
Needlestick injuries
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Those who work in healthcare need to be aware of needlestick injury (NSI) and its consequences. An effective way to safeguard against this is to use BD’s safety-engineered devices. Conversion to safety-engineered IV catheters has been faster than conversion to safe injections, even though the injections cause more injuries. Contrary to common belief, the risk of NSI from injecting needles is greater than other activities, such as drawing blood and cannulation.
