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Out of hospital needlestick injuries
J P Wyatt1, C E Robertson, W G Scobie
1Department of Accident and Emergency, Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Edinburgh.
Archives of Disease in Childhood
|March 1, 1994
Abstract:
Retrospective analysis showed that 67 children had presented in Edinburgh with needlestick injuries on 70 occasions over five years. Worryingly, 10 children sustained injuries pretending to be intravenous drug abusers. Despite risks of hepatitis B and HIV infection, protection and follow up were inadequate. Publicity about discarded needles and a treatment plan for use in accident and emergency departments are recommended.