Concept information
Preferred term
Needlestick Injuries
Type
-
Topical Descriptor
Broader concept
Entry terms
- Injuries, Needle-Stick
- Injuries, Needlestick
- Injury, Needle-Stick
- Needle Stick
- Needle-Stick
- Needlestick
- Needle Stick Injuries
- Needle-Stick Injuries
- Needle-Stick Injury
- Needle Sticks
- Needle-Sticks
- Needlesticks
- Stick, Needle
- Sticks, Needle
Note
- IM; coord with organ/inj or precoord inj term (IM)
Scope note
- Penetrating stab wounds caused by needles. They are of special concern to health care workers since such injuries put them at risk for developing infectious disease.
History note
- 92
In other languages
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Finnish
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neulanpisto
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neulanpistotapaturma
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neulanpistotapaturmat
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neulanpistovamma
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Swedish
URI
http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D016602
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