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News items on 'Needle Stick Injury'

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Nurses warn over needle injuries

(BBC 19/11/2008)

Nurses are calling for safer needles, after a poll suggested nearly half of them have been accidently jabbed. The Royal College of Nursing said simple shielded needles could stop most accidents and protect nurses from infections such as HIV and hepatitis. But the poll of nearly 2,000 nurses in the UK suggests that nearly half do not have access to safer needle devices.

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