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Descriptor English:   Needlestick Injuries 
Descriptor Spanish:   Lesiones por Pinchazo de Aguja 
Descriptor Portuguese:   Ferimentos Penetrantes Produzidos por Agulha 
Synonyms English:   Sharps Injuries  
Tree Number:   C26.986.950.500
Definition English:   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. 
Indexing Annotation English:   IM; coord with organ/inj or precoord inj term (IM)
History Note English:   92 
Allowable Qualifiers English:  
BL blood CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced CL classification
CO complications CN congenital
DI diagnosis DH diet therapy
DT drug therapy EC economics
EM embryology EN enzymology
EP epidemiology EH ethnology
ET etiology GE genetics
HI history IM immunology
ME metabolism MI microbiology
MO mortality NU nursing
PS parasitology PA pathology
PP physiopathology PC prevention & control
PX psychology RA radiography
RI radionuclide imaging RT radiotherapy
RH rehabilitation SU surgery
TH therapy US ultrasonography
UR urine VE veterinary
VI virology  
Record Number:   29940 
Unique Identifier:   D016602 

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