Needle sticks in resident surgeons

June 28, 2007

Guess how often it happens? About once every seven months.



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1 Anonymous June 28, 2007 at 8:08 am

As a surgery resident, I must say that I have been stuck at least twice in the previous month..both self-inflicted and the reasons cited in the article about failure to report are right on: embarassment about acknowledging a mistake, hassle and time involved.

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