Effectiveness of measures to prevent needlestick injuries among ...
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Tables<br />
Table 4:<br />
Needlestick injury rate by country<br />
Country (year(s)) Needlestick <strong>injuries</strong>/100 occupied hospital beds<br />
Australia (1995-98) a 6.08<br />
France (2002) b 5.1<br />
Germany (1997) c (493,730/year)<br />
Scotland (1998-99) d<br />
Spain (2002) e 13.4<br />
Japan (2000) a 9.77<br />
USA (2002) f 20.36<br />
USA (June 1995-December 2001) g<br />
UK (2002) h 11.6<br />
a. http://www.emanet.org/safety/2-4_epid_ita.html (2006-01-17)<br />
b. Surveillance des Accidents avec Exposition au Sang, 2002<br />
c. http://www.emanet.org/safety/2-3_epid_ger.html (2006-01-17)<br />
d. “Needlestick <strong>injuries</strong>: Sharpen your awareness.” Report <strong>of</strong> the Short Life Working Group on <strong>needlestick</strong> <strong>injuries</strong><br />
in the NHS Scotland (National Health Service for Scotland)<br />
e. http://www.bdeurope.com/temp/72943 (2004-11-10)<br />
f. EPINet data: http://www.healthsystem.virginia.edu/internet/epinet/about_epinet.cfm (2006-01-17)<br />
g. NaSH data: http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dhqp/nash.html (2006-01-17). See text for comparison between NaSH<br />
and EPINet data<br />
h. http://www.bdeurope.com/temp/403369.pdf (2004-11-10). U.K.: United Kingdom.<br />
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