The Media and Democratic Change in Mexico
In: Parliamentary affairs: a journal of comparative politics, Band 57, Heft 1, S. 118-130
ISSN: 1460-2482
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In: Parliamentary affairs: a journal of comparative politics, Band 57, Heft 1, S. 118-130
ISSN: 1460-2482
In: Parliamentary affairs: a journal of comparative politics, Band 53, Heft 1, S. 27-40
ISSN: 1460-2482
In: The world today, Band 53, Heft 11, S. 285-287
ISSN: 0043-9134
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In: Communist viewpoint: a theoretical and political journal, Band 20, Heft 4, S. 1-5
ISSN: 0010-3756
In: Communist viewpoint: a theoretical and political journal, Band 19, Heft 4, S. 21-24
ISSN: 0010-3756
In: Communist viewpoint: a theoretical and political journal, Band 19, Heft 3, S. 21-25
ISSN: 0010-3756
The use of gloves when conducting invasive procedures and the reporting of needlestick injuries have been strongly encouraged. Despite this, neither practice appears to be universal. In order to determine the rates of glove usage and needlestick injury reporting, we conducted a survey of junior doctors in three hospitals in the UK. Of the 190 respondents, the majority rarely wore gloves for venesection, insertion of intravenous cannulas or arterial blood gas sampling. For more major procedures (insertion of central venous lines, insertion of thoracostomy tubes, suturing) gloves were invariably worn. Only 17.5% of needlestick injuries were reported. The rates of glove usage and needlestick injury reporting were lower than previous studies have demonstrated in North America. Surgeons suffered the most needlestick injuries and were the least likely to report them. The low reporting rate may have serious implications, particularly in view of the new Government guidelines on needlestick injuries which involve HIV-infected blood. By failing to use gloves and report needlestick injuries, junior doctors, in particular surgeons, are placing themselves and patients at increased risk of blood-borne transmissible diseases.
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