Lessons Regarding Percutaneous Injuries Among Healthcare Providers

Abstract

EXCERPT This issue of Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology contains four important articles on the epidemiology and prevention of sharps or percutaneous injuries among healthcare workers. These articles as a group convincingly demonstrate the importance of a multidimensional occupational safety program within hospitals, including surveillance and data analysis, administrative and engineering control measures, consistent use of protective equipment, and safer personal work practices.