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  2. Needlestick injury - Wikipedia

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    The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates more than 600,000 needlestick injuries occur among healthcare workers in the US annually. [citation needed] It is difficult to establish correct figures for the risk of exposure or the incidence of needlestick injuries.

  3. Post-exposure prophylaxis - Wikipedia

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    The recommendations were replaced with an updated guideline in 2016. [17] Occupational exposures include needlestick injury of health care professionals from an HIV-infected source. In 2012, the US DHHS included guidelines on occupational PEP (oPEP) use for individuals with HIV exposures occurring in health care settings. [18]

  4. Universal precautions - Wikipedia

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    Universal precautions are an infection control practice. Under universal precautions all patients were considered to be possible carriers of blood-borne pathogens. The guideline recommended wearing gloves when collecting or handling blood and body fluids contaminated with blood, wearing face shields when there was danger of blood splashing on mucous membranes ,and disposing of all needles and ...

  5. Transmission-based precautions - Wikipedia

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    Transmission-based precautions are infection-control precautions in health care, in addition to the so-called "standard precautions". They are the latest routine infection prevention and control practices applied for patients who are known or suspected to be infected or colonized with infectious agents, including certain epidemiologically important pathogens, which require additional control ...

  6. Why you may want a longer needle - AOL

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    The CDC’s weight guidelines, she notes, are just an estimate, as “people are built differently.” One person may have less fat in their arms than another, despite being the same weight.

  7. Got COVID? Here are the new 2024 isolation guidelines

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    The CDC now says you’re cleared to resume normal activities when the following are both true for at least 24 hours: Your symptoms are getting better overall You haven’t had a fever (and aren ...

  8. Safety syringe - Wikipedia

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    The more effective safety syringes have reuse and needlestick prevention features. A sheath or hood slides over the needle after the injection is completed with a Needlestick Prevention Syringe, which also has a re-use prevention feature (either an auto disable mechanism or breaking plunger).

  9. Occupational hazards in dentistry - Wikipedia

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    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in the US discussed guidance in a June 3, 2020 webinar. [37] A caveat is that across sources, some of the guidance lacks strong (or any) research evidence. [38] On August 28, 2020 the CDC updated its Guidance for Dental Settings During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic.