'New vigor' needed to reduce needlestick injuries, health care group says

摘要

Warrendale, PA - The health care industry has not made sufficient progress on reducing the number of needlestick injuries among workers, according to the Association of Occupational Health Professionals in Healthcare. A survey of AOHP members at 157 hospitals in 32 states showed that health care workers experienced a sharps injury rate of 2.2 per 100 full-time equivalent workers in 2012. This is an increase from the 2011 rate of 1.89, prompting AOHP to suggest that current rules do not adequately protect workers.