Comments on: Needle stick http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2008/10/needle-stick.html medical blog Sun, 22 Nov 2009 14:15:05 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Scott Wallask http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2008/10/needle-stick.html/comment-page-1#comment-87501 Scott Wallask Fri, 03 Oct 2008 17:14:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2008/10/needle-stick.html#comment-87501 If there was ever the definition of occupational hazard in hospitals, needlesticks would be it. It's always scary to read the stats on how many of these injuries are reported.<br/><br/>I just read how OSHA fined a dental practice $76,500 for bloodborne pathogens violations related to a needlestick, so from a financial perspective the risk are significant, too. If there was ever the definition of occupational hazard in hospitals, needlesticks would be it. It’s always scary to read the stats on how many of these injuries are reported.

I just read how OSHA fined a dental practice $76,500 for bloodborne pathogens violations related to a needlestick, so from a financial perspective the risk are significant, too.

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