels of specificity
NaSH National Surveillance System for Hospital Health Care
Workers
NIH National Institute of Health
NLM National Library of Medicine
NSI needle stick injury
OR operating room
OSHA US Occupational Safety and Health Administration
PEP post exposure prophylaxis
Phlebotomist trained person responsible for drawing blood from patients
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for laboratory tests or blood donations, profession not
existent in all countries, e. g. Germany