Document 0179
 DOCN  M9460179
 TI    Out of hospital needlestick injuries.
 DT    9404
 AU    Wyatt JP; Robertson CE; Scobie WG; Department of Accident and Emergency,
       Royal Hospital for Sick; Children, Edinburgh.
 SO    Arch Dis Child. 1994 Mar;70(3):245-6. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE
       MED/94182977
 AB    Retrospective analysis showed that 67 children had presented in
       Edinburgh with needlestick injuries on 70 occasions over five years.
       Worryingly, 10 children sustained injuries pretending to be intravenous
       drug abusers. Despite risks of hepatitis B and HIV infection, protection
       and follow up were inadequate. Publicity about discarded needles and a
       treatment plan for use in accident and emergency departments are
       recommended.
 DE    Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/TRANSMISSION  Child
       Community-Acquired Infections/TRANSMISSION  Emergencies  Female
       Hepatitis B/TRANSMISSION  Human  Incidence  Male  Needlestick
       Injuries/*EPIDEMIOLOGY/THERAPY  Play and Playthings  Retrospective
       Studies  Risk Factors  Scotland/EPIDEMIOLOGY  JOURNAL ARTICLE

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