From: Factors associated with needlestick injuries among healthcare workers: implications for prevention
Characteristics | Number of cases | Â |
---|---|---|
Job category | Attack rate | |
 Nurses | 95 | 7.7 |
 Physicians | 45 | 8.6 |
 Housekeepers | 11 | 3.2 |
 Other HCWs | 30 | 44.1 |
Place of injury | Percentage (%) | |
 Wards | 58 | 32.1 |
 ER | 46 | 25.5 |
 OR | 18 | 9.9 |
 Clinics | 14 | 7.7 |
 Dialysis and ICU | 14 | 7.7 |
 Other | 31 | 17.1 |
Activity associated with injury | Percentage (%) | |
 During use | 50 | 32.6 |
 While recapping | 29 | 16.0 |
 Device left | 10 | 5.5 |
 While disposal | 12 | 6.6 |
 After disposal | 21 | 11.7 |
 Other | 59 | 27.6 |