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- noun Plural form of
needlestick .
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Examples
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It can also be transmitted sexually, by contaminated needles used for tattoos and piercings, mother to child during birth, and by accidental needlesticks occurring in healthcare workers.
Hepatitis C case underscores importance of testing, treatment 2010
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It can also be transmitted sexually, by contaminated needles used for tattoos and piercings, mother to child during birth, and by accidental needlesticks occurring in healthcare workers.
Hepatitis C case underscores importance of testing, treatment 2010
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Common means of transmission are unprotected sex and sharing of needles and equipment used for injecting drugs; needlesticks and other sharps contacts pose exposure hazards for a number of groups of workers including those in healthcare.
Street Vendors 1919
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Common means of transmission are unprotected sex and sharing of needles and equipment used for injecting drugs; needlesticks and other sharps contacts pose exposure hazards for a number of groups of workers including those in healthcare.
Street Vendors 1919
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It is designed to enhance safe use with an integrated, shielded needle and lockout system which prevents accidental needlesticks after use.
unknown title 2011
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In addition, its medical waste containers are designed to help protect employees from accidental needlesticks.
unknown title 2011
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Accidental needlesticks have long been recognized as a health menace for medical professionals, because of the danger of transmitting diseases such as HIV and hepatitis C.
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Accidental needlesticks have long been recognized as a health menace for medical professionals, because of the danger of transmitting diseases such as HIV and hepatitis C.
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In addition to its unitary design, The PICC WAND Safety Introducer with peelable sheath is designed to reduce the risk of accidental needlesticks, bleeding, contamination, guidewire embolism, and loss of cannulation.
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- Laboratory workers who periodically get infected accidentally with Ebola and other hemorrhagic fever viruses through needlesticks and bites from infected animals.
NPR Topics: News 2010
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