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Impact of Needlestick Safety and Prevention Act (HR5178) on Hospital Worker Injury.

PB2014109126

Publication Date	2012
Personal Author	Phillips, E. K.
Page Count	33
Abstract	Percutaneous injuries from contaminated sharp devices remain an important issue for healthcare workers despite improvements over the past two decades. H.R.5178 (the Needlestick Safety and Prevention Act), enacted in 2000, was intended to protect a high-risk population from injury while performing routine, albeit hazardous procedures. This study quantified changes in hospital worker injury rates associated with the legislation. We employed a historical prospective study design, using surveillance data maintained at the University of Virginia International Healthcare Worker Safety Center. We tracked annual injury rates from 1995 through 2005 (reflecting 23,908 reported injuries from 85 hospitals across 10 states). In addition to calculating changes in overall rates, we estimated job-specific annual injury rates for nurses, the employee group experiencing the largest number of occupational sharps injuries. We analyzed the changes in rates using various denominators (FTEs, beds, admissions).
Keywords	Needles Injuries Health care personnel Legislation Medical equipment Medical personnel Nurses Occupational exposure Occupational hazards Prevention Risk Safety Statistical data Needlestick Safety and Prevention Act
Source Agency	National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
NTIS Subject Category	57U - Public Health & Industrial Medicine 44H - Health Care Technology 44G - Environmental & Occupational Factors
Corporate Authors	Virginia Univ., Charlottesville. School of Medicine.; National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Washington, DC.
Supplemental Notes	Sponsored by National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Washington, DC.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	201426

Impact of Needlestick Safety and Prevention Act (HR5178) on Hospital Worker Injury.

Impact of Needlestick Safety and Prevention Act (HR5178) on Hospital Worker Injury.
PB2014109126

Publication Date	2012
Personal Author	Phillips, E. K.
Page Count	33
Abstract	Percutaneous injuries from contaminated sharp devices remain an important issue for healthcare workers despite improvements over the past two decades. H.R.5178 (the Needlestick Safety and Prevention Act), enacted in 2000, was intended to protect a high-risk population from injury while performing routine, albeit hazardous procedures. This study quantified changes in hospital worker injury rates associated with the legislation. We employed a historical prospective study design, using surveillance data maintained at the University of Virginia International Healthcare Worker Safety Center. We tracked annual injury rates from 1995 through 2005 (reflecting 23,908 reported injuries from 85 hospitals across 10 states). In addition to calculating changes in overall rates, we estimated job-specific annual injury rates for nurses, the employee group experiencing the largest number of occupational sharps injuries. We analyzed the changes in rates using various denominators (FTEs, beds, admissions).
Keywords	Needles Injuries Health care personnel Legislation Medical equipment Medical personnel Nurses Occupational exposure Occupational hazards Prevention Risk Safety Statistical data Needlestick Safety and Prevention Act
Source Agency	National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
NTIS Subject Category	57U - Public Health & Industrial Medicine 44H - Health Care Technology 44G - Environmental & Occupational Factors
Corporate Authors	Virginia Univ., Charlottesville. School of Medicine.; National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Washington, DC.
Supplemental Notes	Sponsored by National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Washington, DC.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	201426